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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.
What is the secret of success? This section might offer you an answer
Successful Entrepreneurs
A collection of interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
Successful Employees
A collection of interviews with successful employees.
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
Events
The School&Work project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
Conferences
The School&Work project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved.
Press Review
The School&Work project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of education.Network
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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.
This section of the School&Work portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Skills& Jobs
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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:Personal cares workers
Description of the job profile
Workers in personal cares help, at home or in public facilities, elderly people, recovery, disabled, temporary o permanent non self-sufficient persons or with emotional problems. Workers help them in daily activities cares and to maintain acceptable level in quality of life. Economical sectorTertiary
CountryItaly
Qualifications required- Addetto all’assistenza di base (Employee in assisting people needs)
- Diploma Istruzione Superiore in Tecnico dei servizi sociali; Dirigente di comunità; Assistente comunità infantile. (Secondary school level education in Tecnical of the social services and director/educator of a comunity)
- Diploma Istruzione Superiore in Tecnico dei servizi sociali; Dirigente di comunità; Assistente comunità infantile. (Secondary school level education in Tecnical of the social services and director/educator of a comunity)
Total number of training hours600
Knowledge| Knowledge |
Description | Level |
| Communication | Basic knowledge of listening and communication techniques to establish appropriate relationship with people helped. | Level 3 |
| Health and Medicine | Theory and facts relevant for diagnosis, care and prevention of diseases; maintanance and improvement of mental and physical health. | Level 3 |
| Health and Medicine | Basic knowledge on disability, disabling diseases, and frequent diseases in old persons. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Basic knowledge and techniques to recognize health emergencies, to alert doctors and first aid. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Standard procedures and techniques to provide hygienic cares and appropriate assistance. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Knowledge of tasks and organization of social and health services in order to take helped persons to handle burocratic burden and personal needs. | Level 3 |
| Law | Basic hygiene concepts of environment and personal care in order to ensure appropriate health standard. | Level 3 |
| Law | Knowledge of social life laws and rules, to protect people and properties. | Level 3 |
| Personal/behavioural profile | Ethics of caring professions, legislation on the issue of privacy law. | Level 3 |
| Psychology and Socio-pedagogy | Basic relational psychology, focus on people non self-sufficient. | Level 3 |
Skills| Skill |
Description | Level |
| Communication skills | To perceive people reactions, reasons and conditions that produce these reactions, and to adjust responses. | Level 2 |
| Communication skills | To comunicate effectively. | Level 2 |
| Customer care | To establish relationship with colleagues and people assisted. | Level 2 |
| Managing safety rules | To run sanitary controls. | Level 2 |
| Planning | To transfer information and identify ways to meet the needs of others. | Level 2 |
| Problem solving skills | To face and solve problems on the job by processes of identification, recognition and evalution. | Level 2 |
| Teaching skills | To acquire and control main information to learn to learn and face changes and innovation. | Level 2 |
Competences| Competence |
Description | Level |
| Communication competences | Handling relations with patients famiglie. | Level 2 |
| Customer care | Help in nursing cares and in therapeutic activities. | Level 2 |
| Customer care | Identification of problems and needs of helped persons. | Level 2 |
| Customer care | Assistance in cleaning and personal hygiene. | Level 2 |
| Health and Medicine | Promotion of psichological and social welness. | Level 2 |
| Supervising others | Surveillance and relationship with helped persons to protect them from their mental and physical weaknesses and ease social activities. | Level 2 |
| Time management | Time management and management of resources. | Level 2 |
Previous ExperienceRecorded curricular and extracurricular internship in related economic sector. Experiences in social and health volunteering.
Personal Attitude- Attitude to listen and understand information and ideas submitted in oral form..
- Attitude to communicate information and ideas, by speaking clearly in order to let people understand.
- Attitude to understand that something is wrong or that it will go wrong (this refers to the attitude to recognize problems not to solve them).
- Attitude to speak clearly to let people understand.
- Attitude to keep information in mind (words, numbers, images, procedure etc.).
- Attitude to communicate information and ideas, by speaking clearly in order to let people understand.
- Attitude to understand that something is wrong or that it will go wrong (this refers to the attitude to recognize problems not to solve them).
- Attitude to speak clearly to let people understand.
- Attitude to keep information in mind (words, numbers, images, procedure etc.).
