ts of the dual system of education and training5.1 Benefi

Table 2: The process of work rotations of high school graduates in ZSD

Order of Team name Duration rotations

1. Team operation (production and 3 – 5 months assembly) 2. Operation team (HV and LV net- 3 months work services) 3. ES Service Team 3 months 3 months 4. Electricity service team by by agreement agreement Optional HV, LV energy equipment man- by agreement agement team

Source of table 2: unpublished internal materials of ZSD (2018a)

The duties and responsibilities of the dual system of education and training guide are formulated in such a way that their task is to acquaint the graduate with the workplace, region, work agenda and activities, work aids and tools, assign and supervise the work activities they perform, care for safety and health of graduates, provide the graduate with professional knowledge and professional support, provide the graduate with feedback on his work and participate in the evaluation of graduates’ aims and activities quarterly. In terms of career opportunities provided, ZSD off ers the positions of electrician / junior (§ 21), independent electrician (§ 22), electrician leading the group (§ 23), network service technician (§ 23), electricity meter service technician (§ 22), ES operation technician (§ 23), electrician VVN (§ 23), electrician PPN (§ 23), other (administration specialist, construction manager, coordinator) etc. (Gábriš, 2019; Krásna et al., 2019).

5.1 Benefi ts of the dual system of education and training

Among the advantages of the dual system of education and training for students – based on the analysis of available information and experience from other companies and from abroad – we include: • the method of education in the reality of practice in the conditions of a particular company;

• learning implemented in the company allows to develop the required competencies required by practice; • the dual system of education and training will teach students to make eff ective use of the latest machines and equipment needed to perform their work; • students are involved directly in the work process; • students receive a fi nancial reward for productive work; • quality performance of a student in system education predicts to the potential employer the profi tability of other, additional investments in a specifi c student; • in countries with a long tradition of the dual system of education and training, the dual education and training programme graduates have higher monthly earnings higher than other graduates; • for graduates of dual education and training programmes, the transition between school and future employment is much easier; • students become part of their daily work in the company, they learn the corporate culture, they learn from direct experience from other employees; • after graduation, graduates enter the labour market directly, fi nd it easier to get a job (not only directly in the company where their dual training took place, e.g. in the partner or supplier segment, etc.); • if they meet the conditions that students know in advance, they will have a guaranteed job immediately after successfully completing school; • students participate in solving specifi c tasks in the workplace (e.g. submitting an improvement proposal, etc.); • in the conditions of the company, students can produce their own product or functional model based on completing the whole process - from the idea to its implementation.

Among the advantages of the dual system of education and training for vocational schools – based on the analysis of available information and experience from other companies and from abroad - we include: • the school has immediate information about news and current events in the fi eld; • the dual system of education and training aligns school education programs with the requirements of practice;