a non-formal education project for students from technical secondary schools in Bucharest
first words Between 9th and 13th July 2012, the pharmaceutical company Zentiva S.A. România and the NGO School of Values organized together Zentiva Express project. Taking into account the private sector’s need of employees with a technical education – on one side – and the last years changes in Romanian technical education – on the other – through this project, Zentiva S.A. România, with the support of School of Values, takes on the educative role for its own future specialists.
what is ZE?
Zentiva Express is a summer school for students coming from technical secondary schools in Bucharest.
50 STUDENTS will benefit from this FIRST STEP in the ZE project. THE SUMMER SCHOOL sets out to offer to the 50 participants the chance to increase their faith in their own strength, to increase their awareness of their own potential and to connect with their own values through sessions of non-formal education. DAILY SPECIAL THEME IN SUMMER SCHOOL: COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, PERSONAL VALUES, GENERATION GAP, PROBLEM SOLVING DAILY SPECIAL master trainer working with 50 de students for 2 hours/day, 14 groups – 12 students/ group THE SECOND STAGE consists of a practical session for 30 selected students The internship WILL END with the final selection of 15 students that will benefit of a scholarship throughout the school year 2012 – 2013, after which they will enter a two-months apprenticeship period. In January
2014, at the end of the project, the students are ready to be employed by the company.
profile
The candidate’s profile concerned SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS in the 11th grade, interested in working in the near future in the pharmaceutical production field.
numbers
• almost 100 APPLICANTS from 12 secondary schools in Bucharest, double the number of available positions in the project; • 15 technical high schools out of which 8 then signed a partnership agreement with School of Values; • 74 students were INTERVIEWED and only 50 of them attended Zentiva Express Summer School; • for the PRACTICAL PERIOD 30 students suited the profile; • 11 STUDENTS QUALIFIED for a scholarship; • for the Summer School there were 4 TRAINERS from School of Values.