Aim of the project

Seeking to fulfill the needs of improving VET teachers’ education in three Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), project aims to improve and enrich the existing education programmes for VET teachers, by developing the introductory module for assessment of non-formal and informal learning, as well as preparing the APL assessors.

Objectives

• To carry out a study of APL in VET teachers education systems in partner countries.
• To develop methodology for assessment of VET teachers prior learning, basing on donor-partner (FI) experience.
• To develop the study module for assessors of VET teachers prior learning.
• To make a pilot training for groups of assessors in three receiving partner countries (LT, LV, EE).
• To develop the introductory module (to a VET teacher education programme) for assessment of VET teachers prior learning.

Results

• A study of APL in VET teachers education systems in partner countries.
• Methodology for assessment of VET teachers prior learning, basing on donor-partner (FI) experience.
• Study module for assessors of VET teachers prior learning.
• Pilot training for groups of assessors in three receiving partner countries (LT, LV, EE).
• Introductory module (to a VET teacher education programme) for assessment of VET teachers prior learning.

Contracting organisation

Vytautas Magnus University, Centre for Quality of Studies

Partners’ organisations

University of Tallinn, Estonia 
Riga Technical University , Latvia
Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Contact person

Dr. Aušra Fokienė, Center for Quality of Studies, Vytautas Magnus University