i.p.s.s.a.r. “massimo alberini” di treviso hotel and catering vocational school
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I.P.S.S.A.R. I.P.S.S.A.R. “Massimo Alberini” di “Massimo Alberini” di
Treviso Treviso Hotel and Catering Vocational SchoolHotel and Catering Vocational School
1st and 2nd year
Common course
3rd yearQualification
Cooking serviceQualification
Restaurant-bar serviceQualification
Hotel reception service Qualif
National Vocational Catering Diploma
National Vocational Tourism Diploma
4th and 5th year
State diploma+
Specialization diploma
Educational path
Banqueting service manager -- Hotel reception manager - - Chef Barman - Food and beverage manager - Pastry and Ice-cream workshop technician
Job market
Continuation of studies
THE WORKSHOPS FOR THE PRACTICAL TRAINING
4 UP-TO-DATE WORKSHOPS
1 WORKSHOP FOR DEMONSTRATIONS
1 DINING-ROOM FOR EVENTS
3 DINING-ROOMS FOR TRAINING
1 PROFESSIONAL BARMAN BAR-ROOM
1 ICE-CREAM ROOM FOR TRAINING
2 MULTIFUNCTIONAL BAR ROOMS
Practical lessons
The students’ technical and professional preparation is carried out in the different hotel sectors. They are engaged in working shifts under the technical competent teachers’ guidance whom are provided with a wide experience developed during their professional activity.
The course in the 4th and 5th years includes the so-called Terza Area, a specialization training path. It is necessary to attend this course to be admitted to the final State exam to get the diploma . It spreads over a period of 2 years lasting 600 hours of lesson divided as follows: 400 technical-practical lessons and 200 hours of internship.At the end of this course, after an examination the Veneto Region, which supports and validates them, assigns each student a Specialization Diploma that is valid on the whole EU territory.
The so-called Terza Area
Business SimulationsThe educational offer is enriched the
students’ participation into external events organized by public bodies,
professional associations or business delegations. The students involved belong to the 3rd, 4th and 5th year
classes in order to pursue the educational and teaching objectives
established by the school and present in the subjects planning. In these
occasions the weekly timetable can be modified in order to suit the events. The
extra-hour lessons in the 3rd year are considered in-depth study, whereas in
the 4th and 5th year they are considered a part of the qualifying course, the so-
called Terza Area.
InternshipsThrough the internship the
school aims at developing and boosting
the know-how both at the level of
organizational and managerial skills
Starting from the 2nd year the students are engaged in internships in a real business environment. At first they can find a site nearby home, but in the following years they can even have experiences.
Dropping out data Dropping out data in the last 3 yearsin the last 3 years
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17 14 38
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100
200
300
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enrolled students dropped out students
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Notwithstanding the constant increase in the enrolment rate and last year’s light increase in the dropping-out rate, in our school, it keeps definetely under the recently published national rate.
Enrolment rate at the Enrolment rate at the 2-year post-2-year post-
qualification coursequalification course
10
3
11
2
14
9
14
7
56
78
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8 12
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40
60
80
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120
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class 3rd class 4th
2004/052005/062006/072007/08
The chart highlights a decrease in passing from the qualification to the post-qualification course in the last 4 years
Analysis of the dropping Analysis of the dropping out reasonsout reasons
School failureSchool failure Personal reasonsPersonal reasons Troubles Troubles Family financial Family financial
difficultiesdifficulties
Communication with the students’ families Contacts with the former students
Dialogue with the class group
Local agencies on the territory and the welfare services dealing with dropping out problems
Alberini Job’s ClubAlberini Job’s Club
Paradoxa’s Project “Contaminazioni di Paradoxa’s Project “Contaminazioni di gusto”gusto”
Additional activitiesAdditional activities
Educational activitiesEducational activities
Services to studentsServices to students
Project for the integration of students Project for the integration of students with disabilitieswith disabilities
School plan of actionSchool plan of action
Alberini Job’s clubAlberini Job’s clubA kind of “Job centre” for students
• UNASCOM/ Federation of the Local associations of commerce, UNASCOM/ Federation of the Local associations of commerce, tourism and servicestourism and services• Job centre – Treviso Province (entry, external and internal guidance)Job centre – Treviso Province (entry, external and internal guidance)• Jeunes Restaurateurs d’EuropeJeunes Restaurateurs d’Europe
The main activity is the organization of internships/work placement, The main activity is the organization of internships/work placement, customized guidance and training for students, in particular during their customized guidance and training for students, in particular during their 3rd year. Starting from each student’s individual profile, the matching 3rd year. Starting from each student’s individual profile, the matching with the most proper business is made, in a way to let him better with the most proper business is made, in a way to let him better express his real and potential skills.express his real and potential skills.Therefore a business database has been created, after a selection Therefore a business database has been created, after a selection based on the respondency to the school educational offer and the based on the respondency to the school educational offer and the synergy with the associations, public institutions among which it’s worth synergy with the associations, public institutions among which it’s worth mentioning:mentioning:
A report on the first period of activity has already shown a descrease in the dropping out rate from the 3rd to the 4th year (see slide)
STUDENT PERSONAL FILEWITH A VIEW TO THE INTERNSHIP
3RD CLASSES^
SURNAME AND NAME
CLASS School year
COGNITIVE CONTEXT
KNOWLEDGE
Full and in-depth knowledge of the topics
Full knowledge of all topicsFull, though not in-depth
knowledge of the essential topics
Partial and fragmentary knowledge of the essential
topics
A B C D
COMPETENCIES
Proper competencies to solve new problems
Proper competencies to face problems autonomously
Proper competencies to face non-complex problems
Uncertain competencies to face even elementary
problems
A B C D
SKILLS
Good skills in establishing interdisciplinary links
Skills in understanding the subjects and somewhat
establishing interdisciplinary links
Skills in understanding the subjects
Superficial skills in transferring knowledge
A B C D
BUSINESS PROFILE CHARTBUSINESS PROFILE CHART
PROFILE 1 PROFILE 2 PROFILE 3 PROFILE 4
TYPE High level, famous and established business mentioned in the main directories.Hotel service and catering: very good quality level
Good level, reknown and established business. Hotel service and/or catering: good quality level
Middle-high level business.Catering: quite good quality level
Middle-low level business.Catering: sufficient quality level
INTERNSHIP High interest towards the internship activities
Good interest towards the internship activities
Quite good interest towards the internship activities
Sufficient interest towards the internship activities
TUTORING High interest and understanding of the intern’s path
Good interest and understanding of the intern’s path
Quite good interest and understanding of the intern’s path
Sufficient interest and understanding of the intern’s path
PROFESSIONALISM HUMAN RESOURCES
Very good Good Quite good Sufficient
BUSINESS OR PLACE VALUABLE FROM THE TOURISM AND CULTURAL POINTS OF VIEW
Business or place really valuable and deep-seated in the territory
Valuable Quite valuable Common place
OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
SKILLSGOOD FAIRLY GOOD STANDARD SUPERFICIAL
A B C D
INTERESTSVIVID CONSTRUCTIVE MODERATE SECTORIAL
A B C D
ATTITUDESGOOD QUITE GOOD ADEQUATE FAIRLY ADEQUATE
A B C D
BEHAVIOURMATURE RESPONSIBLE CORRECT LIVELY
A B C D
LANGUAGES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
TYPE □ MANAGERIAL □ OPERATIONAL □ SCHOOL
LANGUAGE LEVEL
ENGLISHGOOD
□
FAIRLY GOOD
□
ADEQUATE
POOR□
2 LANGUAGE
□ German □ French
GOOD□
FAIRLY GOOD
□
ADEQUATE
POOR□
A reference is made to the proposal of Recommendation of the European Parliament and the Council of 7th A reference is made to the proposal of Recommendation of the European Parliament and the Council of 7th September 2006. The European Qualification Framework contains the following definitions:September 2006. The European Qualification Framework contains the following definitions:
KnowledgeKnowledge: it refers to the result of the assimilation of information through learning. Knowledge : it refers to the result of the assimilation of information through learning. Knowledge corresponds to the whole of facts, principles, theories and practices related to a sector of study or job; corresponds to the whole of facts, principles, theories and practices related to a sector of study or job; knowledge is classified into theoretical and/or practical.knowledge is classified into theoretical and/or practical. SkillsSkills: they refer to the capabilities of applying knowledge and using know-how to carry out assignments : they refer to the capabilities of applying knowledge and using know-how to carry out assignments and solve problems. The skills are classified into cognitive (use of the logical, intuitive and creative and solve problems. The skills are classified into cognitive (use of the logical, intuitive and creative thought) and practical (because they involve the manual ability and the use of methods, material, tools).thought) and practical (because they involve the manual ability and the use of methods, material, tools). CompetenciesCompetencies: they refer to the proved capability of using knowledge, personal, social and/or : they refer to the proved capability of using knowledge, personal, social and/or methodological skills, in situations of job or study and/or in the professional personal development; methodological skills, in situations of job or study and/or in the professional personal development; competencies are classified in terms of responsibility and autonomy.competencies are classified in terms of responsibility and autonomy.
Legislative referencesLegislative references
Educational activitiesEducational activities
The educational activities, carried out by The educational activities, carried out by curricular teachers and teachers of students curricular teachers and teachers of students with disabilities, include additional work on :with disabilities, include additional work on :
the study methodthe study method the student’s enhancementthe student’s enhancement the improvement in communication and the improvement in communication and
relationship relationship afternoon extra-lessonsafternoon extra-lessons Teachers’ training courses: Paradoxa, Free Teachers’ training courses: Paradoxa, Free
time, Progetto Adolescenzatime, Progetto Adolescenza
Services to the studentsServices to the students
A set of initiatives in collaboration with the institutions on the territory A set of initiatives in collaboration with the institutions on the territory (USL,Questura, Sert*….) meant for the prevention of troubles and the (USL,Questura, Sert*….) meant for the prevention of troubles and the attainment of the students’ psycho-physical comfort.attainment of the students’ psycho-physical comfort.
The services include:The services include:
Education to legalityEducation to legality
SHOUT ProjectSHOUT Project (a space open to the creativeness and expression of one’s (a space open to the creativeness and expression of one’s self, through music, theatre, dance, dramatizations, slf-run by the students self, through music, theatre, dance, dramatizations, slf-run by the students under the supervision of the project responsibles – not only teachers)under the supervision of the project responsibles – not only teachers)
In… SostanzaIn… Sostanza: an initiative involving students in the 2nd classes. They : an initiative involving students in the 2nd classes. They periodically meet operators from Usl and Sert, on the theme of the substances periodically meet operators from Usl and Sert, on the theme of the substances that produce any kind of dependence (alcohol, drugs, food, tobacco)that produce any kind of dependence (alcohol, drugs, food, tobacco)
Link ProjectLink Project: periodical meetings for the classes of the two-year common : periodical meetings for the classes of the two-year common course aiming at helping them knowing themselves and the others course aiming at helping them knowing themselves and the others
CICCIC: a helpdesk for students supported by specifically trained teachers and : a helpdesk for students supported by specifically trained teachers and Social service educators Social service educators * USL is the local health centre - Questura represents the Police - Sert is the public service for the * USL is the local health centre - Questura represents the Police - Sert is the public service for the treatiment of drugs addictiontreatiment of drugs addiction
Additional afternoon activitiesAdditional afternoon activities
1.1. SportsSports
2.2. DramaDrama
3.3. Shout project: poetry, dancing, singingShout project: poetry, dancing, singing
4.4. Courses based on themes proposed or Courses based on themes proposed or requested by students’requested by students’
Project for the Integration of Project for the Integration of students with disabilitiesstudents with disabilities
At present in our School there are 34 students with disabilities in the different classes. They are assisted by specialized teacher that follow them in the educational path that can be either customized or common to the class. These students participate in all the activities of the class: internship, visits, sports.
Besides projects are activated for the enrichment of their educational path: reinforcement courses, alternation between school and on the job training, (also in collaboration with Sil*), in-depths workshops and functional activities
* A service providing job opportunities for students with disabilities