1. Meeting Labor Market Needs: Edströmska MFT

2. Origins Industry initiative 2002 Intention statement Västerås Municipality constructs school Opens 2004 Fusion of 2 schools Higher quality

3. What we do… Upper secondary education for youth (high school) Education programs for unemployed Adult vocational training Contract courses for businesses

4. Programs Upper Secondary school Car mechanic Heavy mechanic Construction & equipment operator Transport & Logistics MC/small engines Airport personnel Body shop Adult Vocational Car/Heavy mechanic Transport Construction operator Driving school instructors Bus driver

5. Businesses Many different courses based on demand http://www1.vasteras.se/edstromska/vux _uppdragsutbildning/uppdragsutbildning. shtml

6. Cooperation with labor market Consists of two main parts Board of directors (development) Program council (operations)

7. Board of Directors Representatives of the industry, unions and education Quarterly meetings Guidelines and development Strategic thinking – long term Chairman – industry representative

8. Board of Directors Contracts with local labor markets Board Meetings Specialized education Equipment (sponsorship deals)

9. Equipment Trucks and construction equipment from manufacturers Training objects from businesses (diagnoses) Autoshop send reparation objects with no time limit, original parts, right problem for right student

10. Program Council Representatives of industry and education Operative mission One council for each of the different programs we have (transport, car mechanic and body shop, heavy mechanic, construction operator)

11. Program Council Composition Active and operative members of the industry (people who work in the field) – chosen by businesses Representatives of education At least one teacher and one students

12. Program Council Mission Set and discuss curriculum Discuss and decide internships, time periods, number of students, etc. Contracts for work placements Supervisor training for employees

13. Difficulties None really!!! Flexibility all around Generation problems can exist Unique for all of Sweden

14. Tack så mycket!