Practical training

WITH SIMPLE STEPS TO HIGH-QUALITY PRACTICAL TRAINING

For companies, we have prepared practical tools that allow them to easily establish practical training.

  1. The manuals guide you step by step toward a simple and successful implementation of practical training in your company:

Practical training is a highly effective form of learning through work experience that facilitates the transition from education and training to employment. Individuals gain the skills that employers need, while also increasing the competitiveness and productivity of companies and workplaces.

This booklet describes the opportunities for companies to engage in practical training and how to address some common misconceptions that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have about practical training. It also provides a comprehensive overview of ways to cooperate with educational institutions and implement a practical training program.

A properly managed practical training program can become a direct source of profit from the value of the work performed by students. This is the added value of practical training – to provide students with much-needed work experience, companies can take advantage of subsidies for employing these same students. Additionally, practical training creates further benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and more.

This booklet will present the procedures that need to be followed to ensure the highest possible return on your company’s investment in practical training, while also ensuring that each student gains the experience they need for their training.

It is important for a company to establish trustworthy relationships with students from day one and to provide them with proper information, ensuring that everyone knows what to expect from each other. This way, the expectations of all participants will be met within the timeframe of the practical training. The onboarding process varies from company to company, depending on their culture, industry, and the nature of the practical training itself.

This booklet describes how to prepare an effective onboarding process.

Successfully implemented practical training benefits both SMEs and students. Students gain the opportunity to enhance their theoretical knowledge with practical workplace skills, providing them with a comprehensive understanding of their study program.

This booklet offers advice on how to structure the mentoring process to strengthen long-term partnerships between the SME and the student, thereby establishing a practical training framework for the successful future development of the SME.

TOOL FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRACTICAL TRAINING

The tool for high-quality practical training (PRI) was designed as a flexible management tool and can be used in various situations for different purposes::

  • a guide for setting up the basic management system of future PRI for VET schools and SMEs;
  • a self-check list for VET schools and SMEs to see if they are ready for systematic PRI management;
  • a self-check list for VET schools and SMEs to find areas to improve in their PRI processes;
  • a checklist to help with peer review activities;
  • a checklist to help with outside audits by other parties (for VET schools and SMEs);
  • a checklist to help with outside audits by third parties (certification bodies).

The tools were made as part of a European

project