Author/Editor     Zapečnik, Mira
Title     Učno podjetje za odrasle - primer dobre prakse povezave izobraževalnega programa in trga dela
Translated title     Practice firm for adults - example of good practice in connecting the educational programme and the labour market
Type     članek
Source     In: Uršič C, Vidmar J, Wltavsky Z, editors. Zbornik predavanj konference Učno podjetje v sistemu usposabljanja odraslih v Sloveniji; 2004 okt 22; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Inštitut Republike Sloveije za rehabilitacijo,
Publication year     2004
Volume     str. 23-31
Language     slo
Abstract     The programme of the Practice Firm was adopted in Slovenia based on experience abroad during the time when the gap between the qualification of the unemployed and the needs of employers starfed increasing. Thanks to experiential learning and practical training, the participants of the programme acquire first working experience or upgrade their insufficient knowledge. The survey of the participants and employment advisers at the Employment Service of Slovenia, who direct participants to the programme, revealed great emphasis on the need to connect the training programmes to which the Employment Service refers the unemployed with the labour force market. When referring the unemployed to the programmes, the Employment Service mostly takes into account the needs and wishes of the unemployed; the gained knowledge is soon outdated if a person is not employed. On the other hand, we establish that the knowledge gained in schools is no longer sufficient, since the analysis of the requirements for the post of economics officer showed that employers set additional conditions for recruitment, namely: knowledge of foreign languages, computer lit eracy, other know-how, etc. The Practice Firm programme needs to be brought closer to the employers, since by selecting a future co-worker from among the programme participants a qualified employee could be obtained for a certain post. An unemployed person can in the Practice Firm programme acquire practical knowledge in view of the previously expressed needs of the employer and the requirements for a post, which would enable fhaf person to carry out work tasks quickly and well, without lengthy induction. This is also a way leading to cost cutting in a Firm.
Descriptors     REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS
UNEMPLOYMENT
ADULT
QUESTIONNAIRES