AspIT - Ole Bay Jensen oje@aspit.dk Computer in Science: 1985 System Development: 1985-1989 School s: 1989 - Teacher Chief in Project Education Principal 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 1
AspIT at Campus Vejle (VET) The hidden workforce in IT - Include In The Open Jobmarked 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 2
AspIT - 2012 10 cities 225 pupils 1. Aabenraa (Vejle) 2. Aalborg (Vejle) 3. Aarhus (Vejle) 4. Esbjerg 5. København 6. Odense 7. Rønne (Odense) 8. Næstved (Odense) 9. Skive 10. Vejle 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 3
Personality - AspIT Young man aged about 20 with AS Normal or high intelligence Performed poorly at school in many levels! Talent and interest in IT Thought that school was hard-going Business aptitude 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 4
Professional qualifications Only partially completed his elementary schooling Danish (read, write, formulation) Mathematics (logic) Reasonable reading skills in English (passive vocabulary) Identification Basic schooling and social competencies Basic programming (LEGO Mindstorms) Basic English skills Basic IT skills European Computer Driving License ECDL Basic learning skills within IT Pocket PC 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 5
Legal framework (STU) - General educational model Education Examination and Identification Education Well- informed examination Hothouse Placement Job 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 6
Semester/ Weeks Pattern 3.1: Individual plans - Educational model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 HH/P/I HH/P/I HH/P/I 5 HH/P/I HH/P/I HH/P/I 4 HH/P/I HH/P/I HH/P/ 3 Quality Assurance (QA) Hothouse (HH) HH/P/I 2 Technology 1 (T1) Software design 1 (S1) Visualisation 1 (V1) 1 European Computer Driving License ECDL Technology (T0) Software design (S0) Visualisation (V0) Semester 0: Identification process forms the basis for evaluating the student s potential for completing the AspIT programme. Quality Assurance (QA0) Semester 1: Introduction and European Computer Driving License ECDL (computer driving licence) as well as the other modules in semester 1 must be assessed as passed with a view to further studies. The semester concludes with two weeks of re-sitting examinations and/or hothousing. Students are able to re-take the first semester. Semester 2: The student must, in close collaboration with AspIT, establish his/her focus talent within T, S, V or QA. Semester 3: The student completes an educational module at level 2 within his/her focus talent T, S, V or QA. The student then works in the hothouse with the purpose of identifying his/her general business skills and his/her special business skills within his/her focus talent. The semester concludes with the first placement with a company. Semesters 4-6: The student works and is taught further within his/her focus talent : T, S, V or QA. 20. April 2009 Ole Bay Jensen, Education Principal 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 7 27
Pattern 3.2: Different Currical Software design (S) Technology (T) Visualisation (V) Quality Assurance (QA) 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 8
Pattern 3.1 Compentences Focused Talent Formel Compentence (Exam/Test) Real Compentence (companies) open job marked 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 9
Pattern 3.1 If you have met a person with Asperger s syndrome... then you have met only one person with Asperger s syndrome. Individualism! 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 10
Pattern 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Group size five students individual instruction Concrete instruction solving individual assignments Calm surroundings with own workplace Predictability high degree of planning (CEBIT) The objective of the first semester is to identify skills and talent The objective of the second semester is to identify focus talent The objective of the third semester is work training working in team The objective of other semesters is supporting the individual focus talent in job/training/learning 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 11
Benefits for the IT companies? An AspIT is a value-creating worker! 1. Solid IT business background (special interest/focus talent) acquired 2. Personal qualities innate! Good memory Very conscientious Very stable Very loyal Good sense of detail Good at concentrating Very diligent Honest 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 12
Results 80 % of the pupils achieved job in the open jobmarked imidely after AspIT Even more pupils achieved a life without support Read more: QA - Evaluation of AspIT performed by the Danish Evaluation Institute EVA www.aspit.dk 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 13
You learn something only when, and only when, you are working with something which you can almost do! - If you can! 20-11-2012 Ole Bay Jensen 14