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Applied Vocational Education II

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Course abstract

The course of study contributes to develop students’ knowledge and skills about vocational education organizational progress, understanding of importance of cooperation in various aspects, understanding of personal, professional and social competence role of modern vocational teachers' in vocational training; of portfolio building; of promoting students’ achievements and growths and evaluation in accordance with today's labor market.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge - and understanding of vocational education organizational progress, the importance of cooperation in vocational education, awareness of the importance of competence, students' personal and professional growth, student achievement evaluation- practical work;
Skills - to analyze, to compare and to evaluate opportunities of creating vocational education networking, skills to evaluate the importance of the portfolio in personal development dynamics, skills to engage in further education and to solve the problems within sustainable development, skills to use information technology resources in preparing presentation -an independent work;
Competence - able to evaluate importance of teacher’s professional mastery functions in vocational education, able to integrate the knowledge gained in lessons; able to speak in front of an audience and do the presentation -an independent work.

Course Content(Calendar)

1 Vocational trainer's competences, their professional and personal aspects.
2 Vocational Education Teacher Mastery Functions.
3 Teacher-consultant and mentor for student career development.
4 Collegial supervision to develop teacher competences.
5 Learning the elements of collegial supervision.
6 The content and personal maturity of the student's professional development.
7 Personal Learning Plans for Students.
8 Assessing students' growth and achievements as a driver of competitiveness.
9 Impact of Society Development Trends on Teacher Activity, Educational Content and Pupils.
10 Analysis of your pedagogical competence in the context of EU requirements and lifelong learning. Vocational teacher portfolio.
11 Choosing Specific Operational Strategies to Reach the Goal. The steps of project development.
12 Selection Criteria for Sustainable Development Solutions. Identifying problems in vocational education.
13 Basic Principles of Quality Assurance in Education. EFQM system.
14 Characteristics of work-based learning.
15 A work-based learning process organization.
16 Cooperation between Vocational Education Institutions and Employers.

Requirements for awarding credit points

80% lecture attendance, successful evaluation of the independent works and practical works

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Independent work - work-based work program, methodological material or summarized assessment of student achievement (volume at least 3 pages, submitted electronically).
Independent work - Collegial supervision prepared and delivered according to requirements.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Independent works have been successfully completed and sent in due time. Successful work on work-based learning, collegial supervision presented to peers, and active involvement in collegial supervision - evaluating the performance of the students. The mark of the exam is the arithmetic mean between the two-independent works.

Compulsory reading

1. Beļickis I. Vērtīborientētā mācību stunda. Rīga: RaKa, 2000. 280 lpp. 2. Duvekot R., Pukelis K. red. Iepriekšējā pieredzē gūto zināšanu un prasmju novērtēšana profesionālās izglītības skolotāju izglītībā.(TIMA-Balt). Nr.LLP-LDV-TOI-LT-0004, 2010. 47 lpp. 3. Ķirse A., Soika I. Audzēkņu motivēšana karjeras attīstībai lauku profesionālās izglītības iestādēs. The Journal of Science Education, Vol.7, Special Issue Proceedings of the International Conference „Rural Enviroment. Education. Personality. ”REEP 2006, Jelgava 4. Laužacks R. Profesionālās izglītības satura reforma: didaktiskās iezīmes. Rīga: Raka, 1999. 107 lpp. 5. Metodiskie ieteikumi modulāro profesionālās izglītības programmu izstrādei. Rīga: VIAA, 2015. 44 lpp.

Further reading

1. Mehānisms sociālo partneru iesaistei profesionālās izglītības kvalitātes paaugstināšanai [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 12.11.2018.]. Pieejams: https://visc.gov.lv/profizglitiba/dokumenti/metmat/08_mehanisms.pdf 2. Sociālo partneru līdzdalība profesionālās izglītības kvalitātes nodrošināšanā un paaugstināšanā [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 27.11.2018.]. Pieejams: http://viaa.gov.lv/library/files/original/01_SOC_partneru_lidzdaliba.pdf 3. Profesijas standarts [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 12.11.2018.]. Pieejams: https://visc.gov.lv/profizglitiba/dokumenti/standarti/2017/PS-048.pdf

Periodicals and other sources

1. Profesionālā izglītība Latvijā [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 20.12.2018. Pieejams: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/4134_lv.pdf 2. Profesiju standarti un profesionālās kvalifikācijas prasības [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 27.11.2018. Pieejams: https://visc.gov.lv/profizglitiba/standarti.shtml 3. Tuvinās izglītības un darba vidi [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 20.11.2018. Pieejams: http://www.izm.gov.lv/lv/aktualitates/1867-tuvinas-izglitibas-un-darba-

Notes

Compulsory study course in the 1st level professional higher education program "Teacher of Vocational education".