Istanbul 5.03 2009 – 7.03 2009

1. LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMMETRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI “Attractive Vocational Guidance for Pupils”- “@VGP Istanbul 5.03 2009 – 7.03 2009

2. STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM in ROMANIA I>Pre-higher education: • Duration of compulsory education: • Age of entry: 6 • Age of exit: 16 • Structure of school system: a)Primary • Type of school providing this education: Primary School • Length of program in years: 4 • Age level from: 6 to 10 b)Lower Secondary • Type of school providing this education: Gymnasium + Lower cycle of high school or Gymnasium + "arts and trade schools" (vocational) - Grades 5 to 10 • Length of program in years: 6 • Age level from: 10 to 16 • Certificate/diploma awarded: Certificate of Capacity c)Upper Secondary • Type of school providing this education: Upper cycle of high school, Grades 11-12 or 13 • Length of program in years: 3 • Age level from: 16 to 19 • Certificate/diploma awarded: Baccalaureate Diploma

3. Vocational • Type of school providing this education: Specialization High school • Length of program in years: 2 • Age level from: 15 to 17 • Certificate/diploma awarded: Certificate of Graduation • Vocational • Type of school providing this education: Specialization High school • Length of program in years: 4 • Age level from: 15 to 19 • Certificate/diploma awarded: Baccalaureate Diploma + Vocational Certificate • Specialized Tech./Voc. • Type of school providing this education: Post-secondary school • Length of program in years: 3 • Age level from: 19 to 22 • Certificate/diploma awarded: Graduation diploma school of post-secondary specialty

4. High Scool in Caras Severin County

5. High Scool in Caras Severin County

6. Different jobs: • ANOFM, top poor jobs at the national level, obtained from declaring job vacancies by employers: laborer on packaging and solid semisolid, laborer in the clothing industry, confectioner-asamblor articles of textile laborer in building demolition, masonry, sandstone, assembled parts, security officers, handled the goods, garments operators, sellers, masons. • portals dedicated to the recruitment of manpower, as well www.myjob.roorwww.ejobs.ro, areas: sales, banking, finance, accounting, engineering, marketing, management, transportation-distribution. • On the other hand, according to latest reports from the existing AJPFM the occupations with the largest number of unemployed(more that 1.000 at national level.) increase of manpower in certain areas: manufacturers and installed the steel structures, low-skilled workers in manufacturing, sellers in shops and markets, mechanics, mechanic and repairers of agricultural machinery and industrial workers to machine polishing, grinding and sharp, laborer in agriculture, storekeeper, laborer in the maintenance of roads, roads, bridges, dams, electrical mechanic and repairers of air and electric lines underground laborer and manipulated in transport of goods.

7. Enrolling in high school or schools of arts and handicrafts of the state is without examination, the admission average, composed of the average obtained in general with the thesis topic only (result of the examination of capacity, up to the graduates in 2003 including times national tests for graduates of promotions 2004-2007) and the average overall graduation classes V-VIII • Number of places allocated for class IX is a 239000 - to cumulative and secondary schools of arts and handicrafts - to education day, and the number of graduates from the class of 2008 is 220000

8. Result of the questionaries 1. Is the school: public/ private/ municipality? All public. In our County was not private school. 2. What is the requirement for applying? All - national procedure; excepted art, sport, pedagogical have exam 3. How long is the tuition? It is no tuition.

9. 5 – 3,5 .. 48 – 1,27 – 17 – less that 1 4. What was the average number of applicants for one place for the last three years /in percent/?

10. What was the number of students last year – total and for the different levels? Example from “Traian Vuia” High-school: • Total: 766 students Gymnasium: • Sports: 78 • Theoretical: 53 High school: • Sciences – Maths-informatics intensive English: 112 • – Maths-informatics intensive computers: 115 • Humanities – Languages: 118 • – Social-sciences: 114 • Vocational – sports – Handball-Athletics: 120 – Other sports: 56

11. What kind of professional qualification does the school give Certificates in Informatics 40% Accountable 10% Mechanical service, locksmiths, turner, miller, welder- 35% Clotting – 8 % Cook -4 % Sport – 3 %

12. What kind of subjects and professions do the students prefer IT - 64% Business - 22% Designer - 10% Reporter - 3% Model - 1%

13. How is the educational programcreated? Do the teachers and the employers participate in this process? • All • The program is from 8 am to 4 pm for employers such: secretary, accountant, librarian, analyst etc. • The students have classes from 8 am to 2-3 pm.

14. What is the proportion between theoretical and practical parts in the program? In High Scholl – excepted laboratories, 100 theoretical In technological (vocational) 40 % theoretical and 60 % practical Is there in - school practical training? Yes - all

15. Are there any contracts with companies for internships or employment? High school – no Vocational – all, only for internship What is the proportion between the students who start education and these who finish it? High school – 97 – 100 % Vocational – 70 – 80%

16. Is there any statistical information about the professional realization of the students after finishing the school? High school 100% go to university Vocational 20 % remind in profession 40 % go to high School and change 40 % change immediately

17. Conclusion 1. In vocational school go the less skills and training pupils; 2. Majority don’t like this option and change it.