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  • Students’ aspects of mandatory practical training [Elektronski vir] : how necessary is knowledge related to digital transformation for companies?
    Kotnik, Žiga
    Practical training (i.e. internship, practice), is considered as an important element in the first professional steps of an individual at the beginning of their careers. With the introduction of the ... Bologna reform, university and higher education study programs came closer to the needs of the labour market, in such a way that they introduced courses that allow students to complete a few weeks of mandatory study practice in selected public and private organizations. Practical training pursues the goal of combining theory and practice and is aimed at acquiring various professional competences. The article aims to address how satisfied are participating student with student placement in general, and check whether the level of knowledge offered in the field of digitization and digital skills and competences that students acquire as part of the study programs at the Faculty of Public Administration of the University of Ljubljana coincides with the demand for digital knowledge and competences in the organizations where students perform compulsory student placement. In this article, we analyse the responses to the survey questionnaires of 232 students within the practical subject Student placement that is organised as a subject at the Faculty of Public Administration at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The subject is mandatory for all students in the 1st Cycle (Bachelor) programmes in the 3rd year of the University Study Programme Public Sector Governance and Higher Education Professional Study Programme Administration. The student completes practical training as part of 160 hours of work in the organization. Within the above-mentioned subject, students work in the working environment of the selected organisation. The results of students’ evaluation indicate that students are in general satisfied with the content and processes and implementation of the student placement (professional practical training). Further, results demonstrate that students have a relatively high level of knowledge in the field of using ICT tools and digital literacy, but at the same time, there is a perceived higher need among organizations to use these skills than the level acquired at the faculty. In this regard, the diaspora between the qualifications of students and the real needs of the market in the field of digitalisation is evident. In this paper, we present a series of key procedural and substantive recommendations and guidelines for general and specific improvements, which can benefit public administration faculties in improving the contents and processes within the study programmes. The results show a match in the competences acquired by the students and the competences desired by the employers in the field of analytical and integrative thinking, human resource management people, and in the field of use of official writing. The results can serve tertiary education organizations dealing with the field of practical training, as well as employers from the public and private administration.
    Source: INTED 2023 [Elektronski vir] : conference proceedings : 17th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference : 6-8 March, 2023, Valencia (Spain) (Str. 2778-2786)
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2023
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 147014915

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