Mentorių mokymo patirtis, įgyvendinant dualinį profesinį mokymą lietuvoje pagal projektą „darbu grindžiamas mokymasis“
Mentor training experience, implementing dual training in Lithuania, under the project „Work based learning"

Summary/Abstract: Since 2014 Panevezys College is iimplementing project „Dual vocational training qualification and integration of young people and the development of innovation in the workplace / work-based learning" (Nr. PR-11, 2014-10-29). Project goal - to help young people to facilitate their integration into the labor market, through the implementation of the dual training model in Lithuanian vocational training system and the raising of small and medium-sized enterprises innovation. Project partners: Hanseatic Parliament and the Baltic Sea Academy; Dresden Crafts; Kontiki-Szakkepzo Vocational Training Centre (Hungary); Vilnius Builders Training Centre; Panevezys College; Slupsk Hanseatic Management Academy of Crafts and Szczecin (Poland). Panevezys College, on the basis of the German and other EU vocational training experience, implemented the dual training projects in Lithuania, carried out in this field of research material, developed Dual VET implementation in Lithuania concept, which revealed the dual vocational training in Lithuania are the legal and financial terms, with specific dual vocational training implementation stages, deadlines for developing. (Kliminskas, Pagirienė, 2015). In cooperation with Vilnius Builders Training Centre and the project partners from Poland, Hungary, Germany, developed a decorator (builder) dual vocational training program (2015), which, is carried om by Vilnius Builders Training Centre since 2015. Work-based learning goal - to help young people to facilitate their integration into the labor market, the implementation of the dual training model Lithuanian vocational training system. Dual vocational training –the model of vocational training when 1/3 of the training consists of a theoretical part of vocational education and 2/3 - the practical part training in the company. The company apprentice taught practical subjects and vocational school he conveyed theoretical knowledge. In this way, young people acquire the necessary practical skills, and the company gets the young skilled workers who have the necessary qualifications. The shortage of skilled workers is on everyone's lips. Vocational training is an important tool to ensure the generation of skilled workers in their own companies. Task for instructors is technically and pedagogically competent involve the youth in the operating and economic environment and to professionally qualify. The train-the-trainer program provides the necessary knowledge to successfully passing the trainer aptitude examination and for operational practice. The dual vocational training in Lithuania is quite new method, our country prevails school vocational training model. Employers are very poorly acquainted with the dual training model. Not all companies interested to take apprentices and even less to invest in apprentice’s jobs, the creation of methodological materials, training mentors - as mentors will remain less time in direct work. The situation could considerably be improved if there were tax benefits, which will allow companies to reduce the corporate income tax, depending on their investment in apprenticeship. Main aim of the research is to summarize mentor training experience in the project „Work-based learning“. Aim of the research – summarize mentor training experience in the project „Work-based learning“. Objectives: 1.To review the implementation of the dual vocational training Lithuania assumptions. 2. Introduce a mentor training program. 3. Evaluate the experience from mentor training program performance. Research object – mentor training program and its implementation. Research methods: documents and other information sources, analysis of the survey. Aim of Mentors training – to help companies to prepare for the implementation of the dual training apprenticeship form, allowing employees to gain educational, psychological and managerial competencies, needed to lead the young people in vocational training (learning) in the workplace. 23 representatives of different companies have finished the training programme successfully. Evaluating mentor training results, it must be concluded that the program had tangible benefits to both businesses and their employees - training participants. The staff has gained consistent with the needs of today's competencies; and it is likely that their knowledge and skills will contribute to promoting innovation in enterprises, and increasing productivity. Also, managers can expect more loyalty of trained staff. It should be noted that not all companies interested to invest in apprentices jobs, especially in the training of mentors, as mentors will remain less time in direct work. The situation is considerably improved if there were tax benefits, which will allow companies to reduce the corporate income tax, depending on their investment in apprenticeship. Positive reviews of respondents show that the Lithuanian education system and the business environment are already prepared for the implementation of the new model.

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