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Meeting Labor Market Needs : Edströmska MFT. Origins. Industry initiative 2002 Intention statement Västerås Municipality constructs school Opens 2004 Fusion of 2 schools Higher quality. What we do …. Upper secondary vocational education for youth (16-18)
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Origins • Industry initiative 2002 • Intention statement • Västerås Municipalityconstructsschool • Opens 2004 • Fusion of 2 schools • Higherquality
Whatwedo… • Uppersecondaryvocationaleducation for youth (16-18) • Education programs for unemployed • Adultvocationaltraining • Contractcourses for businesses
Programs Secondaryschool • Car mechanic • Heavy mechanic • Construction & Operator • Transport & logistics • MC/small engines • Airport personnel • Body shop AdultVocational • Car/heavy mechanic • Transport • Construction operator • Driving schoolinstructor • Bus
Businesses • Many different coursesbased on demand • http://www1.vasteras.se/edstromska/vux_uppdragsutbildning/uppdragsutbildning.shtml
Cooperation with labor market Consists of twomain parts • Board of directors (developmental) • Program council (operational)
Board of Directors • Representatives of the industry, unions and education • Quarterlymeetings • Guidelines and development • Strategicthinking – long term (2013) • Chairman – industry representative
Board of Directors Contracts with locallabor markets • Board • Meetings • Specializededucation • Equipment (sponsorship deals)
Equipment • Trucks and constructionequipment from manufacturers • Trainingobjects from businesses (diagnoses) • Autoshop send reparation objects with no time limit, original parts, right problem for right student
Program Council • Representatives of industry and education • Operative mission • One council for each of the different programs wehave (transport, carmechanic and body shop, heavy mechanic, construction operator)
Program Council Composition • Active and operative members of the industry (people who work in the field) – chosen by businesses • Representatives of education • At leastoneteacher and one student
Program Council Mission • Set and discuss curriculum • Discuss and decideinternships, time periods, number of students, etc. • Contracts for work placements • Supervisor training for employees
Difficulties • Nonereally!!! • Flexibility all around • Generation problems canexist • Unique for all of Sweden
How to have a successfulcooperation… • Willinglocalindustry • Open-minded localgovernment • Dialogue • Traditionaleducation = antiquated • Optimism (wecan)
Edströmska international • Began in 2007 • Volvo • Stephenson College, Coalville, UK • Teacher and Student
International Growth • Hungary • France • Denmark • CEDEFOP
Certification • Europass • IRTEC • Swedish evaluationpapers • EC-VET • EQF