Dual Education for Romanian retail Sector in Bucharest Region

Cristina Gheorghe- HR Manager BILLA Romania

Cooperation school-retail companies-Austrian Embassy (Commercial section)

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Start-end of the project: 15/09/2015- 15/06/2018

Project website: facebook.com/OSCAR.ScoalaComerciala

Project partners:

With support from:

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Two classes in a high school, with merchant-seller specialization, level 3, max. 60 apprentices

Target: 8th grade graduates

Apprenticeship: involvement of the company in school Curriculum, Framework Contract between company and school, Practice Contract between school, student and company, Scholarship Contract between company and student

Project details:

Economic College “Costin C. Kirițescu”,

Bucharest

Economic College “Costin C. Kirițescu”,

BucharestROMẬNIA

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Advantages of vocational schools

Active involvement of the company in the apprenticeship/

training practice and education process

Adaptation of school curriculum to the requirements of industry

and the technology used

Improve the quality and level of training

Meet the high demand of qualified personnel with secondary

education

Duration: 3 years 1st year 20% company, 80% school 2nd year 60% company, 40% school 3rd year 72% company, 28% school

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First dual education pilot project in Bucharest in commercial field

400 lei - state (200 lei) and companies (200 lei)Monthly scholarship during schooling for all apprentices:

Priority employment after graduation

Focus on practical training

Supporting apprentices with outstanding results in further education

Diploma recognized nationally and internationally

The active involvement of companies in selection, training and examination processes, curriculum

Advantages of o’SCAR

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Press Conference 5th May

Sign the Partnership and collaboration agreement 5th May

CDL – local development curriculum- End of May

“practice contract” (apprentice, school and company), “scholarship contract” (company and apprentice)

Steps before implementation (I)

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Marketing campaign to promote the project• marketing: career guidance for students; • target: eighth grade students, parents and teachers• flyer and poster content and design, facebook

account, conference, media, Educational fairs,

communication inside the stores April - August

Steps before implementation (II)