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Sozialjahr

English translation: career-orientation year


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German term or phrase:Sozialjahr
English translation:career-orientation year
Entered by: Kim Metzger
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Swiss report card
German term or phrase: Sozialjahr
This is a Swiss report card (Sozialjahr NOWESA) , seems to be a one year program (2 semesters), the girl whose report card it is is studying to be a commercial/advertising artist, is there an English equivalent for Sozialjahr?
John Speese
United States
Local time: 14:40
career-orientation year
Explanation:
53 school leavers (13%) enrolled at technical schools or decided upon work experience, a Sozialjahr (career-orientation year combining social work and school), or language training abroad, etc.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/2010/natreport/...


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Note added at 10 mins (2006-03-08 14:35:29 GMT)
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Das Sozialjahr ist ein zukunftsorientiertes Weiterbildungsjahr. An vier Tagen pro Woche sammelst du Erfahrung in einer Kindertagesstätte, einer Familie, einem Spital oder einem Alters- beziehungsweise Pflegeheim. Dabei kannst du herausfinden, welchen sozialen Beruf du erlernen willst und ob deine angestrebte Berufswahl deinen Fähigkeiten entspricht.

http://www.sozialjahr.ch/was.html
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 13:40
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4 +2career-orientation year
Kim Metzger
4intercalated year
Andrew Swift


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
career-orientation year


Explanation:
53 school leavers (13%) enrolled at technical schools or decided upon work experience, a Sozialjahr (career-orientation year combining social work and school), or language training abroad, etc.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/2010/natreport/...


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Note added at 10 mins (2006-03-08 14:35:29 GMT)
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Das Sozialjahr ist ein zukunftsorientiertes Weiterbildungsjahr. An vier Tagen pro Woche sammelst du Erfahrung in einer Kindertagesstätte, einer Familie, einem Spital oder einem Alters- beziehungsweise Pflegeheim. Dabei kannst du herausfinden, welchen sozialen Beruf du erlernen willst und ob deine angestrebte Berufswahl deinen Fähigkeiten entspricht.

http://www.sozialjahr.ch/was.html


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 13:40
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agree  Sabine Odinga: I'd only add the social: career-orientated Social Year
21 mins
  -> Very good suggestion.

agree  Erik Macki
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intercalated year


Explanation:
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/admissions/inter.html

('gap year' if there were no study at all)

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-08 15:38:54 GMT)
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In the question field you wrote 'is studying to be a commercial/advertising artist'.
If she has already commenced her course, then she won't need much career orientation.
Did you perhaps mean 'is going to study to be a commercial/advertising artist'?

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:40
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