The document discusses ways to bring dropouts back into education. It presents a conceptual model showing the stepwise progression of education from early childhood through career. To help dropouts, it suggests blurring the vertical boundaries between education levels by making admission requirements less rigid, such as with pre-apprenticeship programs that combine learning and working. It also recommends blurring the horizontal boundaries by building on a student's identity or life interests through tailored programs. The goal is to create a more flexible education system that better engages at-risk youth.

1. HOW TO BRING THOSE WHO
DROPPED OUT BACK INTO
EDUCATION?
10th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on
Partnerships and Local Development
Presentation by Thomas Townsend

2. COMPANY NAME NAME OF PRESENTER
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Early Childhood
Preperation for learning
Each step has a specific
function and presupposes
succesful completion of the
previous step
2
Primary Schooling
Socialization and basic skills
3
Secondary Schooling
Prperation for PSE
4
Post Secondary Education
Preparation for career
Career
Specialization and continuous learning
The Conceptual Model
Stepwise progression
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3. COMPANY NAME NAME OF PRESENTER
1
Early Childhood
Preperation for learning
2
Primary Schooling
Socialization and basic skills
Secondary Schooling
Prperation for PSE
4
Post Secondary Education
Preparation for career
Career
Specialization and continuous learning
Blur the Vertical Boundary
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4. • Less rigidity about what constitutes
admission requirements
– Pre-apprenticeship-Ontario
• Mining readiness program( Confederation College)
• Combine learning and working
– Workplace apprenticeship-Quebec
Blurring the Vertical Boundaries

5. COMPANY NAME NAME OF PRESENTER
1
Early Childhood
Preperation for learning
2
Primary Schooling
Socialization and basic skills
Secondary Schooling
Prperation for PSE
4
Post Secondary Education
Preparation for career
Career
Specialization and continuous learning
Blur the Horizontal Boundary
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6. • Building on identity
– Born to Be (Calgary Youth Employment
Centre)
• Building on life interest
– Launch (Career Programs for Women-
Halifax)
Blurring the Horizontal Boundaries

7. THANK YOU
Thomas Townsend
thomas.townsend@uottawa.ca