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Transition without barriers: Improving and matching
basic competencies and vocational qualification needs
Contribution by: Peter Härtel, Michaela MartererStyrian Association for Education and Economics, Austria
Presented by: Michaela Marterer
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• High percentage VET upper secondary (2 tracks: full time school and dual sytem/ apprenticeship)
• Smooth transition from initial education to world of work relative low numbers of „Early School Leaver“
but
• Increasing numbers of ESL
• Deficite in Basic Competences – literacy, calculating
• Challenge to keep the willingness of entrepreneurs to give young people a chance for access in the WoW
Educational background Austria
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• Smooth transtion to the first job is determining, for career development and for LLL
• European Mega-Theme– Strategies of education – LLL - Benchmarks– NQF, Qualifications– PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS
• Core issues of educational policy in Austria – Educational standards – educational aims – Competence orientation – NQR– Guarantee for ET at least until 19 year– Teacher training „NEW“
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Ways to solve the problems
• Standards and individual personality – Basic competences and individual potential
development
• Basic qualification and demands – Development – make visible results of prior
learning – put together
• Accompanying and Empowerment – QualiCoach, Career Catching Agents
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Recruiting Criteria for Apprentices
First step: A Survey in companies to recognize the needs and demands ofbasic qualification, based on the new developed “educational standards” in the initial education system Second stepA differentiation regarding to the relevant sub-domains of the “educational standards” 5 competence domains mother language (German): 6 subdomains; maths: 10 sub-domains; second language (English): 5sub-domains, personal and social skills Third step30 professions out of about 255 possible professions Forth step338 Styrian companies with 2.129 apprentice (647 female, 1.482 male) trained in the mentioned 30 professions participated in the survey
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Maths: overview of subdomains
Required Competencies: Maths
23%
56%
26%
16%
52%
24%
4%
13%
36%
23%
46%
38%
51%
52%
37%
42%
18%
23%
25%
29%
23%
5%
19%
26%
9%
27%
48%
35%
22%
26%
8%
7%
6%
30%
29%
17%
22%
2%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
( To display results in charts)also w ith help of ICT
Mental arithmetic
To know how to get a result
.To know how to calculate smth
To know about measurement
Calculation of percentage
To know about equations and variables
To know about the Pythagorean theorem
Calculation of area
Calculation of geometrical shapes
very important quite important important not at all important
Existing Competencies: Maths
30%
25%
17%
19%
29%
18%
7%
13%
21%
16%
43%
41%
54%
49%
44%
40%
31%
33%
38%
37%
25%
31%
27%
32%
22%
41%
62%
53%
38%
46%
4%
1%
4%
1%
1%
1%
0%
1%
3%
2%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
very w ell good suboptimal insufficiently / not required
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Maths in general (average)
21,3%
41,9%
63,2%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0%
Required Competencies
Existing Competencies
Difference
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Maths: Details
The 3 most important competence
sub-domains:
1. Mental arithmetic
2. To know how to get a result
3. To know about measurement
The 2 least required sub-domains
1. To know about equations and variables
2. To know about the Pythagorean theorem
86,7
26,3
60,4
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
29
11
18
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Maths: Details
lowest degree of performance
To know how to get a result
highest degree of performance
To display results in charts (also with help of ICT)
77
18
59
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
69
32
37
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Mother language (German) in general (average)
80,3
41,8
38,5
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Mother language (German): Details
The 3 most important competence
sub-domains:1. To be able to talk according
to a given situation 2. Taking down notes3. To be able to listen
The least required sub-domains1. Using of word processing
programmes; knowing how to write letters and simple texts
95,7
52,3
43,4
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
40
28
12
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Comparison
86,7
26,3
60,4
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
Maths
Mother language (German)
The 3 most important competence sub-domains:
95,7
52,3
43,4
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Englisch in general (average) and details
36
25,2
10,8
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
43
31
12
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
In general
The 3 most important competence
sub-domains:
1. To talk in whole sentences 2. To read and understand simple texts3. To understand basic items
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Personal skills in general (average) and details
95,8
65
30,8
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
100
67
33
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
In general
The 2 most important competence
sub-domains:
1. Reliability2. Endurance
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Social skills in general (average) and details
99
77
22
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
96,3
54,4
41,9
0 20 40 60 80 100
geforderteFähigkeiten
vorhandeneFähigkeiten
Differenz
In general
The 3 most important competence
sub-domains:
1. Ability of working in a team2. Willingness to cooperate3. Politeness
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
Difference
Existing Competencies
Required Competencies
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Comment, recommentations
needed:- Improving basic competencies in literacy and in
calculating- Focussing of competence development targeted
to the professions which young people want to choose
- Combination of guidance, councelling and competence improvement as an integrated process
- „Motivation is more important that talent“ !
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Examples from the manual Cook: 42 enterprises
249 apprentices, (125 male/134 female)
Recruiting criteria Average benchmark
Impression of the applicant during interview very important
Impression of the applicant during period of professional experience very important
Accurate letter of application important
School report important
Acceptance test not so important
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Maths Average benchmark
To display results in charts (also with help of ICT) important
Mental arithmetic important
To know how to get a result important
To know how to calculate smth. not so important
To know about measurement important
Calculation of percentage important
To know about equations and variables not so important
To know about the Pythagorean theorem not so important
Calculation of area not so important
Calculation of geometrical shapes not so important
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German average benchmark
To be able to talk according to a given situation very important
To be able to listen very important
Comprehension of the meaning of a text important
Using of word processing programmes; knowing how to write letters and simple texts
not so important
Taking down notes important
To know about spelling and punctuation important
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English average benchmark
To understand basic items important
To read and understand simple textsimportant
To participate in conversations in englishimportant
To talk in whole sentences important
To write simple texts important
Social skills average benchmark
Ability of working in a team very important
Willingness to cooperate very important
Conflict managment very important
Ability to accept criticism very important
politeness very important
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Family background important
Personal skills average benchmark
reliability very important
Readiness to take on responsibility very important
Act independantly very important
Motivation very important
endurance very important
Realistic ideas about the world of work very important
Precise idea about the chosen apprenticeship very important
appearance very important
accuracy very important
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Criteria for the selection process baker florist office assistancechemical
laboratory engineering
retail trade services specialising in
general services
retail trade services
specialising in food
retail trade services specialising in
textiles
Impression of the applicant during interview very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantImpression of the applicant during period of professional experience very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantAccurate letter of application import import import import import import importschool report not so important import import import import import importacceptance test not important not important import import import import not so important
Professional requirements for future apprentices
to display results in charts (also with the help of ICT) not so important not so important important very important important important not so importantmental arithmetic very important very important important important very important very important very importantto know how to get a result very important important important very important important important importantto know how to calculate smth. important important important important important important importantto know about measurement very important very important important important important very important importantcalculation of percentage very important important important very important very important important very importantto know about equations and variables not so important not so important very important not so important not so important not so important not so importantto know about the pythagorean theorem not so important not so important very important not so important not so important not so important not importantcalculation of area not so important not so important important important important not so important not importantcalculation of geometrical shapes not so important not so important not so important important not so important not so important not important
to be able to talk according to a situation very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantto be able to listen very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantto comprehend the meaning of a text important important important very important very important important very importantto use word processing programmes and to write letters and simple texts
not so important not so important important important very important
not so important not so important
to take down notes important very important important important important important very importantto know about spelling and punctuation important important important important important important important
to understand basic items not so important not so important important important not so important not so important importantto read and understand simple texts not so important not so important important important not so important not so important not so importantto participate in conversations in english not so important not so important not so important not so important not so important not so important not so importantto talk in whole sentences not so important not so important not so important important not so important not so important not so importantto write simple texts not so important not so important not so important important not so important not so important not so important
ability to work in a team very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantwillingness to cooperate very important important very important very important very important very important very importantconflict management very important important very important important very important very important very importantability to accept criticism very important very important very important important very important very important very importantpoliteness very important very important very important very important very important very important very important
reliability very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantreadiness to take on responsibility very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantact indepentandtly very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantmotivation very important very important very important very important very important very important very importantendurance very important very important very important important very important very important very importantrealistic ideas about the world of work very important very important important very important very important very important very importantideas about the chosen apprenticeship job very important very important very important important very important very important very importantappearance very important very important important important important very important importantaccuracy very important very important very important very important very important very important very important
family background important important important important important very important important
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Thank you
for your
Attention!
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Transition without barriers: Improving and matching
basic competencies and vocational qualification needs
Contribution by: Peter Härtel, Michaela MartererStyrian Association for Education and Economics, Austria
Presented by: Michaela Marterer
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