According to sources, industry companies are screaming for educated personnel. This demand has been echoed by Svenskt näringsliv, which represents 60,000 companies and 49 industry and employer organizations and has called for more education programs. In response, Tullängsgymnasiet has revived its industrial technology program, which was completely discontinued in 2013 after only two people applied for the education.
For a long period before that, there was no industrial technology program to choose at the school. Students like Freija Carlsson and Rafael Doganson have now chosen the program, with Carlsson starting about a year ago. " Schools have faced a dilemma: on one hand, an industrial technology education is needed; on the other hand, they cannot have education programs that no one applies for.
The opportunity for summer jobs and jobs made me very interested.
A key challenge is that regarding industrial technology, schools must have expensive equipment so that students can learn the machines that exist in workplaces. Tullängsgymnasiet has solved the problem through collaboration with companies in the Örebro region, though the specific companies involved have not been disclosed. Students get internship placements and even summer jobs.
" The exact number of students currently enrolled in the program is unknown, and the long-term sustainability plan for funding the expensive equipment remains unclear. Industry has been screaming for personnel, highlighting the ongoing need for such initiatives.
We have had fantastic support from industrial technology and technical colleges and the industry around us.
A prerequisite for conducting an education at the high school level is that companies accept students for workplace-based learning, APL.