What is it about?
A programme has been launched to develop employability skills in vocational training students. The aim was to develop both digital competence and other soft skills: creativity, teamwork, problem solving, adaptability, leadership and decision making. Students improved in all of them. This confirms the positive impact of this programme.
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Why is it important?
We observed that most of the students improved in both digital competency and in soft skills after completing the programme. In the case of digital competency, greater improvement was apparent in the areas of collaboration and communication and in digital content creation. Similar results were found for all competencies in the case of soft skills.
Perspectives
This learning programme had a positive impact on the competency development of professional-training students. Continuous training and advice for teachers and personalized monitoring during the implementation of this programme resulted in an apparent improvement in students’ employability skills.
José Manuel Sánchez Ramírez
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja
Today's organizations demand employability skills training. A training program such as the one developed in this case can be a good model for other vocational training centres.
Beatriz Marcano
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of a training programme to foster employability skills in professional training: a case study, Education + Training, July 2024, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/et-02-2023-0037.
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