Military Forests and Estates joins dual education, first intake of students undergo training to work in military forests
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- Date: 22.10.2019
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Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM SR), a state-owned, MOD-run company, has joined the dual education system. Working in cooperation with the Secondary Vocational School, 108 Jarmočná Street, Stará Ľubovňa, VLM SR provides training for the first intake of students of the Forest Production Study Programme. Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš came to the school’s facility in the village of Lomnička to give his support to the pilot project. He praised this practice-oriented dual education programme, which combines practical workshops and field assignments.
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “Thanks to this project, students have a unique chance to gain hands-on experience still over the course of their study, which will help them find employment on the job market in the future.” He added they will be employable by VLM SR as well.
According to Director of VLM SR Branch Kežmarok Michal Dudák, this is a pilot project of great prospects. “We want to demonstrate that young people from marginalised groups of our population are not of peripheral interest to us. Already today, we have serious shortages of workforce,” he said.
Five students are currently pursuing the Forest Production Study Programme in the 2019/2020 school year. Over the two-year study programme, they will gain hands-on experience from manual and mechanical wood and metal processing, hunting, forest seeding and planting, forest tree nursery operations, and forest equipment training. VLM SR will provide scholarship, catering, and protective clothing to the students.
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “Thanks to this project, students have a unique chance to gain hands-on experience still over the course of their study, which will help them find employment on the job market in the future.” He added they will be employable by VLM SR as well.
According to Director of VLM SR Branch Kežmarok Michal Dudák, this is a pilot project of great prospects. “We want to demonstrate that young people from marginalised groups of our population are not of peripheral interest to us. Already today, we have serious shortages of workforce,” he said.
Five students are currently pursuing the Forest Production Study Programme in the 2019/2020 school year. Over the two-year study programme, they will gain hands-on experience from manual and mechanical wood and metal processing, hunting, forest seeding and planting, forest tree nursery operations, and forest equipment training. VLM SR will provide scholarship, catering, and protective clothing to the students.
