Evaluation of Strengths of Dual Vocational Educational Training in Andalusia (Spain): A Stake on the Future

Autor/inn/en	Pozo-Llorente, María Teresa; Poza-Vilches, María de Fátima
Titel	Evaluation of Strengths of Dual Vocational Educational Training in Andalusia (Spain): A Stake on the Future
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 392 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pozo-Llorente, María Teresa) ORCID (Poza-Vilches, María de Fátima)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Dual Enrollment; Vocational Education; Futures (of Society); Youth Employment; Teacher Attitudes; Geographic Regions; Skill Development; Program Effectiveness; Secondary Education; Undergraduate Study; Foreign Countries; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doppelstudium; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Future; Society; Zukunft; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Lehrerverhalten; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Sekundarbereich; Grundstudium; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	Dual Vocational Training was introduced in Spain in 2012 with the purpose to reinforce training based on employment requirements and to promote youth employment within the labour market. Since its implementation, there has been continuous growth of the presence of this modality across every Autonomous Community, with Andalusia being one of the latest regions to dualize the Vocational Educational Training (hereinafter VET) educational scheme. From the outset however, this modality has faced a number of obstacles that question its sustainability. Without losing sight of these obstacles, and with the purpose of providing arguments that justify the suitability of this model in Andalusia, this study aims to identify--from the unique perspective of three Andalusian educational institutions--the strengths of this modality and the opportunities that the Andalusian context offers. To this end, we have used the SWOT technique to analyse the opinion of a group of teachers regarding their thoughts on the Andalusian Dual VET system, from both an internal and external perspective. Workforce insertion and the quality of skills gained through training are some of the strengths that characterize this model, with the greatest opportunities derived from the needs of the Andalusian business and productive sectors. Based on the scenarios drawn, we have suggested a number of guidelines to capitalize on some of the identified strengths and take advantage of the opportunities observed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01