“Continuity of process is the key to successful vocational orientation”

An interview with Matthias Labs, coordinator of higher education and vocational orientation at the Schweizer Allee Upper Secondary School in Dortmund

Coverbild: “Continuity of process is the key to successful vocational orientation”
Issue/Year (Volume) 2/2023 (52)
Page(s) 28-31
Language(s)
    englisch

Anyone entering the Schweizer Allee Upper Secondary School in the Aplerbeck district of Dortmund cannot fail to notice the career choice road map laid out as a large wall newspaper in brightly contrasting colours. Organised by year groups, it contains all available higher education study and vocational orientation provision. It quickly becomes apparent that the pupils at this school are being offered more than the standard vocational orientation services delivered within the scope of the “No qualification without connectivity” programme of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Matthias Labs, who has been coordinating the school’s vocational orientation measures together with a colleague for 12 years, describes what is involved in maintaining such comprehensive provision and supporting pupils in finding a career pathway that is a good match for their interests and abilities.