MENTORIŲ MOKYMO PATIRTIS, ĮGYVENDINANT DUALINĮ PROFESINĮ MOKYMĄ LIETUVOJE PAGAL PROJEKTĄ „DARBU GRINDŽIAMAS MOKYMASIS“

Mentor training experience, implementing dual training in Lithuania, under the project „Work based learning"

Abstract

Since 2014 Panevezys College is implementing project „Dual vocational training qualification and integration of young people and the development of innovation in the workplace / work-based learning" (Nr. PR-11, 2014-10-29). Project goal - to help young people to facilitate their integration into the labor market, through the implementation of the dual training model in Lithuanian vocational training system and the raising of small and medium-sized enterprises innovation. Panevezys College, on the basis of the German and other EU vocational training experience, implemented the dual training projects in Lithuania, carried out in this field of research material, developed Dual VET implementation in Lithuania concept, which revealed the dual vocational training in Lithuania are the legal and financial terms, with specific dual vocational training implementation stages, deadlines for developing (Kliminskas, Pagirienė, 2015).

Work-based learning goal - to help young people to facilitate their integration into the labor market, the implementation of the dual training model Lithuanian vocational training system. Dual vocational training –the model of vocational training when 1/3 of the training consists of a theoretical part of vocational education and 2/3 - the practical part training in the company. The company apprentice taught practical subjects and vocational school he conveyed theoretical knowledge. In this way, young people acquire the necessary practical skills, and the company gets the young skilled workers who have the necessary qualifications. The shortage of skilled workers is on everyone's lips. Task for instructors is technically and pedagogically competent involve the youth in the operating and economic environment and to professionally qualify. The train-the-trainer program provides the necessary knowledge to successfully passing the trainer aptitude examination and for operational practice. The dual vocational training in Lithuania is quite new method, our country prevails school vocational training model. Employers are very poorly acquainted with the dual training model. Not all companies interested to take apprentices and even less to invest in apprentice’s jobs, the creation of methodological materials, training mentors - as mentors will remain less time in direct work. The situation could considerably be improved if there were tax benefits, which will allow companies to reduce the corporate income tax, depending on their investment in apprenticeship. Main aim of the research is to summarize mentor training experience in the project „Work-based learning“.

Objectives: 1.To review the implementation of the dual vocational training Lithuania assumptions. 2. Introduce a mentor training program. 3. Evaluate the experience from mentor training program performance.

Research object – mentor training program and its implementation.

Research methods: documents and other information sources, analysis of the survey.

Evaluating mentor training results, it must be concluded that the program had tangible benefits to both businesses and their employees - training participants. The staff has gained consistent with the needs of today's competencies; and it is likely that their knowledge and skills will contribute to promoting innovation in enterprises, and increasing productivity.

Positive reviews of respondents show that the Lithuanian education system and the business environment are already prepared for the implementation of the new model.