Competence-Based Vocational Education and Training (VET): The Cases of England and France in a European Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Brockmann, Michaela; Clarke, Linda; Méhaut, Philippe; Winch, Christopher
Titel	Competence-Based Vocational Education and Training (VET): The Cases of England and France in a European Perspective
Quelle	In: Vocations and Learning, 1 (2008) 3, S.227-244 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1874-785X
DOI	10.1007/s12186-008-9013-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Competency Based Education; Competence; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; Models; Cultural Differences; Definitions; Job Skills; Vocational Education; Technical Education; Employment Qualifications; France; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Kompetenz; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Analogiemodell; Kultureller Unterschied; Begriffsbestimmung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Technikunterricht; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Frankreich
Abstract	This paper examines the notion of "competence" in the VET systems of France and England. While both countries have developed "competence-based" approaches, underlying the similar terminology are distinct meanings, rooted in the countries' institutional structures and labour processes. A key distinction is identified between a knowledge-based model in France and a skills-based model in England. Competence in the French sense is multi-dimensional and relies on the integration of practical and theoretical knowledge, as well as personal and social qualities within a broadly defined occupational field. By contrast, in England, competence refers to the performance of fragmented and narrowly defined tasks, with minimal underpinning knowledge. Thus, whereas "competence" in the English VET system usually denotes functional employability for what may be relatively low-skilled employment, in France, it encapsulates the multi-dimensional development of the individual as a citizen as well as an employee. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01