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Career education – The Example of Tartu Tamme High School. Merit Luik career co-ordinator, teacher of health and social sciences. It started in 2005…. Career education: What? How? Why? How to motivate and engage managers, colleagues and students?
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Career education – The Example of Tartu Tamme High School Merit Luik career co-ordinator, teacher of health and social sciences
It started in 2005… • Career education: • What? How? Why? • How to motivate and engage managers, colleagues and students? • Where can I get support and find a role-model?
The biggest challenges in 2005 • Lack of knowledge • Low motivation • Misunderstandigs • Lack of state support and resources • The role of class teacher • Cross-curricular theme within general education • Lack of time and money • Lack of traditions and support systems
Areas of career education: • Mediating the career information • Career lessons • The first level career counselling • Events and projects to explore the world of work • Enterprising projects
Mediating the career information • Mediating information about events, conferences, camps etc. • Introducing the educational system, schools and universities
Introducing the applied higher educational schools and universities
Career lessons • Form 8: 10 hours per year • High school: lectures and workshops according to the needs and intrests of students
The first level career counseling • Planning the career and road to eduction, choosing the final exams • Testing, giving feedback and career counselling at forms 9 and 11(General Aptitude Test, vocational preferences test) in co-operation with Youth Information and Counselling Centre of Tartu • Address students to professional career counsellor • Supporting student enterprises and projects
Events and projects to explore the world of work • Career Days • “Work shadows” and “Student shadows” • Visits to firms and companies • Career games for forms 3-6 • Projects for specific target groups • Meetings with specialists and alumnuses
Enterprising projects • Program of student firms • Science Fest • Competition of Science Projects
Our partners • Youth Information and Counselling Centre of Tartu • Network of City and County Career Co-ordinators (Tartu) • University of Tartu • Tallinn University of Technology, • Tartu Health Care College; • Science Centre AHHAA • Firms and companies • Co-operation with other schools
Thank you for your attention! merit@tamme.tartu.ee