I A E V G International Conference WS 31/New Trends Making Transition Work Peter Härtel Styrian Economic Society Bern, September 2003

SAB-MTW2 Transition as a Challenge for School and Business Experiences and Perspectives

SAB-MTW3 Transnational COMENIUS – Network S A B Making Transition Work

SAB-MTW4 Thesis 1 Internationalization Informationalization Innovation are strong challenges for schools and the working world

SAB-MTW5 Thesis 2 The process of change in the educational systems is slower than in the working world and business

SAB-MTW6 Thesis 3 The risk of breaks and gaps at the interfaces between educational system and the working world is increasing Result: Youth unemployment

SAB-MTW7 Youth Unemployment in Europe Source: HDI/UNO 2003 In percentage

SAB-MTW8 Thesis 4 Youth employment is a need of the labour market need of economy and welfare but also a social need in general

SAB-MTW9 Thesis 5 In a world which is more international, more networked, more intercultural, career guidance is more effective, if it is also more international, more networked, more intercultural

SAB-MTW10 COMENIUS - Network School and Business – Making Transition Work approach : bringing together actors of different countries Collect and save the results of former and current European projects

SAB-MTW11 test the transferability of good practice examples in other countries start new reference activities for career guidance in a transnational view

SAB-MTW12 Coordinator Partners Members 12 SAB – MTW

SAB-MTW13 Examples of models and projects Spanish subnet cooperation school – municipality Polish subnet cooperation between Career Centres Gender approach in Austria early guidance for girls and young women

SAB-MTW14 Information about the Danish System Career guidance in Finland New apprenticeships in Great Britain Early education for entrepreneurship in Germany

SAB-MTW15 Common Guidelines for Success of Transition  Early beginning  Continuous processes  Strengthen basic skills, reading, writing, speaking, calculating…  Personal and professional competences  Strengthen strengths – develop potentials

SAB-MTW16 Common Guidelines for Success of Transition  Stimulate interests  Early work experience  Feeling of success and self confidence  Team- and networking of various actors  Life – entrepreneurship

SAB-MTW17 Invitation for membership Offers and benefits The only existing European-wide network of School & Business Finding new project partners Experience exchange: Finding new project ideas and examples for good practice All relevant information concerned with the topic at first sight

I A E V G International Conference WS 31/New Trends Making Transition Work Peter Härtel Styrian Economic Society Bern, September 2003