The Employment Service announces that every year more and more job offers are registered for pre-school and primary education teachers compared to the number of people seeking such a job. Last year, 1,026 vacancies were registered for them, in 2022 \u2013 1,175, in 2021 \u2013 789. Meanwhile, the job offer remained similar over the three years \u2013 only 482 pedagogues were looking for work in preschool and primary education institutions last year, in 2022 \u2013 564 and 2021 – 445.<\/p>\n Asta Jakimavi\u010dien\u0117, the Head of the Department of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Arts and Education of Kauno kolegija HEI, where the Pre-School and Pre-Primary Education study programme is implemented, also notes that the need for pre-school and pre-primary education pedagogues in Lithuania is extremely high. This is shown by the constantly conducted studies of labour market needs at the regional and national levels, as well as the readings provided by social partners and municipalities.<\/p>\n \u2018It is believed that this need will grow further, to respond to the idea of \u200b\u200buniversal preschool education, new groups are created, state and non-state educational institutions are established, and new jobs are created. More pedagogues and pedagogic assistants will be needed in the implementation of inclusion processes, changes in the calculation of the workload of pedagogues,\u2019 says A. Jakimavi\u010dien\u0117.<\/p>\n Gabriel\u0117 Chasijeva, a graduate of the Pre-School and Pre-Primary Education study programme, says she is happy that she chose Kauno kolegija HEI for her studies: \u2018I chose this institution because I liked the impressions of students and graduates, their feedback, experiences, the fact that lecturers treat students with great respect.\u2019<\/p>\n Meaningful work that changes <\/span>people’s<\/span> lives<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In modern society, the social worker is no longer identified only with the solution of social problems. While studying in the Social Work study programme, students improve their communication and cooperation skills, delve into the psychology of personality, the factors that shape personality behaviour, and holistically analyse information about society and the social problems arising in it.<\/p>\n \u2018Those who choose this study programme not only get a higher education but also a profession that helps a person to change and get to know himself. This is a really meaningful work that changes people’s lives,\u2019 says the graduate of the Social Work study programme, lecturer Dr Valentina Demidenko.<\/p>\n She emphasises that social workers do not punish, but come to help a person who needs help at that moment: \u2018A person is not always ready to accept help, and at such a moment the main goal of a social worker is to convince a person to accept it.\u2019<\/p>\n Head of the Department of Social Work, Virginija Kondratavi\u010dien\u0117 points out that those who have completed these studies are ready to work in social service institutions, education, law enforcement, and non-governmental organisations, or choose master studies at a university.<\/p>\n Student Aidas Lazauskas says that volunteering encouraged him to choose the Social Work study programme because he felt that he did not have enough theoretical knowledge.<\/p>\n \u2018I chose Kauno kolegija HEI because there are as many as three internships during my studies, during which you can better absorb and learn to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge,\u2019 the student shares.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaunokolegija.lt\/kk_wp_content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vaiku-kambarys_9-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\")
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