Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

Appendix 3Exchange EvaluationEvaluation of Project Work ‐ during Stay in GermanyLectureby Ms SchlafGroup work(mixedgroups,allocation etc.The lecture on EMAS by Ms Schlaf was very informativegiving plenty of relevant information about Iso1400 and EMASand what the companies had to do to be certified for these, alsoshe spoke very good English so both parties could understandwhat was going on. On the downside the presentation lasted abit long and towards the end some of the student’s interestwandered.The group work was carried out with a mix of 3 welsh studentsand 3 German students in each group. Each group wasallocated a key issue such as energy, fuel Etc. The groupsworked well together communicating ideas effectively to therest of the groups so everyone knew what was happening.IndustrialvisitsThere were three industrial visits when in Germany these wereinformative as it showed the students what products were madeat each of the facilities, the processes which were involved inthe products and some theory behind how these processesworked. Also during the presentations given by the companiesit gave the students a good opportunity to ask questions aboutwhat kind of legislation they had to abide by to maintain theiraccreditationsWhat elsewould youlike tomentionThere was very little downtime between each visit and a lot ofinformation to be processed in a short amount of time till thenext visit so maybe there should be a day in between visits onthe welsh trip to give students the time to process and evaluatethe information .63