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4th Projectmeeting and final conference in ‘s-Hertogenbosch: 15.6. 2014 – 18.6. 2014
16 representatives from Graz visited Den Bosch in June 2014. Two experts from the field of education and
economy, teachers and a headmaster from secondary schools, as well as partners from the City of Graz
and STVG travelled to the final meeting.
In this visit we especially worked on the following themes/topics:
• How to increase the involvement of companies for education/cooperation with schools
• Lifelong learning (is there any policy on this in the involved companies in this Comenius project)
• Leading role local government; to stimulate that companies start their company, that companies
stay in Graz/’s-Hertogenbosch (good entrepreneurs-climate), to stimulate a better connection
between unemployed people and actual and future jobs
• Demand orientated approach by local government, labour office, schools. Basis is the demand of the
labour market; schools, labour office, local government take this as a start for their work/approach
• Tailor-made arrangements (develop innovative instruments, flexible structures)
• Career orientation and career guidance (again demand of the labour market starting point for
activities by schools/STVG etcetera)
• Labour market information; only by good knowledge of the local/regional labour market you can
prepare young people to the right jobs/companies
• HRM-policy; important to know what HRM-policy is made by the involved companies. Schools and
local government can focus on a better way to realise a well-functioning labour market!
Local government
State of the art by Veronique Scharenborg, programme manager: Focus, issues,
results and good practices. Update European priorities and new applications Erasmus+ by Theo van de
Veerdonk. TOM-project, Marijke Mahieu and Action Plan Learningjobs, Ton v.d. Bersselaar
Schools
Visit Rodenborchcollege, secondary school. Presentation of career orientation and career guidance by
René van de Meerendonk. Visit Jeroen Boschcollege. Presentation about career orientation and career
guidance, vision of the school, tour in the school, with special focus on Technasium
Visit Koning Willem 1 College, concept of Water Factory; welcome by Geert Swinkels, project leader
of the Water Factory, presentation and tour by two students, process operators at the Water Factory.
Presentation by Jouke Dijkstra project manager Techxperience. General purpose of TechXperience is to
stimulate interest in technical professions and enterprising craftsmanship.
