Meeting Labor Market Needs: Edströmska MFT

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

What we do…• Upper secondary vocational education for

youth (16-18)• Education programs for unemployed• Adult vocational training• Contract courses for businesses

ProgramsSecondary school

• Car mechanic• Heavy mechanic• Construction &

Operator• Transport & logistics• MC/small engines• Airport personnel• Body shop

Adult Vocational• Car/heavy mechanic• Transport• Construction

operator• Driving school

instructor• Bus

Businesses• Many different courses based on

demand• http://www1.vasteras.se/edstromska/

vux_uppdragsutbildning/uppdragsutbildning.shtml

Cooperation with labor marketConsists of two main parts• Board of directors (developmental)• Program council (operational)

Board of Directors• Representatives of the industry, unions

and education• Quarterly meetings• Guidelines and development• Strategic thinking – long term (2013)• Chairman – industry representative

Board of DirectorsContracts with local labor markets• Board• Meetings• Specialized education• Equipment (sponsorship deals)

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

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)

Program CouncilComposition• 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 student

Program CouncilMission• Set and discuss curriculum• Discuss and decide internships, time

periods, number of students, etc.• Contracts for work placements• Supervisor training for employees

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

How to have a successful cooperation…

• Willing local industry• Open-minded local government• Dialogue• Traditional education = antiquated• Optimism (we can)

Edströmska international• Began in 2007• Volvo• Stephenson College, Coalville, UK• Teacher and Student

International Growth• Hungary• France• Denmark• CEDEFOP

Certification• Europass• IRTEC• Swedish evaluation papers• EC-VET• EQF

The Future?