PREPARATION COURSES SOCIAL and HEALTH CARE

The Social- and Health Care College of Aarhus in co-operation with 5 Production Schools and The Vocational Basic Training

PRESENTATION

• Jan Sig Wadsholt, The Social and Health Care College of AarhusStudent Counsellor - The Student Basic Programme

• Mette Birgitte Bessing, The Social and Health Care College of AarhusCo-ordinator of Educational Courses for Production Schools and Vocational Basic Training

THE DANISH MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SYSTEM

JOB AREAS

Social and Health Care Worker

•Nursing homes•Centres for the elderly•Psychiatric institutions•Health Care Centres•Hospitals•Group homes

Pedagogical Assistant

•Day nurseries•Kindergartens•Youth centres•Group homes for disabled people

IVET programmes aim at providing the participants with:

OVERALL OBJECTIVES

Vocational qualifications which are formally recognised and in demand by the labour market

General, personal and social qualifications which open up the individual’s possibilities for lifelong learning, employability, active citizenship and personal fulfilment

PROGRAMMES WITHIN THE IVET SYSTEM

Vocational education and training programmes• Technical VET programmes• Business VET programmes• Basic Social and Health Care education programmes• Agricultural, Maritime and other programmes

Individual programme options• The practical pathway •Vocational basic training (EGU) • Production schools• Vocational education and training for adults

EDUCATIONAL COURSES• Students gain a small insight into the different educations•Students are working with their own health profile combined with practical training in caring about children and elderly people•Clarification about future education in the area of health and care

TARGET GROUPS

• Students from Production Schools and Vocational Basic Training with social, personal and academic challenges

• Young people under the age of 25 years needing clarification/assessment of qualifications

• General assesment before joining The Basic Programme

SIGNIFICANT SIGNS FOR STUDENTS• Clarification about future education within the area• Pre-courses make it easier to join The Basic Programme• Students rediscover their motivation• A short early start means energy when starting The Basic

Programme• Boosting the students´ academic, social and personal

qualifications

SIGNIFICANT SIGNS FOR STUDENTS

• Students feel confident about joining The Basic Programme because of the social relations

• Students are guaranteed admission• Fewer drop-out’s