For just over a year, the youth home Stigby has been participating in a project, which is aimed at those students who have difficulty coping with a traditional schooling. Instead of learning theory, students may undergo various practical tests.

To be approved, they must meet certain goals set by a specific professional panel. If they pass one of the various parts, they receive a certificate of competence which they can then show when they are going out into working life.

- Getting a paper on what you do that you can use to apply for a job, it gives both self-esteem and added value, says Sofia Jurva Deputy Head of Department at the youth home Stigby.

Poorer conditions

The youth home Stigby comes from young people from all over the country. Many of them have a background of abuse and crime and have in various ways been excluded from society.

They have not attended school for several years and have difficulty coping with traditional schooling, which is often required to get a job.

- I hope this will help a very vulnerable target group get back into society. That's what they need to be able to break a life that has been plagued by abuse and crime and that it will be something else instead, ”says Sofia Jurva.

At Stigby, practical tests are currently being conducted in vehicles, restaurant, café and bakery. The project will continue until the beginning of next year and after that an evaluation will be made to see if this is something that we want to continue with in the future.

And so far, both students and staff are satisfied.