Countries involved in IDES project had many socio-economic problems, such as high unemployment rates, brain drain, and depopulation. The project was focused on young people at risk of being unemployed. The youth unemployment rate in 2018 in project partner countries was as follows: Latvia 12.2%, Poland 11.7%, Slovakia 15.4% and Slovenia 9.7%. (Eurostat – Youth unemployment rate – % of the active population aged 15-24).

Obstacles in DES:

1.Lack of awareness of potential VET students about the benefits of dual education and the lack of interest in choosing VET school instead of more general education at grammar school

2.Legislative environment, which gradually improves the conditions for entry of all those involved in the dual system

The aim of the activities was to theoretically familiarize the training participants with work based learning (WBL) and dual education system (DES) in individual topics together with practical examples of the functioning of the presented programs and systems. The participants exchanged their knowledge and experiences, compared them with the situation in their countries, found suggestions for improvements or inspiration, which led to the main goal – to analyze and compare DES.

Events were attended by representatives of all project partners, from VET institutions and companies involved in WBL.

Discussions were aimed at comparing situations in the involved countries, searching for possibilities of improving the current state.

4 trainings (1 in each involved country) were organised. Trainings were aimed at different topics:

• C1 Training on Dual education in the sector of Crafts and connection between work-based learning and social entrepreneurship
  (24 – 26.1.2022 in Slovakia, online (MS Teams). Organised by Agency for the Support of Regional Development, Košise in cooperation with Košice Self-Governing Region)
• C2 Training on Dual education in the sector of Metal industry and machinery building and company’s training program for the apprentice
  (19 – 21.10.2021 in Slovenia, online (MS Teams). Organised by CCIS – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia)
• C3 Training on topic Dual education in the sector of business
  (7 – 9.3.2022 in Poland, online (MS Teams). Organised by RARR – Rzeszow Regional Development Agency)
• C4 Training on topic of dual education on services and new initial vocational education curriculum (modular programs)
  (6 – 8.4.2022 in Latvia, face-to-face. Organised by VISC – National Education Centre)

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LEAD PARTNER:              

KSK – KOSICKY SAMOSPRAVNY KRAJ

(KSR – Kosice Self-governing Region), Slovakia

PARTNER 1:

RARR – RZESZOWSKA AGENCJA ROZWOJU REGIONALNEGO SPOLKA AKCYJNA

(Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, RARR), Poland

PARTNER 2:                     

GZS – GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE

(Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia), Slovenia

PARTNER 3:                     

VISC – VALSTS IZGLITIBAS SATURA CENTRS

(National Education Centre), Latvia

PARTNER 4:                     

ARR – AGENTURA NA PODPORU REGIONALNEHO ROZVOJA KOSICE

(ASRD – Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice); Slovakia