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projectmeeting in Graz: 3.3.2013 – 6.3.2013
11 representatives of secondary schools, schools for Vocational Educational training, companies and local
government from ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL) visited Graz (AT). Main aim of the CHAIN-exchange is to get a
clear picture of how schools, companies and local government work closely together to prepare young
people for labour market-perspective. So in the two days exchange these three stakeholders (schools,
companies, local government) show their joint effort.
In this visit we especially worked on the following themes/topics:
• How to increase the involvement of companies for education/cooperation with schools
• Life long learning (is there any policy on this in the involved companies in this Comenius project)
• Demand orientated approach by local government, labouroffice, schools. Basis is the demand of the
labourmarket; schools, labouroffice, local government take this as a start for their work/approach
• Careerorientation and careerguidance (again demand of the labourmarket startingpoint for activities
by schools/STVG etcetera)
• Labourmarketinformation; only by good knowledge of the local/regional labourmarket 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 labourmarket!
Local government
At the townhall of Graz Herbert Just, head of Stadtschulamt Graz, gave information about Graz “City of
schools”. Andreas Morianz explained the economic situation. It was clear that Graz is booming, a lot of
industry, a lot of chances for young people in the transition from school to work. Very impressive, also the
active role of the city of Graz to connect schools and companies.
Schools
The presentation of NMS Webling and NMS Klusemannstraße showed us how the networks between
schools, companies and the city of Graz are functioning. You could see, feel and smell the close cooperation
between the different actors in the field of education and labourmarket.
Companies
The visit to Andriz AG was great. Bernhard Pesenhofer, Head of Assembly/Packing/Apprentices gave a
presentation about the company and apprenticeships. The plant tour was impressive. Gernot Pagger from
Federation of Austrian Industries explained the role of companies/ associations of companies to connect
the worlds of school and work. It is clear that companies are pro-active in the connection with education.
