Comenius Lifelong Learning Programme

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MEETING

3-10 DECEMBER 2012

SMOLYAN, BULGARIA

Durable Knowledge - Key to the Future

 WELCOME COMENIUS TEAM.

WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL HERE IN BULGARIA.

OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT 'MUST HAVE' SKILLS STUDENTS NEED FOR THE

FUTURE.• 1. GENERAL OVERVIEW ON TODAY’S HUNGARIAN LABOUR MARKET

• 2. NECESSARY SKILLS

• 3. OUR SCHOOL’S PROFILE

• 4. SOME IMPORTANT DATA

• 5. SKILLS AND FACULTIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• 6. OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS

• 7. QUESTIONNAIRE

• 8. CASE STUDY(VIDEO)

• 9. CONCLUSION

The world is shifting from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy.

• The rising generation-brought up on the internet-is very differently motivated to learn.

Labour surplus in Hungary

- oversupply of graduates (10-15 times more than the economy can tolerate yearly, 2011)

-a lot of graduates with the same qualifications (economists, lawyers, bachelors of art, people in trade, sales and production) - the result is career change

-university and college graduates obtain higher wages - difficulty in finding jobs – retraining

-vocational workers find jobs more easily – lower wages

Labour surplus in Hungary- oversupply of graduates (10-15 times more than the economy can tolerate yearly, 2011)A lot of graduates with the same qualifications (economists, lawyers, bachelors of art, people in trade, sales and production) - the result is career changeUniversity and college graduates obtain higher wages - difficulty in finding jobs - retrainingVocational workers find jobs more easily – lower wages

Labour shortage in Hungary

- in areas where special skills are needed (e.g. plumbers, bricklayers, carpenters, electricians etc...)

-the system of vocational training is being under reconstruction in Hungary

-according to a survey 150,000 graduates will be missing by 2020

-half a million youngsters will be looking for jobs in vain due to the lack of degrees

‚More people become excellent by practice than by natural talent’

Demokritus

Business partners demands

• Students need good Academic skills: (acquired in different training institutions: primary schools, /vocational/ secondary schools, vocational trainings /National Vocational List/, colleges, universities, workplaces)

established expertise, vocational competencegood language proficiency skills

computer literacyability to drive

work experiencegeneral literacy

professional awarenessgood team work

effective communication skills (oral, written)Life Long Learning (LLL)

time management

Character skills: (innate)

• sharing attention

• agility and punctuality

• positive attitude

• self-confidence

• creativity

• flexibility

• tolerance

• helpfulness

• cooperation

• curiosity and imagination

• initiative and entrepreneurial spirit

• adaptability

• critical thinking and problemsolving

• independence

• responsibility

• social intelligence (moral behaviour)

• courtesy

• consciousness

• enthusiasm, motivation

• respect

• talent

• conflict management

• ability to stand on more legs

Our school's profile • -multinational companies play a crucial role in production and service in Hungary

• -our school tries to give practical knowledge into the hands of our school leavers to find jobs more easily on the constantly changing labour market

• -Secondary Vocational School specialised in commerce (students aged between 14-20)

• -9th form-foreign language(English)preparatory class

• -10th form- business environment

• -11th form- business environment/typing/ethics

• -12-13th form-enterprise/marketing/economy

• -final exam:-enterprise/marketing

• -1987-starting vocational training

• -1992/93- foreign trade

• -1994/95-trade and marketing

• -1999/2000-vocational training(National Vocational List)-trade technician, marketing and advertising agent

• -2005/06-logistics manager

Our Special Subjects:marketing and managementeconomic studieseconomysocietyethics Extra-curricular activities: IT(Information Technology) doing team sports, sport camps (teambuilding) language tutoring tutoring in other subjectsParticipation in different projects:-International Business Studies:objective:

common curriculumin business environment• in business resources• introduction into marketing• communicative/administrative activities• introduction into logistics• market research• customer relation• sale

German exchange program-Remscheid

 Participation in domestic exhibitions

LLP Comenius Multilateral PartnershipObjectives: give information about our school

motivate students improve communication and presentation skills in English get to know different cultures

Students' and parents' demands

• considering students' individual skills

• listening to students' problems

• motivating students with different methods of teaching

• get acceptable language skills (at least one language on a basic level)

• computer skills

Follow Up (Vásárhelyi Pál Secondary Trade school)  

The chart shows decline in admittance to colleges and universities.Most students start working mainly due to the financial crisis.

2009 2010 20110%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Vocational training (1-2 years)College /University (4-5 years)

Higher EducationInternational Business School/private Trainings are focused on: individual thinking self-confidence communication business experience practice-based approach  BSc in: Business and Diplomacy

Business and Tourism ManagementManagement and Information SystemsManagement with LanguagesManagement with PhilosophyFinancial Management

MSc in:International BusinessFinancial ManagementHuman Resource ManagementMarketing Management

 

Budapest College of Economics 

studies: tax and finance controllingtax advicemarketing specialised economyproduct and consumer productionbusiness managementbank product sales managementbank clerkinvestment clerkpayroll clerk

 

Budapest College of Communications necessary skills: creative thinking

practical trainingdedicationcommitment

BSc studies: managementtrade and marketingcommunication and the mediainternational managementtourism

Vocational Training: tourisminstitutional communicationinternational forwarding and logistics managementcommercial managementadvertising

College of Management

goals: • train highly qualified experts with practical knowledgepsychologically and professionally trained students for the quickly changing world• communication• stress tolerance  

future jobs: advertising agent

business manager international forwarding and logistics manager foreign language communicator economic foreign language communicator small and medium- size enterprise manager

Business Partners (visiting factories, plants, companies)

• Schenker Logistics• Logistics Promotion Center• KABA ELZETT Security Technical Company• Rynart Logistics Centers• Paks Atomic Power Station• ARGE 2000 LTD• Pepsi Co Hungary• Coca Cola Hungary• Zwack Unicum• Suzuki Hungary• Dreher Breweries• The First Budapest Mill and Bakery• The Central Bank of Hungary• Mulberry leathers LTD(England)

Questionnaire: (10+10 students interviewed) Beginners interviewed

1. Why did you choose this school?

2. Which is the most important skill in the choice of career?

3. Which segment of trade are you interested in most?

 

40%

10%

50%

It was advised

It is near my home

I wish to go on studying in trade

60%

30%

10%Professional knowledge Language competenceComputer literacy

50%

10%

40%

Marketing Foreign trade I do not know

4. Do you need a foreign language exam?

5. What do you want to achieve in your studies?

70%

30%YesI don't know

30%

20%

50%

Final examVocational trainingUniversity/Col-lege degree

School leavers interviewed

1. Why did you choose Vásárhelyi Pál Secondary Trade School among the other secondary schools?

 

2. Where do you want to go on studying?

 

3. If you want to work in trade, did you get the right qualification for it? 

All students said:YES 

60%20%

20% I wish to go on studying in trade It is near my home

70%

30%

Univer-sity or col-lege Voca-tional training

3. If you want to work in trade, did you get the right qualification for it? 

All students said:YES

 

4. Rank the following skills in order of importance.(1. the least important 5. the most important)

Professional qualification

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Communicative language competence

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

31

18

24

30

5. Do you have these skills?

All students said: YES 

6. In your opinion what is the main reason of unemployment? 

80%

10%

10%

Few job op-portunities Lack of en-thusiasm Illiteracy

7. In your opinion can a youngster find a job after school? Give your reasons.

 

Reasons:

80%

20%

No Partly

30%

50%

10%10%

few job opportuni-ties

no work experience

favouritism no confi-dence in the new em-ployee

Conclusion

-Most school leavers (university, college 70%,vocational training 30%)

- beginners (university/ college 50%, final exam 30%,vocational training 20%)

-All students consider professional expertise the most important in their future.

-70% considers language competency, language exam crucial

-All school leavers are satisfied with the qualification they got in our school.

-80% of school leavers claim finding a job is almost impossible in the present situation in Hungary. It is mainly because of the lack of work experience(business needs it even if it’s not always possible to acquire during studying) and the lack of vacancies.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

SourcesThe school’s quality managementWebsites of business collegesOnline articles about skills students need in the futureOur School’s 25th Anniversary Book  Composed by: NEMES JUDITSZVOBODÁNÉ PATAKI ZSUZSATÓTH MÓNIKAZÁMBORSZKY ZSÓFIAPUSKÁS LÁSZLÓHAVASY DÁVID