VET Teachers’ Digital Pedagogical Competences in Latvia, Lithuania, and Portugal. Needs Analysis, Review Report and Recommendations for Continuous Education and Training

Digital Tools for Learning and Validation in VET and WBL: Training Program for VET Teachers, Trainers and Mentors (Dig4VET) is an Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for VET-project aimed to improve skills and competences of vocational teachers, trainers and mentors in using digital tools in education process. Main goal is to raise awareness of a variety of digital tools and technologies that can be used in vocational education and training (VET) and workbased learning (WBL) settings for both classroom and distance learning. Dig4VET proposes empowering VET teachers, trainers and mentors/WBL tutors with the support of a training program for VET teachers, trainers and mentors which can be implemented by VET institutions (local level), by national continuous professional development (CPD) systems and internationally as Erasmus+ courses.

In this publication we communicate a review of digital skills of VET teachers and trainers in partner organisations (VET schools) and partner countries, including a report on the use of SELFIE in Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal. We also suggest recommendations for future training programs in digital pedagogy for VET teachers, trainers and WBL tutors. The recommendations section is initialised with an overview of competence-based approaches in advanced CPD which may be specially designed for VET Teachers, Trainers and Potential Mentors to enhance the use of digital tools for teaching, learning, assessment and validation. The report is a multidimensional information resource regarding digital competences of VET teachers, trainers, mentors, and it will be useful for VET policy and decision makers, VET school management, researchers, and particularly – for VET teacher trainers. It can also be of interest and use for other sectors of education (general education, higher education, adult education).

List of Abbreviations

Tables and Figures

The Members of the Report Team

Introduction
Baranovska Inta, Brauer Sanna

Building a Shared Understanding in Digital Competences
Brauer Sanna, Mäenpää Kati, Juntunen Elina

Foundations of Collaborative Practices for Pedagogical Development
Kilja Päivi, Juntunen Elina

The New Digital Era
Juntunen Elina, Kilja Päivi, Brauer Sanna

Training Needs Analysis of Digital Skills of VET Teachers, Trainers and Tutors in Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal
Mäenpää Kati, Juntunen Elina

Advanced Continuous Professional Development – Lessons Learned in Finland
Brauer Sanna, Kotimäki Erja, Korkala Hannu

Recommendations for Future Trainings
Brauer Sanna, Mäenpää Kati, Kilja Päivi, Juntunen Elina

The Consortiums of the Project

Dig4VET Digital Tools for Learning and Validation in VET and WBL: Training Program for VET Teachers, Trainers and Mentors. Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for VET Project No. 2020-1-LV01-KA202-077486.

Partners:

National Centre for Education of the Republic of Latvia (LV) – lead partner

Riga Art and Media School (LV)

COOPETAPE – Cooperative of Education (PT)

Oulu University of Applied Sciences (FI)

Vilnius Car Mechanics and Business school (LT)

ITC International (CZ)

Baltic Bright (LV)

The objective of the Project was to improve skills and competences of VET teachers, trainers, mentors for use of digital tools in education process, for both: classroom and distance learning; and to raise awareness of a variety of digital tools and technologies that can be used in VET school and WBL settings. 

Dig4VET project outcomes propose empowering VET teachers, trainers and mentors/WBL tutors with the support of a training program for VET teachers, trainers and mentors which can be implemented by VET institutions (local level), by national CPD systems and internationally as Erasmus+ courses.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The report is produced within the EU Erasmus+ project Digital Tools for Learning and Validation in VET and WBL: Training Program for VET Teachers, Trainers and Mentors

Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for VET

Project No. 2020-1-LV01-KA202-077486.

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