Coherent and Motivating Career Path - from primary school to higher education (SMK)

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT?

North Jutland Vocational Schools have gained extensive experience from previous collaboration projects regarding challenges and opportunities for implementing a vocational education. Based on these experiences, the purpose of North Jutland Vocational Schools is to support the vision of the North Jutland Region with the following efforts:

Start a new story about the career path from primary school to vocational training to further education. Here, new activities are desired that are aimed at: 1) developing our new story 2) making our story come to life among counselors in the municipality and in primary schools, so that we can support a strengthened transition to vocational training. Recruit more students from primary school with a new story about the opportunities of vocational training 3) to strengthen the transition to further education.

To create collaboration models, methods and tools between vocational schools and higher education institutions, at UCN, with the aim of promoting transitions from VET to higher education.

To initiate cooperation and competence development courses for supervisors and/or teachers at the North Jutland vocational schools to create coherent and motivating information and bridge-building courses for the student group. In addition, increased cooperation with supervisors at UU and Studievalg.

The project thus aims to focus on the career path from primary school to vocational training to further education in order to draw attention to the fact that with a vocational training you have ample opportunity for further development and admission to higher education and to increase motivation among students.

WHO IS BEHIND?

Projects are financed by the North Jutland Region.

THE PROJECT IN NUMBERS

Total project budget: DKK 2,857,128.

Of this, the North Jutland Region Education Fund co-finances with DKK 2,000,000.

Techcollege's total budget: DKK 524,065. Of which self-financing: DKK 157,219.5.

Project period: 01.06.2023 – 01.06.2026

WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE PART OF THE PROJECT?

1. Guidance – from primary school to vocational education and training to vocational academy/professional bachelor: Equip guidance counselors better in terms of guiding students in primary school and vocational schools about opportunities for further education after completing vocational education. This is done, among other things, at guidance counselor events.

2. Bridge building: Development and testing of activities such as newly developed bridge building and career learning activities for a number of students at the individual schools. Development and testing of activities at UCN. Joint collection of experiences with the guidance track.

3. Dissemination: Development of dissemination products that make educational pathways in North Jutland visible and that constitute a value-creating supplement to the existing initiatives at the individual institutions. Development of systems for ongoing collaboration on dissemination of activities and initiatives across all institutions involved.

Promotion campaign with influencer Mathias Bach

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WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT?

We expect the following results to be achieved:

Increased knowledge and familiarity between relevant teachers and supervisors in youth education and UCN

Increased visibility of educational pathways through dissemination and bridge-building activities

Development of new formats for dissemination

Strengthened knowledge and prerequisites for choosing an educational path for higher education at UCN among students at vocational schools