STrategies And systems to reduce YOung people’s Non-completion of upper secondary vocational education.
The STAYON project uses quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate and develop in an innovatively trans-European context means of meeting the “Completion Challenge” in post-compulsory vocational education for 16-19 year olds. We define this challenge as the urgent social and economic necessity to reduce drop-out rates and ensure young people’s completion of courses leading to transferable qualifications in “New Skills for New Jobs”.
We explore, develop and evaluate practical means of meeting this challenge “on the ground”, asking “what works where and why?” within a variety of socio-economic, cultural and educational contexts and regions in 5 European countries. We give a particular emphasis to:
The STAYON project uses quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate and develop in an innovatively trans-European context means of meeting the “Completion Challenge” in post-compulsory vocational education for 16-19 year olds. We define this challenge as the urgent social and economic necessity to reduce drop-out rates and ensure young people’s completion of courses leading to transferable qualifications in “New Skills for New Jobs”.
We explore, develop and evaluate practical means of meeting this challenge “on the ground”, asking “what works where and why?” within a variety of socio-economic, cultural and educational contexts and regions in 5 European countries. We give a particular emphasis to:
- working in partnership with local employers in orienting VET courses to local employment opportunities and labour market needs in the context of their wider European dimensions and
- reducing early leaving for students with migrant backgrounds, Roma pupils and gendered disadvantage.
Major outputs include a range of innovative products including:
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The STAYON project is meant to raise educational standards and effectiveness of students’ lifelong learning.
During the project’s lifetime, it will impact directly on the teaching and learning of approximately 3000 students and 200 teachers in the STAYON networks established by each partner. It will also impact upon the 70 participants of the two courses and approximately 300 participants at the conference. |
The target groups for STAYON are teachers, school leaders, educational advisors and policy makers. To meet the target group demands, a state-of-the art report as well as case studies on school drop-outs are being conducted.
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