Vocational Education and training
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{{Term|VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET)|Education activity oriented to provide the necessariy 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 pedagogic component, as well as others types of education, but with a stronger emplasis 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]
 Web Resources |
| Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find some interesting examples of icebreakers: |
| Link | Content |
|---|---|
| www.ilo.org | Full information on CINTERFOR, the Inter-american Center for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training. |
| www.ilo.org | Vocational Training map in Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain |
| www.ec.europa.eu/education | Full information on the EU's 'Education and Training 2010' work programme to strengthen the provision of VET across Europe. |
References
- ↑ www.ilo.org (19 March 2009)
- ↑ www.ec.europa.eu/education (25 March 2008)