We had identified 4 areas of improvement: • Attractive & up-to-date voc. training. • Increased employability • Internat. preparedness • Attractive employer For students & staff: • Increase voc. comp. & the understanding of the prof. role of an intern. context • Mob. to test & develop their prof. language skills • Develop intercultural understanding & strengthen their European identity • Secure a wider & internat. industry perspective regarding required skills, working methods, organisation & technical dev. • Expand their network in a European labor market • Increase the prof. comp. to provide quality VET for our students. At organis. level: • Strengthen the staff’s readiness to work with internat. cooperation • Increase the supply of high quality internships • Strengthen cooperation with partners for high quality mobility • Secure the supervision during internships • Secure the process to describe learning objectives & outcomes for mob. • Clarify the process for evaluation & crediting for mobility • Investigate the possibilities for digital supp. for the different parts of the internship process in the existing learning platform • Increase the principal's & staff's understanding of the complex issues of the internship process.
Sweden's membership in the EU means great opport. for NTIG to offer stud. & staff unique learning opport., work with prioritized school development & contribute to the fulfillment of objectives at local, regional, national & European level. All efforts to ensure that NTIG's students reach their high school diploma, are properly equipped, stay in the industry & invest in a job or further studies in IT/tech are a high priority. The offer of internship abroad has been both a carrot for the students & a marker of what skills the industry needs & what lies ahead for NTIG's students in today's global job market within IT & Telecom. Being able to work in the profession, take care of yourself, take responsibility & work independently, collaborate & communicate across cultural & national borders are basic requirements for employment in the industry. In order for NTIG to equip the students correctly, it is crucial that our staff is continuously offered various opportunities to continue to develop & keep abreast of the industry's galloping development locally, regionally, nationally & internationally. The investment in staff mob. in vocational education was new to NTIG & but is now included as a goal in NTIG's long-term & strategic plan.