When hiring a painter and decorator to work on an education sector space, such as a classroom in a school, a community center, or somewhere people gather to learn or have fun as a group, it is important to consider the theory behind your decorating.
Studies have shown that students perform better when met with fresh air and natural light, so it is important to avoid covering your windows with displays. The room should be well ventilated and void of negative displays. Colour plays a large part in the decorating process, and in the education sector, color is a large motivator for performance, motivation, and enthusiasm. Different colors help us to feel different emotions, which is why primary schools are often filled with the primary colors: Red, blue, and yellow, then following on with the remaining colors of the rainbow.
In the UK, school budgets often do not allow for fancy classroom decorations or displays, however, there is a lot of advice available to make an engaging classroom for all ages. Classroom displays may look distracting, but displays around time, the weather, phonics, or maths functions can help to support children and they can encourage engagement, and aid students when they are working independently.
Displays are often the paper put on top of the walls, however, making sure that the basic walls and layout of the room are clean and well decorated is also very important. Many schools are still old constructions and require a little more TLC than the newly built academies. However, these older builders’ possess much more chairs and uniqueness than their more modern counterparts.
PROFILE OF THE GRADUATE
The graduate of the education program specializing in Cabinetmaking and Decoration has the following characteristics:
- Committed to lifelong learning, he develops change and innovation projects in educational and social processes, with a comprehensive and systemic approach, framed by national and international quality standards.
- He leads social research teams, aligned to the policies and priorities of the education sector and the State.
- Effectively conducts the teaching – learning processes, educational and social projects in the institutional and government spheres, fostering an environment of coexistence, peace and sustainability.
- He investigates the reality of the wood and furniture industry, with qualitative and quantitative methods, to develop diagnoses that support his educational intervention.
- Designs furniture and other wood products using three-dimensional and two-dimensional object design tools.
- It uses tools and machines, in the transformation of wood into furniture, in conditions of safety and health at works.
Schools must understand how the workforce and careers are changing, seeking to know what skills will be essential to prepare students and ensure greater success in the future. But if the required skills change so quickly, how can schools and students keep up? Joining forces with industries.
According to Achieve, a nonprofit organization, 62 percent of employers think high schools are doing a poor job advising their students to enter college or choose a career. However, they think that involving them with companies can expose them to the reality of working life and show them the skills they will use and know the field they are considering choosing.
Andrew Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center for Education and Workforce, explains that the idea behind industry partnerships has been around since the 1980s, but today it is stronger than ever. “Skills needs change, and if the change affects a significant number of workers, they will be reintegrated into the education system,” Carnevale said.
Collaborations with the industry present an opportunity to create curricula, help companies meet their needs, and identify skill gaps that can be closed with these alliances, which is why it has become so popular in recent years.
In addition, these programs should be a bridge between the needs of employers and students or future employees. Allowing the student to have mobility and transferable skills that can be applied in different jobs or industries. This can pose a challenge for companies looking for employees and long-term stability.
The Kentucky Example
There are numerous initiatives in Kentucky to bring educators and businesses together, making the American state a great example of the impact of joining forces with industry.