this project has been funded with support from the european commission. final conference education...

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.

Final conference

Education as key to success – The link between vocational schools, lifelong

learning and the world of work

EKS

11th June 2014Slovakia

Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 Leonardo da Vinci

Partnerships

EKS„Education as key to success - The link between

vocational schools, lifelong learning and the world of work“

Date: 01.08.2012 - 31.7.2014

Leonardo da VinciPARTNERSHIPS


Coordinator: OLSAF Dunajská Streda, Slovakia

Partners:

Napra Forgó Rehabilitációs Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.,

Hungary

Ibis acam Bildungs GmbH, Wien, Austria

Leno Consulting, France



Motivation

high degree of unemployment rate in all the partner regions

structure of vacancies structure of job seekers

cooperation between educational institutions and employers

synchronization of supply and demand on the labour market

new opportunities and solutions – responding to the needs of the labour market



to map the situation in the partner regions in field of supply and demand on the labour market

to promote integration and reintegration of job seekers into labour market

international institutional exchange of information – situation of graduates from vocational schools on the labour market

raising awareness of employers, primary and secondary schools

to support career guidance and counselling services

Project objectives



Employers Job seekers Advisers at labour offices and at partner institutions Mediators at labour offices Educational institutions Pupils of primary schools and students of secondary schools

Target Group



Final products

Leaflet

Brochure

DVD

Web page: www.llp-eks.eu



Main activities: Questionnaire for employers – regional

research

Summary research work – international results

Information and Career Guidance Fair

Regional meeting actors of labour market

Open Day


Questionnaire for employers – regional research

01.08.2013 – 31.07.2014

30 employers: skills and knowledge requirements

Summary research work

International results in 5 languages:SK, AT, HU, FR, EN


Information and Career Guidance Fair

Date: 7th of November 2013 Place: Stredná odborná škola rozvoja vidieka, nám. sv. Štefana

1533/3Dunajská Streda, Slovakia

The main aim of this event was to present secondary schools and its subjects and help pupils of primary schools and its parents to choose the best profession in the future.


Information and Career Guidance FairStatistics about the participants of the ICGF:

Total number of visitors: 978Primary schools 26 Region: Galanta 1 Horné Saliby 1 Primary school students 715Teachers from primary schools 47Parents of primary school students 15

Vocational schools (Region Dunajská Streda) 11Region: Levice:

1 Vocational school students 96 (presenting – 60)

(other participants – 36) Teachers from vocational schools 39

Other participants: Including international partners 66from Hungary (Napra Forgó Rehabilitációs Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft., Érd) and from Austria (Ibis acam Bildungs Gmbh, Wien)


Regional meeting actors of labour market 19.02.2014

35 participants: educational consultants in primary schools, representatives from OLSAF DS

The main aim of the meeting was to present the regional results of the research, to increase the active cooperation among educational institutions and the labour office.


Open day

Date: 28.01.2014 Participants: 2 teachers and 10 students from

vocational school (Stredná odborná škola s vyučovacím jazykom maďarským, Gyulu Szabóa 21, Dunajská Streda)

Place: DUNATEX a. s., Dunajská Streda

The main aim of the activity was to show the „real“ company for students – education and world of work.



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IndustryServicesConstructionAgricultureOther


1. In which sector does your company operate?

SectorsIndustry 5 17%Services 16 53%Construction 4 13%Agriculture 4 13%Other 1 3%


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6 1 1

1 to 2526 to 100101 to 499more 500


2. How many people does your company employ?

Number of staff1 to 25 22 73%26 to 100 6 20%101 to 499 1 3%more 500 1 3%



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0< 1010 to 2526 to 50> 50

3. What percentage of the total number of your company’s employees belongs to the target group?

Target group %0 8 27%< 10 17 57% 10 to 25 3 10% 26 to 50 2 7%> 50 0 0%



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VerySatisfiedMediumNotNot at all

4. Are you satisfied with the qualifications and skills of the target group you employ?

“Most of the graduates don´t have work experiences in the “live” company, some of them haven´t even visited a manufacturing company. Our company spends considerable resources to teach new employees – to encourage adaptation.” “High level of theoretical knowledge, but practice is missing.“

Skills satisfactionVery 5 17% Satisfied 9 30% Medium 8 27% Not 3 10% Not at all 5 17%



Skills inside companies

a) Companies

b) Reality

Practical knowledge 4,7 3,26Basic Skills 4,96 4,41Foreign Languages 3,44 2,86IT skills 4,12 3,93Theoretical knowledge 3,96 3,42Creativity 4,12 3,48Willingness to learn 4,58 4Ability to learn 4,58 4,04Work ethic 4,7 3,7Quality awareness 4,62 3,5Reliability 4,77 3,74Loyalty 4,5 3,54Teamworking 4,5 3,54Leadership 3,2 3,32Flexibility 4,12 3,67Mobility 4,04 3,88Phisical Endurance 3,89 3,26Intellectual Skills 4,12 3,52Professional ambition 4,36 3,4Professional maturity 4,08 2,89

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5.a) Please evaluate in a scale of 1-5 the importance of the skills listed below according to your company.

5.b) According to your experience, in reality how much the target group owns the skills listed below?



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17YesNo

6. Do you own a special strategy or practice of training the target group (e.g. tutoring)?

StrategyYes 13 43%No 17 57%

“Professional supervision, assessment, tutoring.”

„Internal and external tutoring in Slovakia and in abroad”.

„Special training programs in Germany (Kolín) – parent company -

reimbursement of costs of language courses.”

„Regular participation in training programs, guidance and supervision

from experienced colleagues.“

„Communication skills training courses, language courses.”




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YesNo

7. Is there an inner career-path for the target group in your company?

Inner career pathYes 21 70%No 9 30%

8. In which jobs / professions do you experience a lack of professionals in your company?


salesman farmer electrician engineer seamstress smith shoemaker handyman

chef chambermaid carpenter logistic worker in glass industry waiter/waitress cook craftsman




CooperationLabour Office 27Training institutions 4

Professional Organizations 6Other 1No 1

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6 1 1Labour Office

Training institutions

Professional Organizations

Other

No

9. Does your company cooperate with other actors of the labour market in order to train and/or recruit members of the target group?



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YesNo

10. Do you think that education system is flexible enough to meet the needs of constantly changing conditions in the labour market?

FlexibilityYes 8 27%No 22 73%

„Increase in number of graduates choosing to study on economic secondary schools or universities. Unfortunately vocational schools disappear. They lost their attractiveness despite the fact that there is a high need from the side of Slovak labour market.”

„There are too many graduates from economic schools.”

„It would be good to connect manufacturing companies with educational institutions.“

„Young people have theoretical knowledge, but they are not able to use it in real life.“




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2

YesNo

11. Do you think that practical part of education should be strengthened?

PracticalYes 28 93%No 2 7%

„The theory is easy to learn at schools, but the practical part only in

a working environment (in the company).

„Reducing the number of so called universities and put more emphasis

on the functioning of vocational schools.“

„Practical experience strengthen self-confidence and you receive

problem solving skills. “

„Practical part of the work shows person´s ability to identify with the

profession. It shows, if someone is capable for the profession.”

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Thank You For Your Attention!

Mgr. Tímea Mészárosová

Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Dunajská Streda

Ádorská 41, 929 01 Dunajská Streda, Slovakia

Leonardo da VinciPARTNERSTVÁ


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Documents

slovakia slide

european commission

labour market leonardo

wien leonardo

france leonardo

vocational school students

students education

regional results