Project activities• Kick off meeting – Istanbul, sept.

2011., TR• Facebook, website- oct/nov

2011,TR,• Visit to factories/craftsmen

workshops for pupils in primary school, november, PL ?

(completed?,when?, information)• Meeting in Germany, february,

DE

Next months• Create CD and written material – FRA

meeting, DE (march)• Worskhops for pupils of primary school –

RO• (march)• European cake – baking traditional cakes

from partners countries – LT (march)• Open doors day – HR (march)• Meeting in Croatia – june

• Put info on the website and facebook – all

Chamber activities

• Meeting with principals of vocational schools (nov. 2011), conclusions:

• Promoting student enrollment for craft occupations – meeting with pedagogues in primary schools – presenting craft occup., impact on the economy, importance of VET

• Event „Welcome grade pupils”, may 2012.

• Craftsmen visit and presentation in primary schools

Enrollment of students year 2012/2013

• Enroll more students for occupations in demand

• List of professions in demand (Croatian Employment Service)

• More entries for women in professions in demand

Retraining for occupations in demand

Reduce number of drop out students – invite all students who left school past 5 years – engage them in adult education programe – gain qualification

- Financial support of the local community

Research on real needs and type of competence

• Craftsmen and companies – research

• Done by third grade students Voc. School Velika Gorica and Industrial school Zagreb

• Base for planning entry or proposed development of new educational programs for craft and SME

Stop drop out for craft

• Students leave school – negative ratings

• Offer them education inside chamber craft system (Chamber, Craft College)

• Lifelong learning programe – occupations in demand

Employment and self-employment

• Lecture to the students of final grade

• Communication with Chamber• Counselling• Incentives for self-employment

HR - Interesting fact• The first Vocational /Craft School was founded

in Zagreb, 1882. • Zagreb Cathedral, ruined in the Earthquake in

1880. - no skilled craftsmen in Croatia able to accept reconstruction task

20 students were enrolled: 7 carpenters, 7locksmiths ,

4 stone-masons and 2 carver sculptors