A National Forum for Skills Anticipation report highlights changes in competences and skills that will be needed in 2035. Important future skills include customer-oriented development of services and knowledge of sustainable development. The labour market will require digital, information evaluation and problem-solving skills. More...
Finland: Skills in 2035
Germany: new nationwide training concept for Industry 4.0
Continuing digitisation poses new challenges for professionals, with an impact on vocational education and training. In order to prepare industrial-technical apprentices for the world of Industry 4.0 right from the start, the chambers of commerce and industry (IHKs) have developed an interdisciplinary training programme that is offered nationwide from 2019. More...
Latvia: demand for validation of non-formal and informal learning increases
Validation of non-formal and informal learning outcomes was introduced in 2011 (for professional qualifications at EQF levels 2-4) and in 2012 (for higher education at EQF levels 5-7). More...
Sweden: higher vocational education continues to expand
The Swedish Agency for Higher Vocational Education decided in January 2019 which programmes are to be added to the HVET portfolio over the next few years. More than 14 000 new study places were added for 2019. The expansion of higher vocational education in Sweden continues. More...
Slovenia: video recordings of in-company learning outcomes
Well-defined learning outcomes (LO) are considered to be crucial in many aspects of vocational education and training (VET), such as in VET promotion, supporting learners to plan their learning and asses their progress, and transnational mobility. The project See the goal: in-company learning outcomes as video recordings (2016-18) used video technology to apply the learning outcomes approach in some VET programmes. More...
The Netherlands: promoting research in VET schools
Teacher-researchers (practor) have formed a multi-disciplinary teacher team (practoraat) in many VET-schools. Practors operate as mediators conducting and linking research with education practice. More...
Spain: skills anticipation and future sectoral training needs - outlook and challenges
The Observatory of Occupations of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) has published its 2018 Forecast and identification of training needs report. It addresses skill mismatches in the labour market to ensure that the public training offer responds to current and future demands of the national production system. More...
Faites endosser le costume de la réussite à vos étudiants
L'effet Pygmalion est connu comme l'influence qu'une personne peut exercer sur une autre, selon l'image qu'elle se fait d'elle-même. Leurs croyances peuvent influencer la performance de l'autre; de cette façon ils chercheront à réaliser leurs attentes et à devenir réalité avec des comportements qui ont tendance à les confirmer. Cet effet est aussi connu sous le nom de "prophétie auto-réalisatrice. Plus...
Valar Morghulis !
Si à la simple lecture de ces deux mots vous haussez les sourcils, vous ne faites pas partie des initiés, ceux qui auront compris instantanément qu’ils veulent dire « Tous les hommes doivent mourir ». Plus...