The ultimate goal of vocational training is to engage in the job market, secure suitable employment opportunities, and, dear student, dear student, to make the training process an opportunity to help you achieve your future job. To accomplish this, it is essential, first, to understand your tendencies and values towards work. Recognize your professional awareness by taking some tests available on the page. To learn more about the tests, click here.

It is important for the counselor to support students and discuss results with them:

Dear student, dear student, the tests on this page are designed to help you make informed decisions about your professional situation. You will find:

• Values and Work Orientation Test: This will help you understand important aspects of work, such as the environment, financial returns, and the primary goal for which you work. Seek a place that aligns with your values and work orientation.
• The second recommended test is the Professional Awareness Test. This provides insight into your knowledge of the chosen specialization and the possible professions associated with it. Along with the Work Values test, you'll have all the necessary information to find a suitable training placement.

Before starting training in the job market, the counselor's support is crucial for student preparation:

Field training in the job market is a successful method to discover hidden talents, acquire new skills not provided during vocational education, and prepare students for the rapidly advancing technology and current advanced programs. A training program in the job market is essential for:

• Motivating students, refining their skills, and preparing them well for the upcoming training period.
• Understanding the training requirements in the job market and learning about the required skills and how to master them.
• Finding job opportunities that provide excellent training for students during the training period.
• Exploring the fields and professions within the same specialization.
• Connecting the results of tests (work values and career exploration) with the training placements visited by the trainee.
• Discussing the professional created with the help of the counselor, including vocational visit reports, test results, career exploration reports, and identifying the best training options based on them.
• Participating in meetings with employers, asking relevant questions to increase awareness of the job market.

Before starting training in the job market, students should research extensively to find a suitable training placement. Connect vocational, practical, and guidance training for the best results. This step is crucial for a successful professional future. To learn more about your tendencies, you can use the Work Values test and the Professional Awareness test.

During the training process, understand how to benefit from it:

Dear student, dear student, during the training process in the job market, being present provides an opportunity to learn more about your training location. You can turn the training place into a permanent workplace. After taking steps before the training, entering the job market for a specified training period is a good opportunity to test all the procedures and decisions you have made previously. It offers you the first direct contact with the job market, serving as a practical test of the correctness of your previous decisions.

During this period, you should:

• Increase your knowledge and professional skills to perform all tasks related to your profession by participating in all assigned tasks. You can also do this through observation, as increasing knowledge and skills enables you to:
  • Perform your job efficiently.
  • Discover new and specific skills, especially those demanded by employers.
  • Gain a broader and deeper understanding of your profession.
  • Understand all practical aspects of the profession, operate all machines and equipment efficiently, and avoid wasting time and resources.
  • Train in advanced professional skills.

Learn about administrative and ethical aspects of practicing your profession in the job market:

• Have direct contact with professionals in the market.
• Deal with clients and suppliers.
• Learn and apply proper practices in the field of occupational safety and health.

Pay attention to the employer's reaction to your performance of the required skills and listen to their feedback, whether positive or negative. This feedback is a random transfer of experiences, and you can use it to improve your skill.

The training period is an opportunity to understand the community's need for the profession you have learned and the importance of this profession. Build a good relationship with professionals, employers, and owners in the workshops, businesses, and companies in the area. This will help you find a job opportunity later.

The job market is a wealth of knowledge that you can employ and benefit from after training. Focus on the following information, record it, and save it in a dedicated training file:

• Identify machines and their names in the job market.
• Identify materials used and how to differentiate between them.
• Understand the correct steps and their denominations.
• Recognize best professional practices and how to apply them.
• Identify workshop, work, and department sections.
• Identify suppliers of raw materials, tools, machines, and preferred types.

Important Note: Try to obtain this information diplomatically without raising the employer's sensitivity.

 

After completing the training period, you are now at the threshold of a new phase. You have successfully completed your training in the job market and are now ready to transition either as an independent professional or as an employee in a professional workshop. To smoothly and comfortably undergo this transition and secure the opportunities you've planned for, you should leverage all the experiences you've gained, whether professionally within the training institution or in the job market.

To begin, you should head to the graduates' section to learn more about the tools available there, which will help you access the best available options. This section provides many services, including guidance on job searching, assistance in job interviews, and guidance on resume preparation.

Here are some useful tips for you as a graduate with good experience and training in the job market:

• Utilize this experience as practical work experience in your field, increasing the confidence of potential employers in your abilities.
• Understand the job market in your area, know the existing workshops, and understand the nature of the work they engage in.
• Identify the owners of workshops and businesses in the area.
• Request a recommendation from the workshop where you trained, in case there is no available job with them.
• Inform the employer of your readiness to work in specific periods if needed in the future.
• Request assistance from the workshop owner in opening your own business or working independently by providing recommendations to clients who cannot work with them.