OREANDA-NEWS. On 15 May 2009 was announced, that Lietuvos Energija AB took part in Job Shadow 2009 – a partnership project between school and business enterprise, initiated by non-profit organization Lietuvos Junior Achievement.  Nearly one hundred 10-12th grade school students from various towns of Lithuania paid a visit to the head office and transmission grid divisions of Lietuvos Energija AB. The project Job Shadow so far this year has involved well over 600 school students. Overall, they visited 118 various companies and their branches.

According to Mr. Eugenijus Savicius, Executive Director of the organization, the program Job Shadow provides a practical link between school and possibility of knowledge application. The campaign is centered around the idea that an employee spends a few hours working with a participant of “Job Shadow” being present alongside and involves him/her into uncomplicated processes of this job, replies to questions and introduces him/her to some of the key features of the occupation.

“It is an experience, providing a feel of a link between the business world and school students – individuals who will later become employees”, - said the Executive Director of Lietuvos Junior Achievement. According to him, possibilities of hand-on approach to business often help in making up one’s mind about future occupation. “Showing positive examples, business from inside is useful in drawing the attention of young people to their opportunities”.

Lietuvos Energija AB invited school students to visit its headquarters, the dispatch center and divisions of the transmission grid. The school students showed a especial interest in such areas as personell, finance management, information technologies, environmental protection and the grid operation divisions.

“For three years we have been participating in this project, which quite naturally encourages school students to pursue their job career, develop their skills, improve their results at school”, - said Mrs. Jurate Pinkiene, a teacher of economics, who supervised a group of students from M.Slanciausko gymnazium of Joniskis while visiting the head office of Lietuvos Energija AB. According to the teacher, the knowledge acquisition of economics is best done through practical approach.

Lietuvos Energija AB was also visited by school students from Kaunas – Saules gymnasium, J. Jablonskio gymnasium, J. Dobkeviciaus high school, J. Urbsio high school, from Klaipeda – Vetrunges gymnasium and Varpo high school, from Siauliai – Geguziu high school and Siauliai university gymnasium, from Svencionys – Zemaicio gymnasium, from Rumsiskes – Vyskupo A. Baranausko high school“ and from Pabrade - Ryto gymnasium.