SWOT ANALYSISSWOT ANALYSIS

Involvement of Involvement of companies in the companies in the

vocationalvocationaleducation and trainingeducation and training

1. Strengths1. Strengths

Vocational Training Vocational Training (System, Curricula, Teaching (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Trainer, methods, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)co-operations, etc.)

• • Creation and development of Creation and development of the system of recognition of the system of recognition of qualifications.qualifications.

• • Improvement of the accesses Improvement of the accesses between the Intermediate between the Intermediate level VET the Advanced level level VET the Advanced level VET (courses of preparation VET (courses of preparation for the entrance test to the for the entrance test to the Advanced level VET)Advanced level VET)

• • Government is spending a lot Government is spending a lot of money in order to improve of money in order to improve the public image of VET.the public image of VET.

Strengths Strengths Vocational Training Vocational Training

(System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

The vocational training has The vocational training has practices in companies as practices in companies as obligatory content (25 % of the obligatory content (25 % of the time of education). This fact time of education). This fact helps to improve the relationhelps to improve the relation

between centers of formation between centers of formation and companies.and companies.

• • The practices in the companies The practices in the companies provide to the students the provide to the students the practical learning of a job.practical learning of a job.

• • The practices facilitate the The practices facilitate the labour insertion of the people labour insertion of the people titled in vocational training.titled in vocational training.

StrenghtsStrenghts Vocational Schools & Vocational Schools &

training centers training centers (facilities, building(facilities, building

infrastructure, staff, infrastructure, staff, financing,etc.)financing,etc.)

• • Improvement of the quality Improvement of the quality standards of the centers of standards of the centers of formation.formation.

• • The working conditions of The working conditions of teachers are quite beneficial, teachers are quite beneficial, which makes it an attractive which makes it an attractive profession for high qualified profession for high qualified professionals.professionals.

• • Companies have programs to Companies have programs to finance training courses for finance training courses for their workers.their workers.

2. Weaknesses2. Weaknesses

Vocational Education Vocational Education (System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

• • Complexity of the system of Complexity of the system of vocational training, due to his vocational training, due to his great scope (from pupils in school great scope (from pupils in school age up to accreditation of workers age up to accreditation of workers and unemployed people).and unemployed people).

• • Lack of adjustment with the Lack of adjustment with the demands of the Companiesdemands of the Companies

• • The school failure in the compulsory The school failure in the compulsory education has the negative education has the negative consequence that potential VET consequence that potential VET students not always have the students not always have the necessary level of knowledge.necessary level of knowledge.

• • Lacks of the vocational training in Lacks of the vocational training in the areas of the languages and of the areas of the languages and of the information and the information and communication technology (ICT).communication technology (ICT).

WeaknessesWeaknesses Vocational Training Vocational Training

(System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

The bureaucracy around arranging The bureaucracy around arranging an agreement for practices.an agreement for practices.

• • Difficulties to fit the content of the Difficulties to fit the content of the formation with the activities that formation with the activities that have to be carried out during the have to be carried out during the practices in companies.practices in companies.

• • Educational programs are proposed Educational programs are proposed by educational administration and by educational administration and often they are not adapted to the often they are not adapted to the specific needs of the companies.specific needs of the companies.

• • Shortage of workers in companies Shortage of workers in companies prepared to attend students during prepared to attend students during their training.their training.

WeaknessesWeaknesses Vocational Schools Vocational Schools

& training centers & training centers (facilities, building(facilities, building

infrastructure, staff, infrastructure, staff, financing, etc.)financing, etc.)

In some cases the costs of the courses are In some cases the costs of the courses are higher than his financing.higher than his financing.

• • The financing does not distinguish sufficientlyThe financing does not distinguish sufficientlybetween the most expensive specialities and thebetween the most expensive specialities and theleast expensive, or between the territories withleast expensive, or between the territories withmore and fewer resources.more and fewer resources.

• • The budget investment is insufficient in public The budget investment is insufficient in public and private schools.and private schools.

• • Public schools have difficulties to choose thePublic schools have difficulties to choose the equipment that they need out of the sets thatequipment that they need out of the sets that administration provides them.administration provides them.

• • Private schools must obtain financing throughPrivate schools must obtain financing through other activities or donations if they want to buyother activities or donations if they want to buy equipment.equipment.

• • Educational staff for continuing vocational Educational staff for continuing vocational training does not have steady employ training does not have steady employ conditions.conditions.

3. Opportunities3. Opportunities

Vocational Education Vocational Education (System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

• • High degree of labour insertion High degree of labour insertion of the students titled in of the students titled in vocational education.vocational education.

• • Internationalization of vocational Internationalization of vocational training through European training through European programs and initiatives programs and initiatives (Erasmus, Leonardo,...)(Erasmus, Leonardo,...)

• • Creation of digital platforms that Creation of digital platforms that allow on-line learning modules allow on-line learning modules for professional certificates orfor professional certificates or

diplomas.diplomas.

OpportunitiesOpportunities

Vocational Training Vocational Training (System, Curricula, Teaching (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Trainer, methods, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)co-operations, etc.)

• • Development of national Development of national catalogue of professionalcatalogue of professional

qualifications in order to be qualifications in order to be the basis for organizing the the basis for organizing the training.training.

OpportunitiesOpportunities

Vocational Schools & Vocational Schools & training centers training centers (facilities, building (facilities, building infrastructure, staff, infrastructure, staff, financing, etc.)financing, etc.)

• • Having agreements with companies allows Having agreements with companies allows the training of teachers, getting low-cost the training of teachers, getting low-cost equipment, increasing employability of equipment, increasing employability of students, etc.students, etc.

• • It is possible to obtain funds for financing It is possible to obtain funds for financing from banks or foundations.from banks or foundations.

• • Manufacturer companies show special Manufacturer companies show special interest in lending equipments to interest in lending equipments to vocational schools.vocational schools.

• • Usually, workers near retirement or retired Usually, workers near retirement or retired enjoy teaching to young people. This is a enjoy teaching to young people. This is a good way for transferring knowledge good way for transferring knowledge from companies to schools.from companies to schools.

• • The financing programs for training The financing programs for training courses to prepare specific training courses to prepare specific training adapted to the needs of companies.adapted to the needs of companies.

4. Threats4. Threats

Vocational Education Vocational Education (System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

• • Traditional negative vision with Traditional negative vision with which the Spanish society perceives which the Spanish society perceives the studies of vocational training.the studies of vocational training.

• • Complexity of the configuration due Complexity of the configuration due to the implication of many agents: to the implication of many agents: educational and labour educational and labour administrations, businessmen'sadministrations, businessmen's

associations, unions and centers of associations, unions and centers of formation.formation.

• • Continuing VET depends on every Continuing VET depends on every company and on the importance company and on the importance that this one assigns it.that this one assigns it.

• • The small and medium enterprises, The small and medium enterprises, generally, do not detect the needs generally, do not detect the needs of formation in a systematic and of formation in a systematic and orderly manner.orderly manner.

ThreatsThreats

Vocational Training Vocational Training (System, Curricula, (System, Curricula, Teaching methods, Teaching methods, Trainer, co-operations, Trainer, co-operations, etc.)etc.)

• • Difficulties to combine work Difficulties to combine work schedules withschedules with

practices.practices.

• • Some companies use practices Some companies use practices as a free labour.as a free labour.

• • Lack of financing for non-labour Lack of financing for non-labour practices.practices.

ThreatsThreats

Vocational Schools & Vocational Schools & training centers training centers (facilities, building(facilities, building

infrastructure, staff, infrastructure, staff, financing, etc.)financing, etc.)

• • Ongoing changes in regulations, Ongoing changes in regulations, setting up new requirements setting up new requirements that are sometimes very difficult that are sometimes very difficult to achieve when a workshops is to achieve when a workshops is already running.already running.

• • The training course calendar for The training course calendar for unemployed people changes unemployed people changes every year according to theevery year according to the

budget of the government.budget of the government.

• • There are no specific programs There are no specific programs facilities and infrastructures. facilities and infrastructures. The initial investment inThe initial investment in

vocational schools is too high.vocational schools is too high.

Thank you.Thank you.

Agata Strudzińska Agata Strudzińska

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