On Friday, in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone “INVEST-PARK” a conference on changes in vocational education with the participation of Anna Zalewska, Minister of National Education, and Mateusz Morawiecki, Minister for Development.
During the meeting were presented trends of vocational education developed in the framework of national debate “student. parent. teacher – Good Change”, whose full summary is to be held on Monday in Torun. Then the minister Zalewska is to provide accurate proposals for changes in Polish schools, including the idea of a four-year high schools.
Schools Industry
Creating a two-tier school industry is one of the changes proposed by the MEN in vocational education. Students after graduating from the school receive vocational secondary education and diploma technician. What is new is the fact that his teaching will be able to continue in higher education professional that will earn a bachelor’s degree.
– This is a huge promotion of vocational education. After the second stage of school industry will be possible vocational baccalaureate, which will enable the student to study in higher vocational studies – he said on Friday Zalewska. She added that the vocational baccalaureate is to include compulsory examinations in the Polish language, foreign language and mathematics.
School Industry has two degrees. After the completion of the first student obtains professional title (eg. Car mechanics) and has the ability to go to work or continue their education in secondary school (by eg. To train the technique of motor vehicles). Then I can go to higher professional studies or work. If he wanted to get a master’s degree, he would have to go back to high school for adults to pass a high school diploma in a technical college or high school.
– The system is patent. With each step, you can go to work and raise their qualifications – says Minister Zalewska.
Learning from the employer
– We are moving to a dual education. We want the employer wrote and collaborated with the core curriculum. By tested students and participated in vocational training – he said in Walbrzych Zalewska.
The dual education system has to rely on the active participation of employers in vocational education. In the future, they would have to provide support for school personnel, organize internships for students and teachers to improve. With apprenticeship with an employer – as she said the minister of education – graduates will have a better chance of employment.
The Minister also emphasized that currently only 65.3 percent. students vocational schools is practical work with employers – according to data from the Education Information System.
The Minister also announced the development of a network of centers of practical training, which will act as the examination center for both students and adults.
She added that the educational requirements to students technicians are too high: – Figures show that one in ten students technical will not proceed to final exams, every other student did not think, and the third does not seem professional examination.
the development of the labor market
Deputy Prime Minister and development Minister Mateusz Morawiecki argued that thanks to the dual system will be able to recognize trends the labor market and the education system to match the needs of employers.
– we made a milestone in the implementation of the plan for responsible development. There is no modern economy without a well-matched system of education. The education industry, vocational and technical education is an extremely important element in the adaptation of enterprises to market conditions and the creation of innovative products and services – argued. – For sustainable development is important qualitative change in vocational schools to leave the specialists, whose skills are needed in the labor market.
Minister Zalewska added: – We have 3.5 billion zł in the next financial perspective. You have to develop a system that will work for future generations.
A new feature will be the creation of a “Corps of experts,” or high-class specialists of the companies acquired. It is benefiting from support teachers who are retired (their knowledge and experience).
The new system of vocational training will be funded by, among others, from the Labour Fund, the National Training Fund and the State Treasury Companies. The Ministry of Education also proposes the creation of a special Fund for the Development of Vocational Education, which will be among dofinansowywał centers of practical training in modern education, organizing internships for teachers and vocational counseling.
No comments:
Post a Comment