Platform for self-assessment and development of the teaching competence for VET teachers and trainers Erasmus Project

Project Title

Platform for self-assessment and development of the teaching competence for VET teachers and trainers

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Pedagogy and didactics; Recognition, transparency, certification

Project Summary

Vocational education and training is the field under the constant changes. these changes are spread worldwide and can be named such as the technological and organizational development (the advent of the 4th industrial revolution), internationalization, integration of VET in lifelong learning processes, create the need for better development of the teaching competence of VET teachers. The last year of the project was affected by the COVID-19 situation around Europe. The project was interrupted with the unexpected epidemiological situation and executed further via e-platforms.
Project goal remained as planned which is to develop electronic tool for the self-assessment, monitoring, guidance and comparability of the teaching competence of VET teachers.
The main roles for the 6 partners from 3 countries were distributed accordingly: VšĮ Elektrėnų profesinio mokymo centras (public VET centre) from Lithuania was the project coordinator responsible for the project management and coordination of the activities as well as for the monitoring of the project execution. Vytautas Magnus University from Lithuania was as a leading partner in the execution of the comparative study of the teaching competence profiles of the VET teachers in the partner countries (Lithuania, Germany and Italy). Blinc eG from Germany was a leading partner in the design of the on-line tool for the self-assessment and development of teaching competence of the VET teachers and trainers. ITB Bremen University from Germany was responsible for executing the study of the teaching competence profiles of the VET teachers in Germany and worked as an assistant to Vytautas Magnus University in performing comparative study. Research centre at the Verona University contributed to the study of the teaching competence profiles of the VET teachers in Italy and assisted to Vytautas Magnus University in performing comparative study. Association of VET centres CNOS-FAP from Italy was responsible for the coordination of the testing and exploitation of the developed on-line tool for self-assessment and development of teaching competence, as well as for the execution of this testing in Italy.
The methodology for the development of intellectual outputs is based on the analysis of the teaching processes in the initial VET and identification of the teaching competence needs. The contents of the on-line instrument for assessment and development of teaching competence for VET teachers and trainers were designed on the basis of comparative analysis of the teaching competence needs in the partner countries.
The following results of this project were revealed such as:
• Comparative study of the teaching competence profiles of the VET teachers in the partner countries – Lithuania, Germany and Italy (https://teachvet.eu/comparative-study/ )
• The electronic on-line tool for the self-assessment, monitoring, guidance and comparability of the teaching competence of VET teachers on the basis of developed competence profiles – https://teachvet.eu/ . This tool is easily accessible as well as available in English, German, Italian and Lithuanian.
• Training seminars and sessions for the VET teachers, trainers, responsible institutions and bodies in the project partner countries. There were many participants involved from the partner countries through all the stages of the project from the comparative study stage up to the dissemination point.
• The plan and procedures for the technical and contents maintenance and sustainability of the instrument. This plan included concrete recommendations and schedule for the maintenance of the contents of the on-line tool.
This on-line tool for assessment of teaching competence of the VET teachers and trainers significantly improves effectiveness of the provided services of training and competence development for VET teachers.
The platform on the website will continuously be maintained technically (Updating of software elements) and kept secure for at least two years after the project’s end (until 03/2023).
The results of the project enabled the project partners to discover the ideas for the further development of this field issues. The assessment of teaching competence of the VET teachers and trainers can be further analyzed and discussed in some specific vocational areas.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 251424 Eur

Project Coordinator

VsI Elektrenu profesinio mokymo centras & Country: LT

Project Partners

• VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS
• BLENDED LEARNING INSTITUTIONS COOPERATIVE
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA
• UNIVERSITAET BREMEN
• FEDERAZIONE CENTRO NAZIONALE OPERESALESIANE FORMAZIONE AGGIORNAMENTO PROFESSIONALE