Changing role of VET teachers and trainers

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Changing role of VET teachers and trainers

• Kristiina Volmari4 December 2006

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Challenges and developments influencing the
teaching and training professions
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Defining VET professions

• Competences of VET teachers and trainers

Interviews roles and responsibilities gt what
competences do they require
Basis for competence framework for VET teachers
and trainers
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VET teacher responsibilities, activities and tasks
Planning and organisation Networking and
co-operation with stakeholders Institutional
development and education Quality assurance
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The new teacher role
More heterogeneous Focus on team-work and
cross-disciplinarity Mentoring and
counselling Research/development
work Co-operation with external parties
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The new competences

• Knowledge in mentoring and
• counselling techniques
• Knowledge in ICT/new technologies
• Research skills

Team-work skills Inter-personal skills
Communicative skills Empathy
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Trainers in IVET and CVET

• Training needs analysis

Planning of training
Organisation of training pathways/projects
Learning resources organisation
Supporting learners and learning
Learner evaluation and assessment
Quality assurance and monitoring
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Trainer Competences

• Training market trends business processes
• Learning theories and pedagogy
• Institutional and/or legal VET framework
• Training design concepts programmers
• QA theory principles

Client-orientedness Cooperativeness Communication
skills Human skills Recognition of
self-development needs
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Convergence of teacher and trainer roles
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Qualification requirements for trainers in IVET

• Mandatory ? Not mandatory, but
  normally required ?

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Issues worth thinking about

• School leadership
• Teacher and trainer career structure
• Training and supporting trainers