Second Survey School and WOW.pdf

WORKING GROUP: TRANSITION
meetings of ambassadors, for instance to give presentations at company‐cooperatives to have
the possibility for networking.
Staff of the actionplan also is invited for important events in ’s‐Hertogenbosch, like
Newyearmeetings of the chambers of commerce, meetings of shopkeepersassociation and
networkmeetings of companies.
Via one of the representatives of the ambassadors the actionleader has been introduced to FC
Den Bosch (local footballclub, plays national second league football). As result the actionplan
learningjobs is a representative in the Businessclub and is at the website.
Another important role of the ambassadorsnetwork is to give feedback to discuss important
developments at the labourmarket and education.
The all‐over aim is to increase the relations with companies, so that sufficient suitable
learningjobs will be reached and maintained for youngsters in the city and region.
4. Points of attention
An important issue is the administration of relations. Not only with the ambassadors, but also
the relations introduced by the ambassadors.
Also on basis of the interim evaluation in 2006 the staff who does the acquisition, beside their
regular contacts with companies, keep in (telephonic) contact with the relations to ask their
opinion how everything is working!
Poland
E.g. School Network – Center for Citizens Education and Polish American Foundation Women
together – a network for equal opportunities. School and business – cooperation with
employers Etc. there is a lot of nets (look point IV.2.5.)
Romania
One very important network for the Romanian Guidance and Counselling community has been
established starting with 1997 within the project “Information and Career Counselling”
financed by the World Bank. A network of career counselling offices and guidance practitioners
has been established, resources have been allocated (computers, TVs, printers) and a national
training program started during 1999‐2001. The project is still running, with different activities
such as: developing guidance and counselling newspaper, elaboration of occupational profiles,
training for practitioners in using Jackson Vocational Interest Survey, developing a national
portal with resources and online guidance and counselling services.
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