3.3. Gwida u appoġġ dwar il-karrieri

L-għażliet tajbin f'dak li huma s-suġġetti tal-iskola jżidu l-possibbiltajiet ta' suċċess fil-futur għall-istudenti. Dan il-proġett jinvolvi lill-ġenituri u lill-istudenti meta jiġu biex jiddeċiedu b'mod meqjus dwar is-suġġetti tal-iskola. Dan jipprovdi tagħrif dwar is-sistema edukattiva Fjamminga.

The Danish Production schools were created in the 1980s with the aim of combating youth unemployment. Production Schools offer alternative education opportunities to improve labour market integration. The fundamental aim of this type of school is to create a practical learning environment to support young people to complete and earn qualifications in general and vocational upper secondary education and/or maintain a job. The students are offered the opportunity to develop professional, social and personal skills through counselling, participation in practical work experience and production in different workshops ranging from areas such as metalwork, carpentry and textile work in theatre, media and music-based workshops. The focus is on social, personal and physical skills which are complemented by more formal knowledge and skills. Learning processes are organised through workshops and classroom teaching, but every young person is free to organise an individual course where they may challenge themselves and build their confidence.
The most significant challenge for production schools is to prepare and motivate “non-academic” students for the ordinary school system. The last legislative change in 2006focused the aims of Production Schools so that its most important task has been to build a bridge to vocational education and training through relevant practical and academic qualifications. In 2009, there were over 6,000 students in production schools. The student capacity at each school can vary from 20-25 to over 200. Generally speaking the schools are small, with half of the schools accepting fewer than 50 students. Today there are 78 Production Schools in Denmark.

Dan il-proġett fi Fjandra, il-Belġju, huwa speċifikament immirat biex jintroduċi kultura ta' skola u firxa ta' miżuri biex tiġi evitata r-ripetizzjoni tas-sena bl-għan li t-tfal kollha jkollhom suċċess u jiġi evitat it-tluq bikri mill-iskola.

Guiding Cities joins policy makers and education stakeholders to map policy and guidance and create coherent policy to respond to the complex needs in the fight against ESL.

The project aimed to:
• Analyse guidance actions in 4 countries through country-based focus groups including stakeholders in education and guidance.
• Develop a Guiding Cities Model and Checklist mapping different possible actions, actors community needs relative to guidance and lifelong learning.
• Establish and manage Working Groups and a survey of best practices (involving at least 40 stakeholders).
• Publish online the GCities Model and links to resources and practices for each type of action and/or each target group. The GCities tools will be available in 6 languages (EN, ES, CAT, IT, EL, RO).
• Test the GCities Model and Checklist-benchmarking tools with at least 40 communities or organisations.
• Improve professional development of local service providers and school guidance practitioners.

L-Ikkowċjar taż-Żgħażagħ joffri gwida liż-żgħażagħ ta’ 14-il sena u akbar. Il-gruppi fil-mira ewlenin jinkludu studenti fid-9 grad, żgħażagħ li huma barra mill-edukazzjoni, impjieg jew taħriġ (NEET) u li ma għandhomx aktar minn 19-il sena, u żgħażagħ bi ħtiġijiet tal-edukazzjoni speċjali li ma għandhomx aktar minn 24 sena. Huwa jimmira li jnaqqas it-tluq bikri mill-iskola u li jappoġġja lill-istudenti fl-għażla tal-karriera futura tagħhom u/jew fit-triq edukattiva. Il-parteċipazzjoni fl-Ikkowċjar taż-Żgħażagħ hija mingħajr ħlas u fuq bażi volontarja.

Fir-Repubblika Ċeka, il-konsulenti tal-iskola għandhom rwol importanti u rikonoxxut fil-prevenzjoni tat-tluq bikri mill-iskola.

Il-Programm ta' Tlestija tal-Iskola (School Completion Programme - SCP) fl-Irlanda joffri firxa ta' interventi lokali f'komunitajiet żvantaġġjati, li jgħinu biex iż-żgħażagħ jibqgħu jistudjaw. Il-programm jgħin lill-komunitajiet lokali jiżviluppaw strateġiji mfassla apposta li jimmassimizzaw il-livelli ta' parteċipazzjoni ta' dawk fir-riskju li jitilqu mill-iskola kmieni fil-proċess tal-edukazzjoni tagħhom. Huwa mmirat għal żgħażagħ individwali li jkunu għadhom fl-età tal-iskola, kemm fl-iskola kif ukoll barra mill-iskola, u jipprovdi appoġġ li jindirizza l-inugwaljanzi fl-aċċess għall-edukazzjoni, fil-parteċipazzjoni fiha u fl-eżiti tagħha. L-SCP huwa element ċentrali tal-pjan ta' Għoti ta' Opportunitajiet Indaqs fl-Iskejjel (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools - DEIS), li huwa strument ta' politika għall-inklużjoni fl-edukazzjoni.

LERI huwa proġett ta' riċerka ta' azzjoni kwalitattiva taħt il-Programm Multiannwali Roma ta' FRA. Kien żviluppat għall-Komunikazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea dwar Qafas tal-UE għall-Istrateġiji Nazzjonali għall-Integrazzjoni tar-Roma sal-2020. LERI ilaqqa' awtoritajiet lokali u residenti, b'mod partikolari Roma, biex jinvestigaw kif l-aħjar ikunu involuti f'azzjonijiet ta' integrazzjoni tar-Roma, u jidentifikaw liema aspetti ta' dawn l-azzjonijiet jaħdmu, liema ma jaħdmux, u għaliex. L-għan tal-proġett huwa li jiffaċilita l-ingaġġ tal-partijiet ikkonċernati lokali kollha, inkluż ir-Roma, fi sforzi konġunti biex l-integrazzjoni tar-Roma issir possibbli. L-esperjenza miksuba u t-tagħlimiet meħuda matul il-proċess se jgħinu fit-titjib tat-tfassil, l-implimentazzjoni u l-monitoraġġ ta' politiki u azzjonijiet ta' integrazzjoni tar-Roma fil-livell lokali.

InnoOmnia, in the city of Espoo, Finland, was founded in 2011. It is the first multi-sector vocational education centre in Finland where entrepreneurs may run their businesses jointly with students and teachers. Work and vocational education are part of a blended learning approach. One of the key aims of the programme is to improve the appeal of vocational education, and to offer “21st century learning” opportunities.
Services include:
1. Entrepreneurship support for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, primarily in arts and crafts or the service sectors.
2. Work-based/on-the-job learning programmes
3. Innovation and piloting of new teaching methods in the context of vocational education, g, e.g. gamification, mobile learning, entrepreneurial teaching methods
4. Teacher and school leader professional development for K-12 and vocational sectors