Uloga mentora praktične nastave u procesu učenja i podučavanja učenika srednjeg stručnog odgoja i obrazovanja
The role of vocational mentors in the teaching-learning process in the secondary vocational education

Summary/Abstract: The paper engages with the role of vocational mentors in business entities, who provide their mentees insight into the world of work, following them apply the acquired theoretical knowledge, which directly establishes a connection between the labour market and education. The paper also emphasizes the role of secondary vocational education for the development of society as a whole. The importance of quality education in both, educational institutions, where theoretical knowledge is acquired, as well as in business entities, where students can apply the acquired theoretical knowledge is recognized in this paper as well.In addition to the above, the paper also reviews the process of mentoring, i.e. acquiring skills in working with students, because through vocational mentors in business entities, students learn and develop competencies needed for the labour market, bridging the gap between education and world of work.Based on the results obtained during the training of vocational mentors in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and the West-Herzegovina Canton, the role of mentors is essential in the very process of learning and teaching high school students. The crucial role of the VOCATIOAL mentor as a participant in the teaching process, in students' education and upbringing was pointed out, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in the mentor-mentee relationship during vocational training in business entities. The paper tries to encourage decision-makers and business entities- employers themselves, to consider introducing mentoring into the system and ensure that both places, educational institutions and business entities, are places of learning and teaching, where high-quality skills are provided for the labour market.By bringing together these two keys, the vocational mentor and the coordinator, two worlds are connected - the world of work and the world of education. In that way a coordination process consisting of assessment and quality in both places contributes to a successful society, not just individuals.

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