The proposal outlines a pilot project to help students transition to the labor market through career mentoring. It will directly engage 20 students from 10 schools and train 10 teachers from those schools as career mentors. Through dissemination, it aims to reach 20 more schools, 600 additional teachers, and 3,500 career mentors. A key part is developing an e-learning program to train additional mentors and linking students, mentors, and local employers.

1. Pilot Project Proposal by:
Jana Vongreyová, Pavlína Šťastnová
Czech Republic

2.  help students with the changeover to the labor
market, taking into account their individual
abilities and needs of their career
 achieve their log-term support for
acclimatization to the business environment
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3.  extend the existing opportunities of work with
students
 reduce the risks associated with student
transition to the labor market
 increase their employability
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4. During pilot activity:
 20 pupils from 10 schools directly engaged in the
project
 10 teachers from 10 schools trained as career
mentors
Through dissemination:
 20 schools (around 600 teachers)
 3500 career mentors
 Ministry of Education
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5. Mentoring – as a structured counseling process
providing students with personal guidance by
experienced mentor and with support in context
of their career and employability.
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6. 1. Analysis of needs of teachers and local
employers trought meeting of focus group
2. Pilot e-learning program for further mentors
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7. 1. Analysis of needs of teachers and local
employers trought meeting of focus
group:
The analysis will be carried out through
meeting of focus group, which will consist of
representatives (mainly teachers) of 10
secondary schools of vocacional education and
representatives of 10 employers from the
Central Bohemian region
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8. 2. Preparation of e-learning program and
realization of education:
E-learning form of study represents an
opportunity for teachers to study the issues of
career mentoring individually, at no cost and
without the absences in school.
3. Evaluation of e-learning program
The evaluation will be led by the 10 career
mentors after the study program.
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9. 1. 12/2012 – Focus group
2. 02/2012 – Evaluation of the meetings
3. 06/2012 – Preparation of e-learning
4. 10/2013 – Realization of the e-learning study
5. 11/2013 – Evaluation of Pilot activity
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10. An innovative element of the activity will be a
study program based on e-learning. The
activity will link all three stakeholders in the
labour market, i.e. the student, the career
mentor and the employer.
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