EUROPEAN Q-PLACEMENTS TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP RIGA, LATVIA OCTOBER 15, 2014 LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation Project „Q-Placements” LV1-LEO VET-Enterprise Cooperation for Quality Assurance of VET Placements LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

PROGRAMME DESIGN FOR NATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR JOINT TRAINING OF VET & COMPANY TUTORS LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

To improve the quality of national and transnational work placements, apprenticeships, other forms of WBL through: better cooperation between VET and enterprises/host companies; better skills of tutors from VET and host companies to provide support and guidance to VET trainees before, during and after placements; LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Some outcomes of the project : Lead trainers in each partner country; Trained tutors from VET and companies with better skills of cooperation, with skills ensuring better QWP ; …… LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Step 1: Defining main issues for ensuring QWP in your country T hese issues have to be important for key parties involved; These issues will form a basis for designing objectives and outcomes of the workshops; These issues have to be highlighted during the national workshops training; LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Step 2: Please define objectives and outcomes of national workshops Defining your objectives for a workshop is a critical step in the whole development process; Without a training objective trainers don't know exactly what it is to be taught, learners don't know what they are to learn; A training objective/s must be clearly stated; Defining objectives helps to structure seminar LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

How to formulate a good objectives? the objective/s contain an action verb that describes doing something that can be seen and measured. a few workshop objectives defined usually; objectives have to enhance, facilitate learning process ; LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Key words used: Be aware of Recognize Enhance Prepare Understand Recognize Acquire Enable ….. LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Defining outcomes of workshop What do we expect that learners at the end of seminar will understand, will be able to achieve, demonstrate, perform, etc. LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

What are not good objectives for workshops? To convey information; To demonstrate; To inform; To tell; …… LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

The objectives and outcomes of the workshop are(samples): Objectives: to enhance common understanding on WP process; to improve professional competences of participants for ensuring QWP; Outcomes: demonstrate understanding WP process; acquired analytical, judgment and communication skills for ensuring QWP ; LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Objectives and outcomes may vary due to the : national context specifics; duration of the seminar; participants involved; etc. LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO

Group task: Please discuss and formulate main issues in your country for ensuring QWP; Please design the objective/s and outcomes of national seminars; Please share your work results with colleagues; What main challenges did you experience by fulfilling the task? Time ~ 30 minutes LLP LDV Transfer of Innovation project "Q-Placements" LV1-LEO