Q-Placements; Needs Analysis Research

Summary of the survey among project partners from Latvia, The Netherlands,

Slovenia, Spain

Manfred PolzinMBO Raad

The Netherlands10-06-2014

Schools 10: What do you consider as the most important task of your own institution regarding WBL?

Schools 11: How important are the following points for the quality assurance of WBL in a company?

Schools 12: What do you consider as main barriers in your own country to implement WBL?

Messages schools• Providing guidance from school is generally considered as

important, whilst assessing the learning outcomes from WBL is considered as less important

• Rewards for companies are in most countries considered as important , but not in NL

• Role of the company tutor is considered as very important in all countries

• Time to select companies and to cooperate with the tutor is a problem in Spain

• The legislation and the willingness/availability of companies are main problems in Slovenia

• In general, it appears to be difficult to find enough companies for Quality WBL

Employers 8: How important are the following points for you for taking an apprentice/trainee on board?

Employers 9: How motivated are you to realize the following issues 1 = not at all and 5 = very much

Messages employers

• Slovenia: Financial rewards are important and WBL is considered as an appropriate way to select future staff.

• Important for all: Support from the sending schools and the motivation of the students, which appears to be the main barrier to take them on board

• The costs issue has the highest scores in Latvia, as it is demonstrated by the questions about the rewards for a company and the negative consequences of the salary costs for an apprentice.

• Salary costs are not very important as a barrier in the other countries• The value of WBL for creating a better skills match on the labour

market is rated low in the Netherlands, certainly compared to the other countries

• All companies are highly motivated to take apprentices on board

Stakeholders 9: How motivated are you to realize the following issues. 1 = not at all and 5 = very much

Stakeholders 10: What are the most important requirements that should be demanded from the schools or other sending organisations

Stakeholders 11: How important are the following points for the success of WBL? 1 = less important and 5 = very important

Messages stakeholders• Slovenia: only country that considers EQAVET as

important. Slovenia showed also a high score regarding the importance of different companies for the WBL part and the willingness to invest in the future of the students

• All countries stressed the importance of qualified company tutors and the support from the sending schools and the role of their teachers

• Spain clearly showed a gap betwen the companies and the schools as they rated the importance of attuning the school programs with the company needs very high