Vocational Education and training
Vocational Education and training
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 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) |
| Education activity oriented to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to peform a job, an occupation, or a professional activity in the labor market. It is an activity connected with the processes of technological transfer, innovation and development. Voactional training has a pedagogic component, as well as others types of education, but with a stronger emphasis on technical and technological aspects. It shows a deeper concern about the links betwen the contents, methods and the changes tha take place within the production and labour world. [1]. Vocational training includes apprenticeships, as well as continuing professional development , closely linked to lifelong learning. [2] |
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Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find some detailed information: |
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| www.ilo.org
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Full information on CINTERFOR, the Inter-american Center for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training.
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| www.ilo.org
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Vocational Training map in Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain
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| www.ec.europa.eu/education
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Full information on the EU's 'Education and Training 2010' work programme to strengthen the provision of VET across Europe.
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References
- ↑ www.ilo.org (19 March 2009)
- ↑ www.ec.europa.eu/education (25 March 2008)
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET)
Web Resources