LITHUANIA: Research for profiling teachers and students Leonardo da Vinci partnership project SOS: Strengthening the Orientation from School to job LITHUANIA: Research for profiling teachers and students 4th partnership meeting Gerace, Italy 6th - 10th December, 2011 7/27/2019 Global Ideas, plc. Vytauto pr. 27 Kaunas, LT-44352 Lithuania. Phone: +370 677 83374. E-mail: info@globaliosidejos.lt

What was done Two target groups: Students Teachers From two Vilnius vocational schools: Vilnius Technology and Business Vocational Training Centre Vilnius Vocational Training Centre for Service Specialists

Vocational Information Point (VIP) Network of VIPs throughout all country Need accreditation Provide career guidance and councelling as well as vocational information for: Pupil, VET students Teachers / trainers Parents of pupil / VET students Unemployed People willing to re-train or raise their qualifications

A little bit of statistics… Lithuanian statistics 2010-2011 Vocational Schools 78 Students 49 439 Female students 18 822 Male students 30 617 Learners in Vilnius 2010-2011 Vocational Schools 10 Students 6 542 Teachers in Lithuania 2009 Number of vocational teachers 3 900 With university degree 80 % With college degree 16 % With high school education 4 %

How it was done Schools chosen and questionnaires discussed; The questionnaires translated into Lithuanian language; Distribution of questionnaires and data collection from schools: Teachers – 80 Students - 616 Summing up the results and data analysis, comparison analysis. 7/27/2019 Global Ideas, plc. Vytauto pr. 27 Kaunas, LT-44352 Lithuania. Phone: +370 677 83374. E-mail: info@globaliosidejos.lt

Profiling students

Respondents Students from schools with and without VIP Responded students Students from schools with and without VIP

Respondents by gender

Respondents by age

Respondents by residence

Number of respondents’ sisters/brothers

Information about respondents’ fathers Father’s qualification Father’s work statue

Information about respondents’ mothers Mother’s qualification Mother’s work statue

1.I use Internet at home.

2.I can speak and write English/other foreign language.

3.I am interested about learning the subjects related to my field.

4.I can find a solution in difficult situations.

5.I take part in cultural and social activities.

6.I like being a member of a team and team work.

7.I visited some enterprises related to my field during my education at school.

8.I think education programmes at school and needs of enterprises cover each other.

9.I had already had some information about my rights in enterprises before going to enterprises (such as insurance and salary).

10.I appreciate the behaviour and teaching methods of the responsible experts in enterprises.

11.New developments and changings are followed at my school.

12. Where would you like to have your enterprise training?

13. Is there a responsible group who works for the orientation from school to job?

14. What kind of counselling would be useful for you for the orientation from school to job?

15. What are the most common problems you face to in Enterprises?

Profiling teachers

Respondents Responded Teachers Teachers from schools with and without VIP

Respondents by gender

Respondents’ education/qualification

Work experience

1.I have enough information about career orientation and guidance

2.Level of my computing knowledge

3.I use information technology while preparing and giving my lessons

4.New developments and changings are followed at my school/institute

5.I think workshops, equipments and materials at my school/institute are enough to prepare the students for the labour market

6.I update my technical knowledge and teaching methods to be more useful for my students and to answer the needs of enterprises/labour market

7.Before my students start their internships in enterprises/practical training places, as a VET teacher I give some information to my students about: their rights and duties, professional ethics and their responsibilities.

8.I make some discussions with my students on their problems related to their field of study.

9.Finding qualified practical training places to improve students’ skills, competences is difficult.

10.I know what the labour market expects from VET students

11.I think education programmes at school and the needs of enterprises/practical training places cover each other.

12. How are the enterprises/practical training places found for students’ practical training?

13. Why do you think the enterprises/practical training places take the students to practical training?

14. How often have the coordinator teachers/responsible teachers to visit their students at practical training places.

15. How do you think a teacher can improve his/her professional knowledge and skills?

16. What kind of counselling would be more useful for students for the orientation from school to job?

Thank you for attention!