EDUCATION FOR JOB PLACEMENT IN THE EDUCATION FOR JOB PLACEMENT IN THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTUNIVERSIDAD AUTÓÓNOMA DE MADRIDNOMA DE MADRID

JosJoséé I. Aguirre, I. Aguirre, PhDPhD..

PRESENTATION CONTENTSPRESENTATION CONTENTS

•Education Curriculum for the Job Placement Program at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

•Program evaluation and research process

Results

PROMENTOR

PLAN OF STUDIESPLAN OF STUDIES11stst y 2y 2ndnd yearsyears

RESEARCHRESEARCH

PERMANENT EUDCATION

JOB PLACEMENTJOB PLACEMENTJOB COACHINGEDUCATION COURSES

FOLLOW UP OF JOB PLACEMENT THROUG PROFESIONNAL LIFE

PRACTICUM

RESEARCHRESEARCH

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM OF OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR JOB PLACEMENTEDUCATION FOR JOB PLACEMENTOF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL

DISABILITYDISABILITY

GENERAL OBJECTIVEGENERAL OBJECTIVE

Answer to the demands of education for particular jobs from intellectually disabled people.

PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR JOB PLACEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Specific objectives: ►Analyze the educational necessities to take on work

positions.►Design an adequate education model to the necessities and

demands of the working environment.►Implement an education program in the university

environment. ►Educate job coaches as professionals for job placement

support.► Develop permanent education from the university

PLAN OF STUDIESPLAN OF STUDIES

ORAL AND WRITTEN ORAL AND WRITTEN COMUNICATIONCOMUNICATION

Develop strategies and abilities to improve communication quality.

INTERPERSONAL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS WITHIN THE RELATIONS WITHIN THE

COMPANYCOMPANY

.

Acquire adequate relationship abilities in the work environment: partners, bosses, higher positions...

Learn to establish differences over the kind and quality of relationships.

BASIC ENGLISH

Basic knowledge to identify functional words and sentences and written and oral skills for everyday use.

Simple conversations.

Culture and customs in different countries.

JOB POSITIONSJOB POSITIONSLEARNING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROFESIONAL

PROFILES AND THEIR SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

COMPANY COMPANY TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

Development of abilities to use text Development of abilities to use text processorsprocessors

email email

Internet access and navigationInternet access and navigation

Learning of databases, web pages and Learning of databases, web pages and computer designcomputer design

FUNCTIONAL MATH & FUNCTIONAL MATH & ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING

European European currency.currency.

Accounting & Accounting & budgets.budgets.

Measure units.Measure units.

THINKING STRATEGIESTHINKING STRATEGIES

OBSERVATION ANALYSIS

IDENTIFICATION COMPARISON

PERCEPTION CLASIFICATION

DEDUCTION...

VALUES DEVELOPMENTVALUES DEVELOPMENT--Acceptance of diversityAcceptance of diversity

--Duties and rightsDuties and rights

--Intercultural coexistenceIntercultural coexistence

--Respect and tolerance to others to achieve Respect and tolerance to others to achieve a satisfactory coexistencea satisfactory coexistence

Use of comunityservices

Competence related to utilizing most of the services provided by the Madrid Province

EMOTIONAL EMOTIONAL ABILITIESABILITIES

• Self-reflection.• Distinguish some emotional states

from others.• Learn to properly express emotions.• Develop selfcontrol.• Improve interpersonal relationships.• Develop emotional intelligence.

PLAN OF STUDIESPLAN OF STUDIES22ndnd YEARYEAR

SUBJECTSSUBJECTS

1. Job Relationships.

2. Bank and Paperwork.

3. Files and Organization.

4. New Technologies.

5. Culture and Society.

6. English II.

7. Emotional Abilities II.

PRACTICUMPRACTICUMAcquire abilities and training by direct experience.

Practice acquired experiences.

PROFESIONAL POSITIONSPROFESIONAL POSITIONS

•Library assistant.

•Pre-school teacher assistant.

•Departments secretary assistant.

•Reprographics assistant.

•Janitor assistant.

•Cafeteria assistant.

•Convention hostess/host assistant.

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH PROCESSRESEARCH PROCESS

INNOVATIONS:

►Occupational training program (12 subjects) before accessing working environment complemented by practicum similar to job positions. Duration 2 years.

►Job coach at job position, trained in College for an unlimited time.

► Program developed at College. Inclusion in campus environment. Cooperative work with College students.

► Permanent training of members of the program once at their job position. Family support service.

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH PROCESSRESEARCH PROCESS

OBJECTIVES:

► Test fitting of program to objectives.

► Collect information about the quality of the program and development of competencies.

► Analyze opinions of people involved in the program: teachers, students, parents and collaborators.

►Obtain information about new thinking related to factors influencing development.

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH PROCESSRESEARCH PROCESS

EVALUATION RESEARCH

►Quantitative techniques: questionnaires. SPSS software

►Qualitative techniques: structured interviews, experience diaries, discussion groups, participative observation. ATLASti software.

► Validity principles: appropriateness, sufficiency, efficiency, results.

►Guarantees of reliability: related to stability and consistency (Cronbach’s alpha)

RESEARCH RESULTS

Inclusion in campus environment

►High level of implication of students in the process of learning. Good attitudes towards study. High valuation of all the subjects.

►Plan of studies very adequate for professional development. High valuation of learning environment. Friendship bounds. High level of work expectations.

►Development of personal maturity, responsibility and social values. Coincidences over the prior points (parents).

► Initial expectations surpass and general agreement with program efficiency (teachers, parents, collaborators).

INCLUSION IN UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTINCLUSION IN UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT

END OF SCHOOL TRIPEND OF SCHOOL TRIP

FUERTEVENTURA 2007FUERTEVENTURA 2007

INCLUSION IN CAMPUS INCLUSION IN CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

RESEARCH RESULTS

Inclusion in working environment

►Development of equity, equality and social habits.

►Training of job coaches. Follow up of workers from the practicum to the end of their working life.

►Analysis of job positions and design of particular professional profiles by the job coach.

► Incorporation of the first class to their job positions offered by: Tarmac, Prosegur, Metrovacesa, Agency Health Care, International school of mass media (EIMA-MASTV), Spanish Congress, Santander Bank….among many others

INCLUSION IN WORKING INCLUSION IN WORKING ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

SOME COMPANIES COOPERATING IN THE SOME COMPANIES COOPERATING IN THE PROGRAMPROGRAM

•METROVACESA

•PROSEGUR

•SPANISH CONGRESS

•POZUELO CITY HALL

•PRESS ASSOCIATION

•SANTANDER BANK

•ENTREMARES GROUP

•EULEN

•INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF M.M.

•TARMAC IBERICA