Information & Events

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The Final event

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Presentation of FutureSkills4Trainers: An innovative blended learning course

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Companies are finding it very difficult to recruit young people for a future career in the skilled trades. In order to meet the growing demand for skilled workers, companies are increasingly trying to attract new target groups such as school and university drop-outs and people with a migration background for training. This poses major challenges for trainers in their day-to-day work. Their teaching groups are becoming more and more heterogeneous and, in addition to specialist knowledge, increasingly require intercultural skills, psychological sensitivity and socio-pedagogical knowledge.

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In order to strengthen the skills of trainers and make them fit for these diverse tasks, the Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria has worked together with partner organizations from Austria, Italy and Slovenia in the EU-funded Erasmus+ project FutureSkills4Trainers on a practice-oriented solution.

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The result of the project is an innovative further training course in blended learning format, geared towards the current training needs of trainers in dual training, particularly in the skilled trades. In seven modules with different thematic focuses, digital and pedagogical-didactic skills are taught that can be used specifically for a more individual and target group-specific design of the learning process. In this way, the quality of training in the skilled trades can be sustainably improved.

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The course curricula and materials are available free of charge in four languages and can be used by other organizations and educational institutions for their further training.

 

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We invite you to see the new course offerings for yourself on October 23, 2024!

What you can expect:

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• Current challenges in training: Ministry and Chamber of Crafts representatives discuss where the reasons for the current challenges lie

• Blended learning course with various modules: Get to know the course concept, find out about the various modules interactively and gain a direct insight into the learning content

• Testimonials: Participants in the pilot courses report on what they have learned in the course and how the content helps them in their day-to-day work as trainers.

• Contact persons: Get to know the relevant contact persons from the various organizations and find out how the course can be used in the future

 

When & where

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Time: 1:30 to 5:30 pm

Location: Joseph-Wild-Saal, Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, Max-Joseph-Straße 4, 80333 Munich & online

 

Program:

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1:30 pm Arrival, registration & welcome coffee

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2:00 pm Welcoming remarks

Adriana Bär, Head of the Department Policy issues of training centres, Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria

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2:05 pm Opening panel

Dr Robert Geiger, Head of the Vocational Schools Department, Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs

Dr Kathrin Maier, Deputy Head of Division Vocational Education, Skilled Workers, Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

Dieter Vierlbeck, Deputy Managing Director, Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria

Moderation: Adriana Bär

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2:45 pm Presentation of the project results: Blended learning course with seven modules

Regina Göhlert, Officer International Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training, Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria

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3:00 pm Interactive learning forum with seven course modules

 

Visit to seven individual stands & exchange on the various course modules:

• Module 1: Successfully approaching trainees for and in training

• Module 2: How to integrate trainees with a migration background into and through training

• Module 3: Successfully dealing with drop-outs and early school leavers

• Module 4: Supporting the learner through a holistic organization of the learning process

• Module 5: Promoting digital skills for trainers

• Module 6: Assessment and evaluation of learning processes

• Module 7: Tools for creative questions - design methods in professional practice

 

4:30 pm Coffee break

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4:45 pm Discussion with participants of the pilot course

Ralf Klötzer, master builder, Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria

Moderation: Adriana Bär

 

4:55 pm Video greetings from international course participants

 

5:10 pm Introduction of the international contact persons for the course modules

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• Gaia Trecarichi (Provincia autonoma di Trento)

• Stefan Moritsch & Julia Pintsuk-Christof (New Design University)

• Regina Göhlert (Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria)

• Jana Franetič (Obrtno-Podjetniška zbornica Slovenije)

• Kathrin Pichler (lvh.apa, trade association for crafts and service providers)

• Madeline Metzler (witus eGen)

 

5:30 pm Drink & networking

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As places are limited, we kindly ask you to register by 22.10.2024 at the latest. Participation is free of charge.

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We look forward to your participation!

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The challenge of dual education in 2024

Training concept for trainers in dual education

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The shortage of skilled workers is hitting the skilled trades particularly hard, many jobs remain vacant and the question is how young people can be successfully recruited for the skilled trades. In addition, the quality of trainees, their backgrounds and needs have changed dramatically in recent years. This presents in-company and full-time trainers with the challenge of involving young people with a wide variety of needs in their teaching. 

 

To support them in this task with practice-oriented courses, the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, together with partners from Austria, Italy and Slovenia in an international project, has developed a new blended learning course that is tested for the first time from January 24 to March 24. 

 

Seven modules with different thematic focuses teach what it takes to convince this diverse target group of a professional future in the skilled trades and successfully integrate them into the training processes. Each module includes an online part (approx. 6 hours) for self-paced learning in preparation for a day of classroom training (8 units). The modules can be booked individually or together, according to interest.    

 

Participation is free of charge.

 

For more information, please find the invitations in German, Italian and Slovene below:

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- Invitation (Austria)

- Invitation (Slovenia)

- Invitation (Italia)

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Internal project partner meetings

• Kick off-meeting in Ljubljana 3./4.November 2022

• Virtual meeting on 14. March 2023

 

Public events

• Apprenticeship fair „LEHRE LIVE“ WITUS Vorarlberg 2./3. February 2023

• Next apprenticeship fair “ LEHRE LIVE” WITUS Vorarlberg 30./31. January 2025

 

Results

• Report on the findings of the need analysis validations of the train the tutor programme and conclusions for the development of the blended learning curriculum (NDU Partner Report)