Work Alternation Project of the
Italian school
Peter Ferfoglia
BRI-ES, Bled 26.-27.03.2015
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
Strongly supported by
the Italian School Reform
→ great purpose of the Italian School
→ for today and tomorrow
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
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→ combines and integrates classroom studies
→ time spent at a business to learn
 on-the-job training experience
 real problem-solving situation
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
young people - students with basic knowledge
business help to acquire..
skills required for a…
successful school-to-job transition
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
school
bridge the
gap..
employment
service
bringing school closer to the world of work
providing a valuable field experience for the students
providing training credits and special certificate
attesting new acquired competences
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Certificate and credits
…important part of CV…
…very useful tool to either…
-> enter the job
market
-> continue the studies
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
transmission of
theoretical rules
(didactic learning)
real
problem-solving
situations
“learning by doing”
…during the training time at
the workplace…
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
THE MAJOR OPERATIVE DIFFICULTIES:
General lack of economic
funds for the teachers work
General lack of economic
funds for the tutor’s work
Find companies that are ready to invest their
valuable time in the training of our students
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Companies that host our students are
making a considerable effort for us and for
the future of our companies and students
…as long as they can
they meet us and help us!
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…but…
…during the latest School Reform
(2008-2011) we have had a reduction
of technical subjects and labs!
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Chamber of Industry
Significant reduction of the students’
knowledge
Students have difficulties in applying
the theoretical knowledge
Students have more difficulties to
solve elementary and also complex
problems
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Other particularity in Italy:
big extension of the Italian
territory with relevant
difference…
between north and south
between more and less
industrialized territory
between all the regions
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
Other particularity in Italy:
The Teachers Council
 create the POF – educational offer
 create complete educational program for all
subjects
 checks the effective development of the
education programs
 identify the number and type
of the training experience’s
pathways to activate and insert
in the POF
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2 tutorial figure…
Training tutor - internal
 selected teacher - inside the school
institution
 who plays the role of assistance
and guidance before and during
the on-the-job experience
 checks the student’s
performance
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…
External Training tutor or company’s tutor
 who favours and helps the
introduction of the students into
the operating work’s cycle
 assists students in the
workplace and monitor and
evaluate the activities
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
The Government, aware of
these issues, is trying to
meet again the needs and
requirements of the working
world with the new ‘Renzi’s
School-Work Alternation
Project
…”La Buona Scuola” – “The Good School”
…and, what is this?...
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Until today:
 Only 9% of the high schools and professionaltechnical institutes organize the Work
Alternation Project
 The Company which host the students are
only 1%
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The new Work Alternation Project is:
Is meant for students aged 15 and above
is scheduled for all type of high schools (high
schools and professional-technical institutes)
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Tomorrow, with the New ‘Good School’ reform:
The Work Alternation Project become a must
for all students
The Companies must watch to this project like
an opportunity and not like an additional
problem
The idea it’s to follow the good practice of the
other States of the EU
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
Tomorrow, with the New ‘Good School’ reform :
The WAP become required for all Technical
Institutes and Professional Institutes
At least 400 hours during 3 years
The teachers must project, together with the
Companies, the educational program
The teachers must project, together with the
Companies, the educational program
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Tomorrow, with the New ‘Good School’ reform :
The schools can commerce their products and
services to increase the internal budget due to
Work Alternation Program
Attention to the project Erasmus+, with more
international mobility's and more use of English
in the workplace
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Innovations, with the New ‘Good School’ reform :
More no-universities formation (like Superior
Technical Institute’s)
School which have more than 50% of teachers
coming from the world of the work
30% hours on the internship
…particularly for: robotics, agribusiness,
mechanic, fashion, tourism, sustainable
mobility, energy efficiency
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What about our Institute? …our experience…
ISIS “Cankar-Zois-Vega” - Gorizia
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Work Alternation Project of the Italian school
Encourage the students to
become good worker and a
businessman
- Help to takeover the domestic firms
- Help to develop new firms
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First questions…. How we can start?
- Brainstorming …to explore new business ideas
- Which type of company we must create?
- What documentation is required?
- Prepare an investment budget
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Which sector?
What we, students, are able to do?
 Business management
 International trading
 Systems and DB management
 Web design – software development
 …other…
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Our Institute has got about 10 years’
experience in School-Work Alternation Project
…we started only with a summer on-the-job
experience…
…in subsequent years we included this
experience in the curriculum required program!
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TODAY in our School:
…all the students of the third and fourth upper
classes (15-18 years) do an internship of at
least two-three weeks in a company
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Increase the knowledge also with other
alternative projects…
 ’More knowledge for more
tourism’
 ECDL
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 International competition
‘Stock Market Learning’
…it aims to provide pupils a better
understanding of the stock market and of the
economic and financial world by simulating
transactions in stock exchanges
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Educational tours:
…and many others…
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Summarizing…
Transmission of
theoretical rules
Real problem-solving
situations
(didactic learning)
(at the workplace)
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training
path
guides students towards
their future employment
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…but not just an on-the-job training experience…
…we need also support of the career
guidance, job-placement and counselling
…we need the high skills of relational and
career counsellors, with a portfolio of knowledge
and contacts with the local enterprises
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The training path contribute to discover
and explore the very core of the…
Total Quality future good business
organizations…
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Thank’s for
your attention!
…relationships dynamics in a workplace
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