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Teaching in TVET in hard times. Teacher TrainingTRANSCRIPT
Teaching in TVETin Hard Times
Presentation held atInstitute of Education and ResearchUniversity of the Punjab, Pakistan
Nov. 20th, 2013
byUwe Wieckenberg
Teachers in TVET
What is the mission and task of teachers in TVET ?
To prepare students for the world of work
What is the mission and task of teachers in TVET ?
To prepare students for the world of work
What are these teachers actually doing?
Teachers in TVET
Preparing students for the world of education
What should TVET teachers do?
• narrow the current gap between the world of education and the world of work
But how can we do this ???
Ability to perform
Social competence
Methodological competence
Selfcompetence
Professionalcompetence
Generic skills
Key Qualifications/Generic Skills
Social competence Methodological competence Self competence
• Ability to communi-cate adequately
• Ability to cooperate with others
• Conflict ability• …
• Analysis ability• Creativity• Learning readiness• Think in connections• Abstract thinking• Rhetoric• …
• Readiness to perform• Commitment• Motivation• Flexibility• Perseverance• Reliability• Emotional intelligence• …
Key Qualifications/Generic Skills
Social competence
Methodological competence
Self competence
• Peoplerelated skills
• Community skills
• Conceptual/thinking skills
• Business skills
• Basic/fundamental skills
• Personal skills
UNESCO c lass ifi cati on
Old competencies?
New competencies?
Old setting of teaching?
New setting of learning?
• We need a shift in paradigm!
from teaching to learning
Some facts about TVET in Germany:The „Dual System“
1. Practice-relevant and theory-based training2. Standardised course content and examinations across
the whole of Germany3. Continuous updating of the training in response to
technical advances and changing business practices 4. Collaboration between employers and trade unions5. Co-ordination of practical and educational components6. “inter-company” training to supplement the instruction7. Training the instructors8. Professional associations (chambers) monitor the
training Working + learning
Some facts about TVET in Germany
• First steps towards the „Dual System“ of (non-academic) vocational training: 1870
• Vocational Training Act: 1969• TVET training rate:
60% of young people join the Dual System(59,4 % male; 40,6 % female)
• No. of trainees: 1.571.457 (in 2010)
• Average age of trainees: 20,0 years (in 2010)
International Trends
• Dissolution of phases in life• Life long learning• Modularization • Individualisation • Recognition of prior (informal) learning• Blended Learning
Needed strategies
• Facilitate the access to TVET• Enhance quality and relevance of TVET• use a holistic approach
(knowledge + skills + attitudes)• Emphasize teacher training (pre-service)• Improve the reputation of TVET• …
… now ist your turn as new teacher generation!
Thank you very much!
Uwe Wieckenberg