Increasing knowledge in the field of practical training in the woodworking industry, including defining standards of practice

<< Background >>Motivation for the preparation and processing of this project was the need to raise the level of teaching in thewoodworking industry by mapping the standards of professional practice in partner entities. Familiarity with theform, documents and practical examples of professional practice for students in this field. The informationobtained will be subsequently processed into information material that can be used as a basis for teaching,inspiration for secondary schools and other entities as needed. It was important to draw attention to thenecessity and need for this field, to remind important companies operating in this field and to ensure sufficienttraining of teachers teaching the field in secondary schools. Another motivation was the interest of theparticipating entities to cooperate and work on increasing the level of knowledge of their employees in theprovision and structure of vocational practical training in relation to modern technologies and their applicability inpractice. Not all of the participants have access to modern technologies, an adequate amount of information orthe opportunity to learn about the applicability and usability of specific modern technologies abroad in acorporate or scientific environment.<< Objectives >>The main objective was to increase the expertise of secondary school staff, chamber staff and company staff in the field of vocational practical training. The creation of a recommended standard that defines the basic elements of the content of vocational practical training that will ensure the employability of firms with secondary school students in the labour market and the applicability of modern technology. Removing certain disparities in the field of practical training. Introducing representatives of schools and partner organisations to new developments in the woodworking industry, establishing cooperation between schools in partner countries, familiarising them with teaching methods in vocational education, providing an overview of vocational training in order to learn from and use 'good practice examples' in their school and country. To become familiar with the conditions for students to learn about vocational education and training. Many schools do not have set policies for cooperation with companies in the field of specialised practical training of pupils, especially in the use of modern technologies, for various reasons (time, capacity, knowledge, etc. ).The experience, the elaboration standards can be used widely..<< Implementation >>In the project assignment, 4 training activities, 2 work activities and the preparation of a document mapping thestandards of practice in vocational training in the individual partner countries (Germany, Romania, CzechRepublic, France) in the woodworking industry in relation to the use of modern technologies were set. Onetraining activity was held in each country, which was attended by 2 representatives from each partnerorganisation (France, Germany, Romania) and 3 representatives of KHK Central Bohemia together with 2representatives of vocational schools from the Central Bohemian Region (these were selected teachers fromsecondary schools in the Central Bohemian Region). The meetings included demonstrations of vocationaltraining and workshops in schools and companies, visits to partner organisations cooperating with schools,plants with modern technologies, discussions on specific standards documents, etc. In the framework of 2working meetings (in the Czech Republic and Germany), the main representatives of the partner organisationsmet and worked together to prepare the project activities after the launch, discussions in the preparation of theproject output, evaluation of the meetings and activities implemented.<< Results >>The main output is to increase the knowledge of the employees of the interested partners, to establishcooperation between partner organizations and at the international level. At the same time, the establishment ofcooperation with other entities that significantly participate in educational activities focused on practical teaching.Another output is the practical skills and experience of workers from foreign meetings, where they had theopportunity to visit schools and companies and also try to work on some machines or participate in somepractical activities. An important output is the elaboration of the basic standard of practical teaching by schoolsand companies in the woodworking industry in relation to modern technologies, which can be further used bysecondary vocational schools, various institutions and companies.