This evaluation covers projects of the European Social Fund (ESF) were designed to promote the employability of students in upper secondary vocational schools. Administered by the Finnish National Board of Education, these projects addressed ESF-objective 3 (exploitation of the demand for labour and promotion of employability) both the aim of promoting new means and methods to facilitate the transition from education to working life by producing career services training. As implemented in the upper secondary vocational schools, these projects stressed employability, for example on-the-job-learning and training for job seeeking. The aims of this evaluation were to study the effectiveness of the projects, the establishment of the new models in the schools and especially the local cooperation with municipal services for youngsters, social and health services, employment agencies, third sector organizations and entrepreneurs. The qualitative method included data collection and analysis of ...   read more ...

This evaluation covers projects of the European Social Fund (ESF) were designed to promote the employability of students in upper secondary vocational schools. Administered by the Finnish National Board of Education, these projects addressed ESF-objective 3 (exploitation of the demand for labour and promotion of employability) both the aim of promoting new means and methods to facilitate the transition from education to working life by producing career services training. As implemented in the upper secondary vocational schools, these projects stressed employability, for example on-the-job-learning and training for job seeeking. The aims of this evaluation were to study the effectiveness of the projects, the establishment of the new models in the schools and especially the local cooperation with municipal services for youngsters, social and health services, employment agencies, third sector organizations and entrepreneurs. The qualitative method included data collection and analysis of interviews with project personnel, teachers , principals, officials and heads in municipal youth work, social and health services, employment agencies, third sector organizations and entrepreneurs. IN vocational institutions the career and employment services have been reinforced and developed and the projects have been a common method for this. The aim has been to support students in the transition from school to further training and from school to employment. The other aim has been to reinforce the career planning qualifications of the students. According to thr data, the special services has been beneficial. They had supported the following competences of the respondents: the knowledge concerning the employment and vocational opportunities, working and training abroad and the services of the labour force bureaus. read less ...

Yhteistyöllä tukevat urapalvelut! : ammatillisissa oppilaitoksissa vuosina 2003-2005 toteutettujen ESR-rahoitteisten ura- ja rekrytointiprojektien ja niissä toteutetun alueellisen yhteistyön arviointi / Arja Haapakorpi. 

Yhteistyöllä tukevat urapalvelut! : ammatillisissa oppilaitoksissa vuosina 2003-2005 toteutettujen ESR-rahoitteisten ura- ja rekrytointiprojektien ja niissä toteutetun alueellisen yhteistyön arviointi / Arja Haapakorpi. read less ...

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