Teachers and Trainers Qualification Standards Training Standards Towards

Teachers and Trainers: Qualification Standards, Training Standards Towards a community model of definition of competences

GARF: towards competency • • • Management Labour legislation Budget management Communication and negotiation Recruitment and career management Development of training (policy, plans, etc)

Developing towards competencies • Self evaluation tools Ø Knowledge Ø Values Ø Strategic competencies

Competencies reference framework • Detailed list of competencies against tasks • Individual development plans mapped against competencies • Helps companies set up training routes

Competency drivers? • UK/Ireland (national: top down) • Italy (regional: top down) • France (local/company: bottom up)

Gender and Standards of Competence Best Practice Trainers’ gender awareness

Key competencies: gender specific? • General key competencies Ø Learning Ø Social Ø Attitudes/values (including gender stereotypes) VET reinforces stereotypes Ø Work content Ø Methodological

Training Standards • To include equality standards • Quality training = equality training

Issues for the future • Language (competency/capability/Standards ……. ) • Trans-national competency model? • Trans-national core competency model? • Trans-national lessons: process of introducing a model • Top-down v bottom up? • Other issues: gender …………