Meeting Labor Market Needs: Edströmska MFT

Origins

• Industry initiative 2002• Intention statement• Västerås Municipality constructs school• Opens 2004• Fusion of 2 schools• Higher quality

What we do…

• Upper secondary education for youth (high school)

• Education programs for unemployed• Adult vocational training• Contract courses for businesses

Programs

Upper Secondary school

• Car mechanic• Heavy mechanic• Construction &

equipment operator• Transport & Logistics• MC/small engines• Airport personnel• Body shop

Adult Vocational• Car/Heavy

mechanic• Transport• Construction

operator• Driving school

instructors• Bus driver

Businesses

• Many different courses based on demand

• http://www1.vasteras.se/edstromska/vux_uppdragsutbildning/uppdragsutbildning.shtml

Cooperation with labor market

Consists of two main parts• Board of directors (development)• Program council (operations)

Board of Directors

• Representatives of the industry, unions and education

• Quarterly meetings• Guidelines and development• Strategic thinking – long term • Chairman – industry representative

Board of Directors

Contracts with local labor markets• Board• Meetings• Specialized education• Equipment (sponsorship deals)

Equipment

• Trucks and construction equipment from manufacturers

• Training objects from businesses (diagnoses)

• Autoshop send reparation objects with no time limit, original parts, right problem for right student

Program Council

• Representatives of industry and education• Operative mission• One council for each of the different

programs we have (transport, car mechanic and body shop, heavy mechanic, construction operator)

Program Council

Composition• Active and operative members of the

industry (people who work in the field) – chosen by businesses

• Representatives of education• At least one teacher and one students

Program Council

Mission• Set and discuss curriculum • Discuss and decide internships, time

periods, number of students, etc.• Contracts for work placements• Supervisor training for employees

Difficulties

• None really!!!• Flexibility all around• Generation problems can exist• Unique for all of Sweden

Tack så mycket!