| CODE | TEV5009 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Work Based Learning and Entrepreneurial Skills for the VET Educator | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides pre-service student teachers with an understanding curriculum development, assessment and quality assurance in vocational education and training (VET) within compulsory education and beyond. It also considers informal and non-formal assessment and the close relationship between the world of work and VET experienced by secondary education students. The unit provides learners with the opportunity to explore different assessment and quality assurance strategies for VET and the various challenges which arise from the context of vocational learning. Study-unit Aims: The unit exposes pre-service teachers to the pedagogical processes within different work-based learning contexts. This unit will therefore focus on a number of case-studies models applied with constructive learning of which: work-placement; internship; traineeships; project-based learning; apprenticeship and life-cases. The unit will also provide pre-service teachers the fundamental knowledge and skills essential for the setting up of an enterprise within an educational context. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - comprehend the theoretical concepts of authentic work-based learning pedagogies; - recognize the fundamental essentials for setting up a business idea within an educational setting; - demonstrate problem solving strategies when dealing with work-based challenges. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - respond creatively to the challenges facing the vocational educational sector through the development of work-based learning and entrepreneurial skills; - develop a business proposal to enhances the educational workplace; - set-up a business model within an educational workplace context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Readings Will be made available on VLE - Lucas, B., Spencer, E., & Claxton, G., (2012) How to teach vocational education: A theory of vocational pedagogy. University of Winchester in collaboration with City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development. - Illeris, K., (Ed), (2009) Contemporary Theories of Learning – Learning theorists … in their own words. London & New York. - Castley, C., Elliot, G. and Gibbs, P. (2010). Doing Work Based Research. US: SAGE. - Russel Smith (2018) Essentials of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship - Choy, S. and Billett, S. (2013) ‘Learning through work: Emerging perspectives and new challenges’, Journal of Workplace Learning, 25(4), pp. 264–276. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jeannette Axisa Therese Camilleri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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