It is already the fourth time Kaunas technical vocational education center has joined the European Commission’s European Vocational Skills Week which gives a unique opportunity for all educational and training institutions, business enterprises, and organizations to remind the public of all the benefits brought by vocational training.
Paying attention to the situation worldwide, Kaunas technical vocational education center organized an International distance contest of professional excellence, ,,Joiner 2020”. In the November 10th contest, there were 10 participating students who have been studying joiner’s (furniture maker’s) vocational training program: Aurimas Stankevičius from Kaunas Applied Art school (Lithuania), Povilas Demikis from Kaunas technical vocational education center (Lithuania), Eimantas Meškauskas from Klaipėda Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational training center (Lithuania), Paulius Klimašauskas from Marijampolės VET center (Lithuania), Danielius Jerusalimskis from Vilnius Builders Training Centre (Lithuania), Jakub Novotny from Střední odborná škola Luhačovice – oficiální profil (Czech Republic), Kuldar Vanda from Rakvere Ametikool (Estonia), Niks Petrovs from Aizkraukles Profesionālā vidusskola (Latvia), Jānis Švēde from Jelgavas Tehnikums (Latvia), Kārlis Spruksts from Vidzemes Tehnoloģiju un dizaina tehnikums (Latvia).
The aim of the contest – to develop students’ professional excellence, strengthen their motivation, discover talents, help to find their dream occupations. The contest started with an online meeting where all the participants (students and their vocational teachers) introduced themselves. Later on students carried out the practical task- to produce a box from the given billets. All the materials and billets were sent to each participating school beforehand. Final products are being evaluated according to the set of evaluation criteria written in contest regulations. The influential evaluation committee will assess product quality, assembling abilities, the technological performance of work, and organization of the workplace.
The Head of Wood Processing department Vidmantas Norkus has been satisfied with distance contest stating that the interest in vocation training in the field of wood processing is still very high. Students willingly self-evaluate their skills and competences.
The winner of the contest will be announced on November 26th, 2020.
One more possibility to develop your vocational skills
On the first week of December, all the departments of Kaunas technical vocational education center will organize the event,, The contests of professional excellence of European Vocational Skills Week”. If the situation does not change, the event will be held as distanced. Students will be able to improve their vocational skills in different contests: ,,Best joiner, furniture maker 2020”, ,,Best plumber 2020”, ,,Best car body repairer 2020”, ,,Computer equipment specialist 2020”, ,,Car mechanics 2020”, „Best logistician 2020”.
Regardless of fact that vocational training is often underrated, nowadays it is a guarantee of success.
