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Professional changes through digitization - anEuropean qualification for specialist of vocationalorientation

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2020-1-DE02-KA202-007386
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training Funder Contribution: 281,497 EUR

Professional changes through digitization - anEuropean qualification for specialist of vocationalorientation

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In all EU countries, the implementation of vocational orientation (VO) at the school-work Interface have a great importance, on the one hand to reduce the drop-out rate (about 20% of all started trainings/apprenticeships) due to false professional ideas, and on the other hand to occupy increasingly free training places with potential apprentices. The young people mostly don't know the jobs of the future and what changes due to digitization are acting in the different professions. As a result, job profiles in some professions are shifting massively, or completely new professions such as e.g. merchants in e-commerce - a cross-industry apprenticeship for the growing online retail trade, e.g. in Germany are arising. In addition, apprenticeship professions, which are apparently unattractive for potential trainees due to the lack of information on digital changes, are becoming more in the focus of the vocational orientation. In many cases, the advising and supporting specialists for vocational orientation (such as e.g. teachers, social education workers, vocational consultants in chambers) lack the necessary knowledge regarding the changes in the working /professional world, which is attended by the increasing digitization. The many changed challenges and requirements for trainees are often not sufficiently well-known and thus cannot be passed on to the direct beneficiaries of the vocational orientation (the young people). Numerous apprenticeship professions, especially in the industrial-technical and craft occupational field, but also in other fields such as the health sector and the commercial occupational field, are at first glance unattractive to young people. Often, digitization creates new challenges, that mix craft skills with informationtechnology skills, so that the requirements profile completely is changing. The reason for this often lies in the lack of information about the changed challenges. Here, vocational orientation concepts or measures must be implemented that focus on the practical testing of these changed professions. In order to achieve this, will be develop in the project targeted and needs-oriented training modules (IO1) for the specialists for VO, which will focus on the changes and new requirements of digitalization and empower the specialists to covey the professional changes due to digitization in the professions qualitatively better to the young people. The modules will be tested during the project in each partner country in order to optimize them and to train multipliers for the sustainable use. For the sustainable implementation of the qualification modules, will be developed a guideline for Europe (IO6).Furthermore, should be developed for specialist for VO five new occupational field-specific VO measures (IO2) especially in terms of the aspect of digitization and which specifically take into account the new challenges and requirements in the professional world because of digitization. This includes overarching topics such as questions about data security and protection, cloud computing and digital learning, but also domain-specific changes such as digitization trends in craft and industrial-technical professions or in the commercial professions and nursing and health professions.Furthermore an overview of all training professions (IO 3) should be worked out, which provides information on the new requirements with regard to digitized work processes per core training profession and that can be used as a basis for consultation and career choices of young people. Here we want to work together very closely with national authorities of VET in order to develop not duplicate structures. In order to ensure an EU-wide comparability of the VO measures, it is necessary to develop quality standards for VO measures (IO4). The basis for this are the quality standards from the BOQua project. These should be further developed and adapted to VO measures. Furthermore, for the actors who carry out the VO measures the success of the VO measures should be made verifiable and transparent by means of an assessment instrument. Thus, in case of non-success, adaptations in the VO process of the individual adolescent can be promptly initiated or the measures, e.g. against the background of regional peculiarities, can be optimized or adapted.The aim of the project is to prepare the specialists of vocational orientation for the changes in the world of work and professions through digitization. Due to the changes in digitalization (or new digital technologies), the image of some professions can be change a lot. Recognizing this and preparing it for the target group of young people can lead to shifts in the career choices of the young people.

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