UniVET – University or Vocational Education and Training

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UniVET – University or Vocational Education and Training
Why do young people decide for vocational training or university studies? Based on this question, a comparative investigation of the decision factors and an investigation of the most important influencing factors within the framework of the UniVET project are planned.
In addition, a catalogue of the main strengths and weaknesses relating to the main influencing factors identified is compiled.
Based on these strengths, a measuring instrument for the potentials and interests of the young people is created in order to increase their career orientation. The basic idea behind this is that if the most important factors influencing a young person’s career decision can be measured, he can also be advised individually and profitably after a test.
In the long term, the UniVET project aims to improve the career orientation of young people in all partner countries. All stakeholders should be informed about opportunities and, in this context, the acceptance of vocational education and training should be improved in comparison to higher education. One of the main objectives of this project is to raise awareness of vocational training opportunities among all target groups.
The UniVET project will analyse current trends and their drivers in all partner countries in order to provide comprehensive information for the main target groups (high school students, drop-outs, parents, schools, employers).
“UniVET – University or Vocational Education and Training” is run by TALENTBRÜCKE GmbH & Co. KG and is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The project consortium consists of members from Germany, Spain, Lithuania, Italy and Poland.

Partners

BFW NRW gGmbH, VSRC, CEAP, IF Center, IBE

Aim

The UniVET – university or vocational education and training – project is aimed to develop a guideline in terms of a toolkit in all partner countries as a short-term impact.

Outcomes

Impacts/Outcomes 1:
Impact on participants and target groups:

The UniVET – university or vocational education and training – project is aimed to develop a guideline in terms of a toolkit in all partner countries as a short-term impact. Due to the fact that many of our partners, such as BZB, BFW, CEAP and VSRC, come from the construction industry, we will take advantage of this focus.
Since the findings determined will certainly not be exclusively sector-specific and we have partners in the consortium with IBE, IFC and TALENTBRÜCKE; who know how to keep in touch with several other sectors, the results will also have an impact beyond the construction sector. The target groups in this context will be high school students as well as university dropouts from industry-specific and relevant educational backgrounds. Attracting them for a vocational education and training is a fundamental task. Since e.g. IFC works on projects within the branches transport, healthcare, industry and gastronomy, these sectors could for example benefit directly.
Since we will try to understand within the framework of the project, how the two different career paths operate, university studies and vocational training and education, we will be able to work out clues in order to increase the attractiveness of dual education for the named target groups.

Furthermore, vocational training companies, schools and parents rate among the target groups. These groups will be able to improve their advisory skills for the young people concerning career paths.

Impacts/Outcomes 2:
The long-term impact in all partner countries therefrom consists of improving the acceptance of vocational training, because sensitizing all of the target groups for the career opportunities in VET is one of the main aims of this project. As stated above, the focus here will be on the construction industry and provide general information beyond that.

Policy/Initiative

Mis-Matching of Skills:
Taking a closer look at why young people choose vocational education and training or university-based careers, it is planned to carry out a comparative study of decision factors, as well as an examination of main influence factors concerning this topic.
Furthermore, we are going to create a catalogue of strengths and weaknesses to be tested, which relate to the identified main influencing factors of the previous study. Thereon it is planned to create a measuring tool regarding the potentials and interests of the young people in order to increase their work-orientation. The basic idea is that if you can measure the main influencing factors for a young person's career decisions, you can also provide him/her with tailored advice following a test.
Afterwards it is planned to execute the refined potential analyses in five countries. Therefrom we are expecting further findings. Subsequently information material will be prepared in order to summarize all ascertained facts and combine these to varied information material in the form of a catalogue. All contents will be merged into a mobile app translated in all partner languages.

From this we expect a short-term impact in all partner countries. Due to the fact that many of our partners come from the construction industry, we will take advantage of this focus.
Since the findings determined will certainly not be exclusively sector-specific and we have partners in the consortium, who know how to keep in touch with several other sectors, the results will also have an impact beyond the construction sector.
The long-term impact in all partner countries therefrom consists of improving the acceptance of vocational training, because sensitizing all of the target groups for the career opportunities in VET is one of the main aims of this project. As stated above, the focus here will be on the construction industry and provide general information beyond that.

Contact Information

Name of Organisation:	Talentbrücke GmbH & Co KG
Role:	Promoter
Address:	Burgmauer 60, 50667 Köln
Zip/City:	Köln
Country:	Germany
Email:	l.scarpello@talentbruecke.de
Website:	https://www.bauindustrie-nrw.de

Contact Person
Contact Name:	Lars-Rosario Scarpello
Contact Phone:	+492212923330
Contact Email:	l.scarpello@talentbruecke.de

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