About This Course
Work-based learning is the defining feature of high-quality VET. When it is designed well it produces graduates who are genuinely work-ready, professionally confident and able to contribute from their first day in employment.
This course gives VET professionals a thorough, practical and immediately applicable framework for designing, managing and assessing work-based learning. It draws on the Erasmus Quality Standards for VET mobility, the ECVET credit transfer framework and the latest European research on effective workplace learning design.
The course is aligned with the Herning Declaration and the Erasmus+ VET quality standards.
Who Should Attend
- VET teachers and trainers organising and supervising work placements
- VET coordinators managing learner mobility and ErasmusPro placements
- In-company trainers and workplace mentors
- VET quality assurance coordinators
- VET institution managers developing work-based learning partnerships
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
Design individual learning programmes for VET learners in work-based settings that are meaningful and measurable.
An individual learning programme is the contract between the learner, the VET institution and the workplace host. You will design ILP templates for your own sector with clear outcomes, measurable criteria and realistic timelines.
Apply the Erasmus Quality Standards for VET mobility to the design and management of learner placements.
The Erasmus Quality Standards set minimum requirements for preparation, monitoring, recognition and follow-up. You will know exactly what is required at each stage and have practical tools for meeting these requirements efficiently.
Use formative and summative assessment approaches appropriate for work-based learning contexts.
You will have assessment tools specifically designed for work-based contexts: competence checklists, observation records, e-portfolios, mentor assessment frameworks and ECVET credit recognition processes.
Build productive, sustainable partnerships with workplace hosts and in-company mentors.
You will have practical strategies for finding, briefing, supporting and sustaining workplace partners across different sectors, and for developing workplace mentors who can genuinely support learners.
A 7-Day Professional Development Experience
Five days of intensive training with a structured arrival day and cultural excursion. We tailor every programme to your organisation's needs.
Welcome dinner and orientation walk.
Guided cultural excursion. Departure at convenience.
This outline is a starting point. Contact us to discuss how we can tailor this programme for your organisation.
EU Policy Alignment
EU Priority Alignment
EU Competence Frameworks
EU Policy Initiatives
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