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Students gain real business experience through school-based Real Firms
Students from vocational schools in Macedonia develop their business and entrepreneurship skills working in Real Firms.Students at this school-based Real Firm have started a company
Training for a better school environment
USAID Director Certification training program inspires one director to turn around her school “It took some time, but now the whole school looks and feels different. Students greet their teachers and mates with smiles. There’s no more yelling and running in the halls, no scratches on the walls and the furniture. I feel like I’m at home, with my family, and I think most of them feel the same”....
Using New Teaching Methods to Improve Student Learning
Trainings empower teachers to try role-playing and other interactive methods to engage students .After attending USAID’s Secondary Education Activity (SEA) workshop for assessment methods, Elizabeta Sekirarska saw many possibilities for practical application in the classroom. The training…“opened up possibilities for me to think about how to make the material simpler so that students can better understand their lessons.” ...
Soft-Skills Training Increase Employment Opportunities
Soft-skills training give Macedonian students the confidence and knowledge to compete in a rapidly changing labor market Aneta has used her interview, marketing and public speaking skills to help coordinate major educational events in Macedonia as well as apply for and win a $20,000 scholarship to attend university....
Students learn the benefits and rewards of teamwork
The third annual USAID-sponsored Educational Rendezvous brought together over 30,000 vocational students from Macedonia to Skopje to represent their schools in a series of competitions that support building business skills....Most Commented
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- Using New Teaching Methods to Improve Student Learning
- 7 SEA schools are included in implementation of Virtual school companies. 3 teachers per school participated in following workshopshs:
- TDC One day workshop - 14-16 November 2007
- Focus groups research - December, 2007
- One day workshops 9-11 April 2008
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