Maison du Languedoc-Roussillon à Bruxelles - Open Days 2011 Regional Schools for a Second Chance in...

Maison du Languedoc-Roussillon à Bruxelles - Open Days 2011

Regional Schools for a Second Chance

in Languedoc-Roussillon


Background

EC White Paper on Teaching and learning (1995)

Towards the learning society

First reference to « Second Chance Schools »

Social issues in Languedoc Roussillon :

each year 5000 young people quit school without any

qualitification 6% drop out rate

out of them, a third are coping with illeteracy

2004: priority for the Region = to promote innovative

ways to bring these young people back to the economic

and social systems.

First Second Chance School opened in Montpellier in 2006


For whom ?

18 to 25 years old

No qualification

Out of school since at least 6 months

Officially looking for a job (=registered at the National Job Agency)

Main criteria : motivation.

Assisted and informed by the local network of social workers

Applicants finally selected by the Second Chance School itself


How does it work?

The objectives of the 9 regional schools for a second chance are to :

- Update basic knowledge and skills- Develop social and behavioural skills- Provide with tailor made coaching to increase self confidence.- Help in defining professional goals

Teaching methods are innovative, flexible and individualised according to each trainee ’s capacity to learn and his/her professional goal.

Combination with periods of work/internship

Schools have dedicated resources (premises, staff and accounting)


In a nutshell

Total beneficiaries since 2006 : 2 133

2006 : 542007 : 752008 : 192 2009 : 3312010 : 7252011 : 756 (estimated)

Success rate : around 60% depending on the year (from 58% to 64%) Either they get a job, enroll for a formal vocational training or get an apprenticeship

Total amount of the programme since it was launched : 4 852 291 €of which 50% funded by the ESF


Directions for the future

1. Strengthen regional networking among Second chance schools in Languedoc Roussillon but also throughout France

2. Use Second chance schools pilot experience as a model to improve other regional programmes

3. Label our Regional Schools for a Second Chance as part of the National Network of Second chance schools


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Contacts:

MONTPELLIER, LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLONThibaut GUIBON, project manager +33 467 22 68 12 ; [email protected]éphane NGUYEN, head of unit EU Affairs +33 467 22 80 14 ; [email protected]

BRUSSELSJulie MARAVAL, policy officer+32 22 35 09 00 ; [email protected]

For further information : www.laregion.fr

www.languedoc-roussillon.eu

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