New Perspectives in Science Education
The Corporate Volunteering as a Bridge between the World of Work and Schools – CVE Project
Maria Francuz, Krakowskie Centrum Zarzadzania i Administracji Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
Abstract
The curriculum changes now being introduced engage employers to help young people develop the personal skills that allow them to prosper in the new economy and achieve more by exposure to different and potentially more motivating styles of learning.
The fast-changing world teachers are expected to prepare students for jobs that do not yet exist. By working with employers, teachers can ensure that they help their students receive the most up-to-date knowledge and experience of the working world as possible.
Partnership with employers and employees can also bring new perspective to subjects for both students and their teachers, as employers can bring with them a deep subject knowledge and broader range of theoretical and applied experience.
The most important problem is: how to involve employers in school life?
In our CVE project we tried to show the possibilities and ways of the cooperation between schools and the world of the work by Corporate Volunteering.
For more information see the CVE project: http://www.cve-project.eu
