The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana organised a presentation of an application developed to support the monitoring of practical training as part of the MILEAGE project. The aim of the event was to enhance and improve the monitoring of internships in higher education.
The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, has developed a set of digital tools to support internships coordinators in higher education as part of the MILEAGE project.
The hybrid conference brought together the academic community, students, career centers, and NGO partners from Slovenia, Italy, and Finland, where we presented the results developed over three years of collaboration.
The MILEAGE project international conference will present the project results to relevant stakeholders and the public, and provide a space for exchange, networking, and sharing of knowledge and experience.
As part of strengthening and improving support services for study practices, we have conducted a cycle of trainings for career counselors within the Mileage project. Two international online trainings took place on September 12 and November 5, 2024, and national live seminars in Slovenia, Italy and Finland took place in September and November 2024. The online international seminars ware intended to present various experiences of career centers in guiding students to study practices, to learn about the specificities of the current labor market regarding young people and students, to learn about new methods in counseling work with young people and students, to learn about the specificities of implementing study practices in a digital environment, to learn about the specificities of implementing study practices in non-governmental organizations, and other content that we identified as part of the needs analysis in this area in the three participating countries.
The team of colleagues of the Mileage project, who come from three countries and six organizations, met live for the first time at a two-day working meeting (transnational project meeting) on the 27th-28th. March 2024 in Ljubljana. We devoted the working meeting to mutual learning, discussion of the professional foundations of the project topic, detailed planning of future project activities, and planning of communication outlines and activities. At the same time, all 14 participating in the meeting also got to know each other well and forged new personal and professional ties.
We just launched a two-year project MILEAGE: Mentorship development for quality practices in higher education, approved in Erasmus+ KA2 programme call. Consortium is constituted by six partners from three countries, among them three NGOs and three universities, since the content of the project is strongly related also to the collaborations of higher education sector and the non-governmental sector. Partners from Italy are a non-governmental organization CESIE and UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO, partners from Finland are RAUHANKASVATUSINSTITUUTTI RY INSTITUTET FOR FREDSFOSTRAN RF (Peace Education Institute) and university OULUN YLIOPISTO, Slovenian partners are a non-governmental organization KULTURNO IZOBRAŽEVALNO DRUSTVO PINA and UNIVERZA V LJUBLANI as a project coordinator.
The MILEAGE Internship model is a comprehensive framework for designing, implementing, and ensuring the quality of internships in higher education by integrating pedagogical, organisational, and digital approaches to workplace learning. It outlines the key phases of an internship, the roles of students, higher education institutions, and host organisations, and provides practical guidance on learning outcomes, assessment, mentoring, and quality assurance to enhance the educational value of the study programme.
This report examines the evolving role of university Career Centres as key contributors to promoting excellence in study practices. By supporting students throughout the internship lifecycle – from orientation and selection to evaluation and outcome improvement – Career Centres help bridge the gap between higher education and the labour market. Using examples of good practice and targeted recommendations, the publication demonstrates how Career Centres can enhance internship quality, student employability, and institutional impact.
This document presents the MILEAGE quality framework and standards, a structured guide to ensuring excellence in practical training in higher education and partner organizations. It describes key principles, quality standards, and practical recommendations that place student learning, engagement, and employability at the center of the design and implementation of study practice.
How can study placements become a truly high-quality, inclusive, and educational experience for all students? This publication presents the results of the MILEAGE project, an international collaboration between partners from Slovenia, Italy, and Finland, which addresses the key challenges of linking higher education with the real working environment.
In this handbook, the internship or work placement process is divided into three key phases: preparation, implementation, and follow-up.
Usklajevanje praktičnega usposabljanja študentov je lahko koristen, a zapleten proces. Priročnik vsebuje primere dokumentov in predloge, ki se uporabljajo za strukturirano pot, ki usmerja koordinatorje in študente skozi bistvene faze praktičnega usposabljanja. Pot se začne z jasno opredelitvijo vlog: seznami nalog in odgovornosti koordinatorjev visokošolskih institucij in študentov zagotavljajo medsebojno razumevanje in odgovornost.
The toolkit for career counselors mainly contains the materials needed for the first phase of preparation, which takes place before the start of the internship.
