EQUALITY

EQUALITYWhat we are going to discuss is:- F r o m o u r e x p e r i e n c e -

How various equity parameters affect when allocating students to their companies in work

placement?

PARAMETERS:EQUALITY

SEXAGE

MOBILITYLANGUAGES

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGEMENTCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES

E Q U A L I T YSEX

The less influent parameter in every single subject.

Only in a few isolated cases companies have requested an specific sex.

E Q U A L I T YAGE (1/3)

Here we can distinguish between two ranges: Young students.

Easy to allocate. No big problems with them.

Not so young (please set the threshold on your own).

Some problems detected here. Companies show lack of interest due to some motives.

E Q U A L I T YAGE (2/3 – Motives stated)

Motives explicitly stated by the company:

Difficulties of adaptation to company's own working rules.

They find more difficult to complete and adapt the professional profile.

Used to lead young people.

E Q U A L I T YAGE (3/3 – Motives observed)

Our perception:

They try to avoid problems derived from conciliation between working and family life.

The younger the student is, the easier for he to assume non favorable conditions without claiming.

E Q U A L I T YMOBILITY (1/3 – Students’ issues)

NOTE: Some of the circumstances mentioned here are due to the characteristics of our environment.

Regarding students:

Transport grants have been removed in the last few years.

Most of students don't owe a vehicle.

E Q U A L I T YMOBILITY (2/3 – Companies’ issues)

Regarding companies:

Some of the biggest companies are geographically dispersed.

There isn't an adequate public transport network to get to them.

E Q U A L I T YMOBILITY (3/3 – Consequence)

Consequence:

Sometimes, we have to assign students giving more priority to mobility issues rather than any other reason, like their aptitudes or interests.

E Q U A L I T YLANGUAGES

English is the most frequently foreign language requested.

Sometimes, companies require this feature even if it's not actually required for the job.

Usually, the teacher in charge asks for volunteers and determines who are the most prepared.

E Q U A L I T YPREVIOUS KNOWLEDGEMENT (1/2)

This variable affects specially to:

Certificados de profesionalidad(Professional certificates)

600 hour courses. To get basic professional

competences. Equivalent to ordinary vocational

training.

E Q U A L I T YPREVIOUS KNOWLEDGEMENT (2/2)

Formación profesional Dual(Dual vocational training) New model (for us, not for you). Where companies interview and

choose the students. They pay a small salary to them.

In these cases companies prefer to choose students with previous degrees, ensuring that the candidate has more capabilities.

E Q U A L I T YCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES (1/2)

Students use to share their lessons with many other responsabilities nowadays, such as:

WORK: Mini-jobs or part time jobs.

FAMILY CARES.

OTHER STUDIES: University, courses on line, languages, etc.

E Q U A L I T YCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES (2/2)

In any case, Education Administration in Spain forces the training period to be done at the company facilities and in a continued period of time. At this point we miss:

A longer period of time to complete the training, allowing more flexibility in terms of calendar and timetables.

The ability to perform the training using the tele-job mechanisms provided by Internet.

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