EUROPEAN YEAR OF CITIZENS WORKSHOP
NAME OF THE PROGRAM: Europe for Citizens/EACEA
Title of project: EU - Teaching and Learning from Each Other, Kanjiža
Participation: The event involved 30 people, from the following cities and countries:
1. Municipality of Ferencváros - Hungary: 2
2. Municipality of Kráľovský Chlmec- Slovakia: 4
3. Municipality of Kiskunhalas- Hungary: 8
4. Municipality of Kanjiža - Serbia: 10
5. City of Sfântu Gheorghe - Romania: 3
6. Municipality of Tata - Hungary: 3
Location / Dates: The event took place in Kanjiža (Serbia), in the period of 23-24 January 2014
Short description:
R E M I N D E R – MEETING REPORT
Location: Kanjiža (Serbia), Art Garni Hotel, lecture hall.
Date: 23-24 January 2014
Participants: Based on the attached attendance sheet.
Topic: EUROPEAN YEAR OF CITIZENS workshop
The 2nd workshop`s title: „Where do we go next?”
Secondly held workshop in Kanjiža was attended by leaders and representatives of educational institutions of the twin cities, student governments and representatives of voluntary organizations. The workshop aims were: exchange of pedagogical experience, presentation of good practices and examples, tracing common problems and discussion. Themes organized around the education presented further learning opportunities for pupils and students, as well as the learning interoperability between the EU countries. In addition those reported of the employment and education opportunities abroad.
From representatives of institutions and organizations Zoltan Onodi, EURES adviser, employee of the Komarom-Esztergom County Government Office Employment Center, Tata Branch, gave a presentation on the possibilities of working abroad.
Young people still face difficulties in the areas of employment, education and training. If Europe wants to fulfill the objectives of education and employment, it must provide appropriate social and professional integration of young people. This will also help young people to personal self-fulfillment and civic engagement as well. It`s very important to clarify what value the degree earned in another country. This will help those institutions that take on the roll of mediation.
Educational institutions must ensure the conditions that make it possible to train a marketable labor. To do this, we need to reform the vocational schools profile, and must eliminate the professions that aren`t needed in the labor market.
In order to form marketable workforce by educational institutions, predictable economy is required. The children need to know the professions and need to know what awaits them when they choose a profession.
Summary of comments:
1. How to help young people to find employment abroad?
2. Considering the natural migration, the employment of young people in other countries must be helped.
3. The earned degrees must be in the same value within the EU countries.
4. Young people must be made aware what will be wait for them if they want to take a job there.
5. Knowledge of foreign languages (English, German) is very important to be able to succeed in the labor market.
6. Responsibility of educational institutions to ensure a market workforce.
7. Predictable economy is required in order for the schools to train the workforce marketable.
8. Agencies for youth can greatly help in the career choices for young people.
9. The common thinking is still very useful in solving a problem, the exchange of experience is required.
