Purpose / Objectives
In the 90’ies our county experienced a dramatic decrease in recruitment for vocational training. We had to stop this trend because many branches of the working life ran short of skilled workers. We knew that the pupils in lower secondary school needed more information to make rational choices. In what way should we give the youngsters this information– we had already tried out several initiatives without great success.
Partners
Upper secondary schools, lower secondary schools, Vestfold County administration ( school owners), training agencies, Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry
Contributors:
The project has been carried out in the Larvik region of Vestfold county, Larvik region have approx. 40.000 inhabitants, eight lower secondary schools, 4 upper secondary schools and approx. 500 youngsters attending upper secondary education each year.
Essential elements
At the 10. grade (last year in lower secondary school) the pupil are choosing one out of fifteen foundation courses in upper secondary school.
The pupils from the 9.th grade in lower secondary schools have the possibility to spend four days during the spring at the upper secondary school to carry out different practical projects related to vocational training. Instructors are the students in advanced course I ( second year at upper secondary school)
Success:
The main success factors are:
Instructor and the pupils communicate extremely well , the age gap is only 2-3 years.
The pupils could see, experience and take part in production
The tactile perspective is the keyword
Impact
In 1999: 30% of the pupils preferred a vocational foundation course.(at 10. grade)
In 2002: The rate of pupils preferring a vocational foundation course had increased to 65%
Other regions of Vestfold are in the process of implementing a similar project. The project has gained national publicity both in papers and TV and a large number of teachers and staffs from other schools have visited Larvik to be informed about the project.
Validation:
e-mail: ola.risnes@nho.no,
Post address: NHO, Att. Ola Risnes, Pb 5250, Maj, 0303 OSLO, NORWAY
Contact address:
NHO Vestfold
Åslyvn 15
N-3170 SEM
NORWAY
Phone: + 47 33 35 80 00
e-mail: kurt.nilssen@nho.no
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