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Description
The aim of the project is to increase the quality and adaptation of vocational education and training (VET) to the needs of the labor market in Poland through the implementation of the employers and labor market research (NUB sector), study visits, establishment of Practical Training Centers, pilot training for teachers and students. The implementation of the project is a response to the diagnosed problem of the lack of effective cooperation of the VET sector with employers and the incompatibility of vocational education in Poland to the needs of employers. The participants of the project will be pupils as well as teaching staff and employees of the partners involved. The result of the project will be the development of an optimal model of cooperation between VET and the employer, creation of 2 centers of practical training (for competences and qualifications required in the NUB sector. The results in the form of a report will be made public and disseminated.
Summary of project results
ZST-Z named after Jana Pawła II in Żuromin is a school providing education in various professions, both at the level of a technical secondary school and a first-cycle vocational school. Due to the growing educational sector in Poland related to vocational training, our school was looking for various opportunities to develop the facility in terms of adapting vocational education and training (VET) to the needs of the labor market. As a small region, mainly focusing on agricultural areas and basing its development on small businesses of local entrepreneurs, it requires support in the process of changing the thinking of residents and the willingness to create new jobs, combined with attracting investors and employers of specific industries.
An important goal was also to conduct and use research on the local environment in the context of the need to update the educational offer (RES area) and introduce a new field.
Establishing cooperation with Kołton - internship places for students, acquiring a heat pump for educational purposes
- development of vocational education in Żuromin and the surrounding area
- improving the level of education by implementing new content and teaching methods
- enabling students to acquire a profession sought in the labor market
- ecological development of the Żuromin region and the surrounding area
All the results achieved and the successful completion of the project influenced permanent changes in the functioning of the school as a modern institution and gaining cooperation with other educational centers, as well as places of internships and jobs for students and graduates. An additional effect was the dissemination of educational activities in the community of the city and surrounding areas
Summary of bilateral results
Acquiring a donor partner for the project brought benefits:acquiring knowledge by the school about modern technologies in the field of renewable energy and electric cars and making them aware of the possibilities of modern forms of cooperation with employers, entrepreneurs and trade unions in relation to organizing vocational education in Polish schools.The donor partner enabled a pilot and training trip to Norway for vocational teachers and management staff of ZST-Z in Żuromin, which resulted in the establishment of fruitful cooperation during the implementation of the project.Thanks to the organization of training trips, on-site participants could look at the vocational education system in Norway, exchange experiences and gain new knowledge. Empirical knowledge of the topics covered by the project enriched the performance of each task carried out in connection with it.Cooperation with the donor-partners led to an improvement in the quality of work of vocational teachers, an increase in the level of knowledge of project participants and a better understanding of the issues of renewable energy. The idea for a pedagogical innovation "Car vehicles using renewable energy sources" became a broader effect.Therefore, it is planned to continue bilateral cooperation