Promotion of mobility Strategy to enhance the mobility of teachers, trainers and tutors (VETPro) as a preliminary stage for mobility of young people RE.FORM.E.-Meeting

Promotion of mobility

Strategy to enhance the mobility of teachers, trainers and tutors (VETPro) as a preliminary stage for mobility of young people

RE.FORM.E.-Meeting Berlin, 21st of Oct. 2011Working group 1 „Europarcours“

® BZB, 2011

Strategy to enhance mobility

1. Survey concerning RE.FORM.E-partners on practical mobility of trainers

Only 3 partners responding

No strategy, but problems: only 50% LdV-subsidy, costs for substitution, lack of linguistic competences on trainer level

2. Survey on trainers within the BZB

Individual, but rather differentiated opinions, no statisticalsignificance

Outcome: approach was not target oriented!

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Initial approach towards strategy development


Study „Impact of mobility of VET-experts (VETPro)“

The statements hereafter, the data and recommendations are based onthe study results on behalf of the European Commission, realised byWSF Wirtschafts- und Sozialforschung, Kerpen/Germany, May 2010.

Aim of the study was the analysis of impacts of transnational mobility measures onto the VET-experts personally, onto their organisations and onto national VET-systems.

As a result of that, measures for a multilayer strategy to enhancethe mobility of VET-staff can be deduced.

VETPro are vocational teachers and vocational school directors, trainersin companies and HR managers, tutors and VET-centre directors.

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Methods and range of the study

Representative, interbranch online-survey of approximate6.000 VETPro-mobility participants in the years 2005 through 2008

Survey of project promoters, who did VETPro-mobilities

Workshops with responsibles from education, national agencies, project promoters, government representatives, social and economic partners in 10 LdV-partner countries (UK, FR, DE, IT, LV, NL, PL, SE, SL, TR)

Additional survey of 42 experts in 10 LdV-partner countries (UK, FR, DE, IT, LV, NL, PL, SE, SL, TR)

Final workshop with VETPro, experts, promoters, staff of the GD Education and Culture of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium4


Impact concerning VET-staff (VETPro)

1. 80 % of VET-staff benefits highly and personally from the mobility experience

Individual impacts in form of qualitative changes concerning linguistic, professional and intercultural competences Stronger personal involvement in measures to improve training Enhancement of the apprenticeship success ratio More responsibility at workplace Better career options and higher income Encouragement of motivation onto life long learning

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Impact concerning VET-staff (VETPro)

2. Knowledges, skills and experiences gained within the range of stays abroad are made use of in daily practical work

Use of new contents in initial and further training (47 %) Application of new teaching and learning methods (45 %) Contribution of new professional techniques and practices (47 %) More active involvement in designing of work processes (42 %) Development of new concepts for apprenticeship (42 %) Initiation of entirely new processes and innovations (39 %)

Figures in percent: results of the survey within the range of the study (multiple responses were possible)6


Impact concerning sending organisations/SMEs

1. Mobility of VET-staff leads to decisive changes and innovations

Promoters/companies pursue a strategy of internationalisation (55 %) Participating staff is regarded as important instrument for improving quality of initial and further training (45 %) Mobility experiences of staff is placing organisation more into transnational networks (48 %) Setting up a further training plan for teachers and trainers (39 %) Human resource development for activities on the European market (42 %)

Figures in percent: results of the survey within the range of the study (multiple responses were possible)7


Impact concerning sending organisations/SMEs

2. Mobility of VET-staff raises profile of the organisation/SME

Enhancement of attractiveness and image benefit by organisation/company Generation of an innovative environment of the VET-practice in terms of method and content regards Improvement of the career paths of the VET-staff in the organisation/ in the company and on the labour market Impulse for sustainable partnerships and networks by multiplier effects – widening the range of transnational contacts Stronger profile of organisation/company within the fostering competition in the VET-context/in the EU-market

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Impact concerning national VET-systems

1. Mobility of VET-staff as important impulse for internationalisation, modernisation and innovations in initial and further VET

Promotion of intercultural and linguistic competence by transnational mobility of VET-staff Fostering of the adoption of learner focuses methods through mobility experiences Enhancing the use of multimedia in initial training Dissemination of innovative teach and learn methods in initial training Fostering of the sustainable impact of mobility projects through transfer into training practice

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Impact concerning national VET-systems

2. Mobile VET-staff as a very important and rather effective multiplier

Mobile trainers and teachers lead to increase of mobility of trainees to a high extend Highly increased acceptance of the significance of international competences in business (SMEs) and VET Development process for European and national qualification frameworks (EQF/NQF) Important role for the future adaptation for processes of learn outcome oriented conveying of competences Sensitisation of SMEs related to the European market

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Measures to promote mobility

1. Successful concepts of mobility of VET-staff are supported by tandem partnerships and auto-teaching

Biggest effects in terms of gaining knowledges and competences are reached by hospitations (71 %) As well as the exchanges with colleagues abroad (79 %) Heterogenous composition of groups of VET-teachers and company trainers High impact realised by tandems of teachers and trainers (30 %) and own teach and train activities abroad, which should be fostered in future

Figures in percent: results of the survey within the range of the study (multiple responses were possible)

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2. Successful concepts involve VET-staff at the preparation stage of mobility in terms of profession and content

Projects developed by teachers and trainers on their own are the most successful ones, if contents are appropriately adapted

Joined strategy of staff and management for human and organisational resource development towards mobility The impact of stays abroad increases, when responsible VET-staff follow the increase in competence of teachers and trainers

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3. Preparing the VETPro

Linguistic preparation in terms of conversation and professional vocabulary Intercultural training to cope with the culture of the host country Sufficient time for VET-staff to plan and prepare mobility measures Integration of mobility into training of trainers and teachers to convey know-how for realisation of own mobility projects thereafter

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Measures to enhance mobility

4. Claims to intensify VETPro-mobility Higher degree of participation of trainers and staff-responsible people of companies as a pre-condition for higher degree of participation of trainees from SMEs in mobilities More trainers and teachers should get to know the daily work/building sites abroad Stronger orientation at the demands of VETPro-mobility onto demand of companies Less informal visits – more practical activities/hospitations Mobility proof for VETPro, training companies, organisations, schools

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Measures to enhance mobility

5. Results transfer by project promoters / companies Development of a dissemination plan Systematic transfer management, branch and target group oriented markting concerning results Realisation of regional conferences for results´ transfer Convicting of companies of the benefits of mobility for trainers and trainees Dissemination of best-practise as standard repertoire Making use of websites and social networks to spread information and having publicity for own transnational activities

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Promotion of mobility Strategy to enhance the mobility of teachers, trainers and tutors (VETPro) as a preliminary stage for mobility of young people RE.FORM.E.-Meeting