Education as Key to Success – The link between vocational schools, lifelong

learning and the world of work – « EKS »

Slovakia 10-11/06/2014

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

• Target group: young graduates

• 120 companies participants in 4 countries

• Goal: Analysing the job situation of target group and the expectations of employers regarding young graduates

« Improve their employability »

The questionnaire

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

• A deficiency of professional attitudes

• A deficit concerning basic skills

• A lack of practical knowledge

• A need to create or improve strategies for inner training and career-path for new entrants

Main conclusions

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

There are some missing professional attitudes in young graduates:

–Work ethic–Reliability– Loyalty– Professional maturity–Ambition

A deficiency of professional attitudes

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

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Evaluation professionals attitudes (1-5)

Importance for companies

Real level of the target group

• Recommendations

• Training in company’s culture

• Tutoring in professional attitudes

• Internal competition

• Improving communication

• Creating bridges with vocational training

A deficiency of professional attitudes

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

There is an important gap between the expectations of the employers and the real skills of the target group in basic abilities:

– Reading– Writing– Calculating

A deficit concerning basic skills

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

Basic Skills0

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Evaluation of basic skills (1-5)

Importance for companiesReal level of the target group

• Recommendations• Permanent coaching for apprentices

• Individual support programmes for students with learning deficits

• Improving learning abilities

• Additional trainings in reading

A deficit concerning basic skills

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

There is not connection between the workplaces and schools

A lack of knowledge about the real « working life »

A lack of practical knowledge

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

Practical knowledge0

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Evaluation of practical knowledge (1-5)

Importance for companies

Real level of the target group

• Recommendations

• Information and career guidance

• Closer cooperation between schools and companies

• Cooperation with Labour offices or with other Training institutions

• Vocational education should be presented in a more attractive way

A lack of practical knowledge

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

• Almost half of companies do not have a strategy of internal training for young entrants

A need to create strategies of inner training and career path

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

47%

53%

Does your company have an inner career-path for the target group?

Yes No

• Recommendations

• Regular internal training to teach specific vocational skills

• Regular training assessement

• An assigned mentor for every new entrant

• Special inner training methods

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS

A need to create strategies of inner training and career path

Thank you for your attention

Final results of the project: Conclusions and recommendations EKS