Four short videos made by young Polish IVET students to promote vocational education and training were awarded at a Gala Ceremony held at the Ministry of National Education on November 28, 2017. The contest was held under the auspices of the European Week of Vocational Skills.

The films were chosen from among 62 entries submitted by students from throughout Poland. Many of the entries were quite interesting, making the jurors’ final selections a challenge. The winners are:

• Marcin Szreder for My passion - a dynamic and witty look at one person’s search for their vocation in life. Szreder won first prize not only for the story, but also for his ease and imagination in editing the film. He attends the Complex of Vocational and General Education Schools in Kartuzy.
• Jakub Półgęska, Karol Łaszanowski and Cezary Wasia for The Power of Information, which placed second. These students from the Vocational Upper Secondary School of Electronics No. 3 in Warsaw were lauded for their unique approach in presenting the IT profession, as well as for the well-thought-out and well-arranged story line.
• Damian Tomaszewski, Daniel Gaszczyk, Bartosz Bugajak, Łukasz Chorbiński and Juliusz Sochacki won third place for Daily Life in a Vocational School, an attractive presentation of a typical day at vocational school. These students are from the Post-Lower Secondary School No. 2 in Gniezno.
• Emilia Bereszyńska, Maciej Błasik, Tadeusz Czarnecki, Klaudia Dłużewicz, Monika Kordzińska, Kamil Markwat, Weronika Wiktor, Jakub Sierański, and Krzysztof Welik, 3^rd year students of the First Stage Special Sectoral School of Special Schools Complex No. 102 in Poznań, received honorable mention for Auxiliary Hotel Service Worker – Making a Wise Choice, an enthusiastic and committed film on the advantages of entering the hotel services professions.

Marzena Machałek, Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Education, Piotr Mikiewicz, Deputy Director of the Educational Research Institute of Research and Implementation, and Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak, ReferNet Project Leader greeted the students and made the awards. Deputy Minister Marzena Machałek remarked that these videos are one of the best ways to promote vocational education in the country. Deputy Director Piotr Mikiewicz stressed that vocational school is changing, and those present at the Gala are both witnesses and the creators of this change. All the winners and contestants were warmly congratulated, with wishes of future success and perseverance in achieving their plans and dreams.