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A collection of tests is available to be used by school counsellors and students to assess aptitudes and skills.
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Abilities Tests
These tests, produced by the project experts, have been designed to unveil students’ abilities.
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Database of Aptitudes Tests
These tests, identified and reviewed by the project experts, measure the aptitude of the students.
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Database of Skills Tests
These tests, identified and reviewed by the project experts, measure the skills of the students
This section offers the access to a collection of tools to guide the students to choose their professional carrier.
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Job Profiles
The most researched job profiles have been identified in 6 countries.
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Skills
The most relevant skills for the labour market in the 6 countries involved have been identified.
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Entrepreneurship
From this section it is possible to access learning objects to promote entrepreneurial spirit among students.
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Successful Entrepreneurs
A collection of interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
Successful Employees
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Successful People
A collection of interviews with successful people.Six training modules are available for school teachers and counsellors to provide them with the skills to guide students in their professional carrier.
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1. Understanding Pupils
A module presenting the strategies to understand the pupils' personal aptitudes and characteristics
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2. Capitalise on Pupils Interests and Skills
A module presenting methodologies to build up on the students' interests in order to implement personalised educational paths
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3. World of Work
A module presenting tools and mechanisms available for young people to make a successful transition from school to work
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4. Innovative Entrepreneurial Experiences at Schools
A module presenting initiatives and strategies to foster entrepreneurship among students
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5. Mobility to Learn and Work
A module presenting the opportunities to study, carry out voluntary services and work experiences abroad
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6. Guidance, Counselling and Support Services
A module focusing on how to provide effective guidance, counselling and support to students
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The School&Work project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the School&Work project.
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the School&Work Project in the 6 European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
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Job Profiles
The most researched job profiles have been identified in 6 countries. For every profile, the related skills have been listed.
Teachers and school counsellors should use the information provided to enhance students' motivation underlining the consistency between what is learnt at school and the skills required by the labour market.
For every country the most researched job profiles are presented providing information on the related qualifications, knowledge, skills, competences and personal attitude.
NAME OF THE JOB PROFILE:Heating and sanitary system installer
Description of the job profile
The heating and sanitary unit installer requires special construction techniques. Depending on the characteristics of the building, it involves installing heating, sanitation and ventilation systems. At the core of the work are the most representative professional acts. It includes the following heating technologies:
• Conventional and condensing gas and fuel boilers
• Installing wood and pellet stoves, including chimney stoves,
• Heat pumps,
• Autonomous air conditioning units,
• Sanitation and water treatment devices,
• Geothermal energy,
• Solar thermal collectors,
• Double flux ventilation system,
• Accumulation electric heaters.
The installer works alone or under the responsibility of a superior. He works alone, in a team of people with the same work, or in a multidisciplinary team.
The work is indoor (enclosed or covered locations), on a new construction site or restoration site, or at private individuals’.
Economical sectorSecondary, Tertiary
CountryBelgium
Qualifications requiredFull-time vocational upper secondary education (5th, 6th and 7th), section “construction”.
Training can be achieved through other cursus:
• Sandwich course in alternate training centres (CEFA), which combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course. An educational team accompanies, supports and guides students in all aspects of their project. Modules are the same as in full-time Education.
• IFAPME (sandwich course for self-employed and small and middle-sized enterprises) also offers a course for “electrician”, both in learning (3 years) and in small and mid-sized company (2 years) sector.
• Social advancement Education, high school, qualification (Machining technician, machining systems operator...)
• Forem (Walloon employment and training agency) also provides training in its eight centres in Wallonia. The training lasts 26 weeks.
• Employment seekers between 18 and 25, without a construction degree, can train in RAC (“Régime Apprentissage Construction”).
• Adults (>18 years old) who have learned the vocation through practice could have their skills officially recognised through validation of skills.
The “Environment” competence centre also proposes on advanced technologies related to energy efficiency (such as heat pump, pellet boilers, thermos-dynamic boilers...)
Training can be achieved through other cursus:
• Sandwich course in alternate training centres (CEFA), which combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course. An educational team accompanies, supports and guides students in all aspects of their project. Modules are the same as in full-time Education.
• IFAPME (sandwich course for self-employed and small and middle-sized enterprises) also offers a course for “electrician”, both in learning (3 years) and in small and mid-sized company (2 years) sector.
• Social advancement Education, high school, qualification (Machining technician, machining systems operator...)
• Forem (Walloon employment and training agency) also provides training in its eight centres in Wallonia. The training lasts 26 weeks.
• Employment seekers between 18 and 25, without a construction degree, can train in RAC (“Régime Apprentissage Construction”).
• Adults (>18 years old) who have learned the vocation through practice could have their skills officially recognised through validation of skills.
The “Environment” competence centre also proposes on advanced technologies related to energy efficiency (such as heat pump, pellet boilers, thermos-dynamic boilers...)
Knowledge| Knowledge |
Description | Level |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Materials: types, characteristics, identification, use, good condition criteria … Manufacturers Codes and specifications: knowing and applying the installing procedures of the different heating manufacturers… Knowledge in electricity and home automation: all the techniques of automated management applied to home (comfort, security, communication…) | Level 4 |
| Law | Deontology: knowing the good practice rules | Level 4 |
| Maintaining/Constracting structures | Maintenance of installations… | Level 4 |
| Specific knowledge | Knowledge of the sector of activity: common terms related to the trade, units, heating and sanitary systems… Technical code and specifications: conventional colours to identify electrical cables, wiring, pipes and accessories; aesthetics of conduit installation, of canalisations… | Level 4 |
Skills| Skill |
Description | Level |
| Accounting | Administrative management: making cost estimate and invoices, managing a budget... | Level 4 |
| Analytical thinking | Analytical thinking: identifying and ordering the steps of work execution, checking the relevancy between the instructions and field reality… | Level 4 |
| Graphics | Plans reading: interpreting a plan or a sketch | Level 4 |
| Managing safety rules | Risk prevention awareness: strict respect of security, health and environment rules | Level 4 |
| Manual dexterity | Manual dexterity: threading, coupling, crimping, bolting and screwing techniques … | Level 4 |
| Organisational skills | Planning: visualising and planning work, managing the deadlines imposed by the planning, evaluating the quantities of necessary materials and tools; Managing one’s work station: preparing, supplying, cleaning, ordering, sorting and managing waste… | Level 4 |
| Maintaining-Constracting structures | Control: testing the installation, identifying flaws, carrying out repairs and fixing, informing the superior in case of anomaly according to company procedures | Level 4 |
Competences| Competence |
Description | Level |
| Adaptability | Dealing with complex situations: adaptation to types of company, buildings, heating and sanitary units, suppliers et and to the evolution of the construction site; Adaptability: adapting to the evolution of technologies and materials | Level 4 |
| Initiative/entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship: starting as self-employed after gaining enough technical and theoretical experience | Level 4 |
| Problem solving | Handling problems: detecting and solving anomalies, reacting quickly with calm and self-control, in case of unexpected event, identifying situations that require specific intervention outside the installer’s competences… | Level 4 |
| Self-development | Self-development: continuing training, given the fast technical evolution in this trade | Level 4 |
| Teamworking | Team work: coordinating one’s interventions with the different members of the team and/or other trades | Level 4 |
Personal AttitudeThe trade requires a good general physical condition. It can be carried out in uncomfortable positions and involves repeated handling of heavy objects (that can be made easier with handling devices).
The trade includes travels (many construction sites). The schedule tends to be regular but can include specific or occasional obligations.
Soft skills:
• Rigor, precision
• Polyvalence
• Ability to adapt
• Sense of contact
• Interest for new technologies
• Self-reliance
• Taste for team work
• Care for quality and good work
The trade includes travels (many construction sites). The schedule tends to be regular but can include specific or occasional obligations.
Soft skills:
• Rigor, precision
• Polyvalence
• Ability to adapt
• Sense of contact
• Interest for new technologies
• Self-reliance
• Taste for team work
• Care for quality and good work
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