Professionalising skilled workers - Challenges in the transition from school to vocational training
23 - 24 May 2011 in Bonn
Organising and developing paths for the transition from secondary school to vocational training and the working world is not only an education policy challenge but also a pedagogical challenge. Making the necessary changes at the so-called "first threshold" will require not only structuring measures but also concepts for professionalising skilled (pedagogical) personnel who are involved at various institutions in efforts to organise and shape these paths in their area. These activities are aimed at opening up realistic (occupational) prospects with a variety of options for all young people 0 including the growing share of youths with an immigrant background and special target groups 0 who are making the transition from school to the working world. Organised by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and the Robert Bosch Foundation, this conference will examine the (preliminary) findings from two projects which deal with this subject from different angles: the BIBB research project Demands on the Professionalism of Education Personnel in the Transition from School to the Working World and the LISA programme for skilled workers Professionalisation for Shaping and Organising Transition Paths to Vocational Training and the Working World which is being conducted by the Robert Bosch Foundation. Titled "Professionalising skilled workers 0 Challenges in the transition from school to vocational training", the conference will offer a forum for a discussion with education authorities who are responsible for education at municipal, state or federal level. The core statements and areas of focus of these two projects will be presented to attending experts in four forums where the shaping and organising of the transition to vocational training and the working world will be presented as a horizontal issue and cross-cutting task, the competences which the skilled (pedagogical) personnel will need for shaping and organising this transition will be named, adapted forms of continuing and advanced training will be presented and the need for regional support structures for professional work will be highlighted.
The complexity of the activities involved in making the transition to vocational training and the working world places high demands on the professionalism of all skilled (pedagogical) personnel who play a part in the transition process. At the same time, their work will become a "key" in the necessary change processes.
- Programme (in German)
- Registration in German)
- Organisational information (in German)
- Poster
- Education personnel in the transition from school to the working world
- LISA programme for skilled workers
