Project’s aims are: 1) To provide comprehensive, modern and interesting career guidance materials about mechanical engineering and metalworking industry, related education and qualifications in Latvia and Estonia; 2) To train career guidance consultants, STEM teachers and other educators and specialists in general education institutions about career prospects in mechanical engineering and metalworking industry.
In Latvia and Estonia Metalworking industry is the third biggest industry. The main challenge the sector is facing lack of skilled specialists. Therefore, it is important to inform the young generation about the Metalworking industries. Career consultants have a special role in the process, as they have everyday contact with pupils. Also career guidance materials will be useful for those people with fewer opportunities and knowledge about labour market, education needs of MM industries, including people with disabilities and people with a migrant background, as well as people living in rural and remote areas. Lack of career materials leads that pupils and wider society choose education in sectors where is low demand for employees, got unemployed or work in other sectors than gained qualification which decreases efficiency of invested state funds in education and leads to further investment of requalification of people.