By Wu Xiaoyun

  On 11th June, Stiwa (Nantong) Automation Machinery Co., Ltd. held grade 21 ‘dual system’ students graduation ceremony. 5 students successfully passed the vocational qualification certification of WIFI College in Austria, and were entering internship at enterprises stage. It was another achievement of Su-Xi-Tong Industrial Park in deepening international vocational education cooperation. 

  The certification evaluation includes two parts: practical test and interview defense. The whole process applies Austrian professional standards. Certified students will directly go to Stiwa Nantong company for internship, and achieve seamless connection of ‘employment upon graduation’ 

  As a well-known company in Austria, Stiwa Group is leading in global automatic assembly field. It has branches in Germany, the United States and China. It has 2225 employees over the world. In 2013, Stiwa Group settled in Su-Xi-Tong Industrial Park, to plan the production of high-performance automated production lines. In the past more than 10 years, the company has developed fast. In 2018, Stiwa introduced the advanced education model in German-speaking countries —— ‘dual system’ to Nantong, and has continuously promoted the application of dual system. Since 2023, there have been students who completed training and started to work officially.Among the current 160 employees of the company, more than 10% are ‘dual system’ students. 

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苏锡通园区“双元制”教育再结硕果

5名学员获奥地利职业资格认证

    6月11日，施特万（南通）自动化机械有限公司举行21级“双元制”学员毕业典礼，5名学员顺利通过奥地利WIFI学院职业资格认证，即将进入企业实习阶段。这是苏锡通园区深化国际职业教育合作的又一成果。

    本次认证考核包含实操测试和面试答辩两个环节，全程采用奥地利职业标准。获得认证的学员将直接进入施特万南通公司实习，实现“毕业即就业”的无缝衔接。

    作为奥地利知名企业，施特万集团在全球自动化装配领域具有领先优势，在德国、美国、中国都设有分公司，全球拥有2225名员工。2013年施特万集团落户苏锡通园区，布局生产高性能自动化生产线，10多年间企业发展迅猛。2018年，施特万将德语区国家先进的教育模式——“双元制”引入南通，持续不断地推动双元制教育的实施，自2023年陆续有完成培训的学生正式上岗。目前该公司160名员工中，“双元制”学员占比超10%。

    作者：吴霄云