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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:Description of the job profile
Jobs included in this group give support, advice and information to customer about goods purchases and services supply, included supply of energy, and telephone services.
Salesman may play a basic organizational role such as sorting goods, taking notes on goods in and out, cashing and similar tasks.
Economical sectorCountryQualifications required- Diploma di istruzione secondaria (Secondary school level education)
Total number of training hoursKnowledge| Knowledge |
Description | Level |
| Business and Economics | Theory and techniques to rule companies; strategic plannig, allocation of human, financial and physical resources, production methods, control and coordination of resources. | Level 3 |
| Customer care | Knowledge of the principles and procedures to provide services to customer and people. It includes the evaluation of customer needs, achievement of standard of quality and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Knowledge of equipment for cash transactions such as scanner to read barcode. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Knowledge of commodity related features and use of products. | Level 3 |
| Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, techniques for quality and costs control, and whatever necessary to production and distribution of goods and services. | Level 3 |
| Psychology and Socio-pedagogy | Knowledge of human behaviour and performance, of individual differences related to attitudes, interests and features, motivations and learning mechanisms. | Level 3 |
| Sales and Marketing | Theory and methods to show, promote and sale products and services. | Level 3 |
| Using of technical tools | Understanding of marketing strategies and sales techniques. | Level 3 |
Skills| Skill |
Description | Level |
| Accounting | To prepare and check invoices. | Level 3 |
| Communication skills | To listen actively. | Level 3 |
| Creative thinking | To arrange products for sales. | Level 3 |
| Customer care | To choose proper styles and techniques of communication with customer. | Level 3 |
| Customer care | To pay full attention to what people say, focusing on the essential in order to ask question in appropriate ways, avoiding interruptions. | Level 3 |
| Languages | To speak clearly in order to give information effectively. | Level 3 |
| Stock management | To receive and check incoming goods. | Level 3 |
| Team building skills | To organize and adjust personal actions with those of others. | Level 3 |
Competences| Competence |
Description | Level |
| Accounting | Sales recording. | Level 3 |
| Customer care | Sales and customer services. | Level 3 |
| Problem solving | Problem solving. | Level 3 |
| Specific competences | Set up and rearrange of goods. | Level 3 |
| Time management | Time management. | Level 3 |
Personal Attitude- Attitude to listen and understand information and ideas submitted in oral form.
- Attitude to identify and understand voices and what people are saying.
- Attitude to read and understand information and ideas submitted in a written form.
- Attitude to apply general rules to particular problems and to find out reasonable solutions.
- Attitude to provide non conventional and sharp ideas on matters and given circumstances or to find creative solutions to solve problems.
