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VET college supporting thelocal economy:
Summary of discussions with colleagues
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Unprecedented demands oncompanies
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Ecological ( green agenda, sustainableresources)
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Short life span of products ( fashion,electrical equipment)
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Extreme pressure to reduce costs andmaintain quality ( world production-line... AirBus)
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Speed of delivery to customers (latestmodel)
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Ability of employees to cope withraidl chanin market conditions and
Occupational Profiling & Work-Process Analysis
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The model of
occupational profiling
seemed to offer an approach worthy of further consideration in attempting toapprise colleagues of suitable forms of curriculum development to meet the skillneeds of companies and sectors.
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Central to the model of occupationalprofiling is
work-process analysis (WPA).
This approach to producing occupationalstandards and profiles, as an element incurriculum development as a prerequisite tonew vocational qualifications, may beviewed as the “paradigm shift”.
Commonality acrossprojects
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Bottom-up
(Not exclude top-down. Emphasis on“shop-floor”; acknowledges the view of expertsand skilled personnel)
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Work-Process Analysis (WPA)
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Core Processes; Typical Professional Tasks(TPTs)
that define an occupation… “major skills of a profession”
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Sector Experts
(trainers, curriculum experts,skilled workers... Focus on the customer, product,service)
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Subsidiarity Principle
(Reconcile differentrequirements… apprentice/skilled worker;company/sector; national/EU)
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Content
(Determined by aims of qualification;
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