The transferability of vocational education and training qualifications across international borders is a live issue in this heterogeneous field. Key to this goal is defining a common methodology for measuring vocational competences. This publication sets out a proposal for just that, based on the results of a pilot project known as 'COMET' on competence diagnostics in the field of electrical engineering. The study deploys longitudinal analysis to explore issues of competence development, the development of vocational identity, and occupational commitment. It focuses on two discrete occupational profiles in electrical engineering in an ambitious test of a model currently applied to other professions as well. The model's success in its first phase is detailed in the second part of the volume, where the authors show that the transfer of the competence framework into an empirical model was successful. They also demonstrate that the methodology can be applied to designing and evaluating vocational education and training processes, making the material relevant to VET teachers and trainers as well as academics. With its first section comprising a full description of the theoretical framework, this book is a significant step forward in an urgent task facing administrations, labor forces and employers around the world. The achievement is in proportion to the notorious complexities of a field whose diversity makes tough demands on large-scale methods of assessment.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789400747241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115745925
Product Key Features
Author
Andrea Maurer, Felix Rauner, Bernd Haasler, Lars Heinemann
Publication Name
Competence Development and Assessment in Tvet (Comet)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Coaching & Career Guidance, Education
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Volume
16
Item Weight
444g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Andrea Maurer, Lars Heinemann, Bernd Haasler, Felix Rauner
Series Title
Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects