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Regional Business Breakfast as an opportunity to include in to working
adults

Natalija Brečko
School Centre Šentjur, Higher vocational school, Šentjur, Slovenia

Introduction and purpose: School Centre Šentjur, Higher vocational school is committed
to quality assurance in the field of educational work and the career development of
students. Regional Business Breakfast is one of such events and their amais are: to
bring together representatives of companies and higher vocational schools in order
to improve the quality of practical education and job opportunities, to connect em-
ployers with students, to present the expectations/desires of employers and students,
and to exchange views between employers and schools and students.
Content presentation: the Regional Business Breakfast was attended by 24 company
representatives, as well as representatives of the Community of Vocational Colleges
and the Municipality of Šentjur. All employers were introduced so that the students
could approach to them to get information they were interested in. Students of our
higher education programmes Hospitality and Tourism, Nature Conservation, Ru-
ral and Landscape Management, Food and Nutrition were invited to a breakfast with
employers. The meeting was organised with the aim of connecting employers with
students, who can get to know them through practical training and shape them into
future employees. All participating companies had tables for discussion and presenta-
tion materials, and breakfast was available throughout the day for informal socialising posterji | poster presentations
and exchanging views. After the event, we asked all participants to fill in a survey that
we can get feedback. Employers were very pleased with the opportunity to present
their company and students were very satisfied with the opportunity to get to know
the companies. After the event we summarised the guidelines for future work. High-
er vocational school encourages the active and creative involvement of students in the
study process and also in practical tarining. In doing so, we empower them to take re-
sponsibility for their study and their success. The employability of graduates is one of
our objectives, and therefore a strong focus is placed on the organisation of practical
training for students. Higer vocational school is trying to connect study with practice
and to provide students with the concrete knowledge and skills they will need.
Conclusions: students are encouraged to collaborate with companies and to get in-
volved in projects organised at regional and national level. Events that connect em-
ployers and the local environment with students are part of students’ career devel-
opment and their integration into working adults. Employers and students wish more
events of this kind.
Keywords: employers, cooperation with the environment, labour market

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