Vocational training

Draft

-- useless so far

Introduction

This is an overview / menu page for things related to vocational training, also with the idea to support some activities in the DUAL-T project

Types of vocational training

The following is a list of "natural types" that may not be complete

Initial lower apprenticeship training

Switzerland has an interesting "apprentice" system. This initial vocational education concerns about 80% of the 16-20 olds and mostly is delivered through "dual mode", i.e. an apprenticeship in a business complemented by an average of 1-2 days of schooling / week in a vocational college. Germany and Danemark have a similar system.

Particular issues related to vocational training

(Just an index of some stuff within this wiki)

Community/Collective intelligence

• Knowledge management
• Virtual community
• Community of practice

Empowerment and development

• teacher development
• Teacher empowerment
• Learning e-portfolios

Organisational issues

• Change management
• Organizational learning

Cognitive / HCI

• Motivation
• Creativity
• Cognitive tool
• Professional tool

Links

Organizations

• CEDEFOP, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.
• OPET - Swiss federal office for Professional Education and Technology
• VoCeD. Australian portal for for tertiary education, especially as it relates to workforce needs, skills development, and social inclusion.