Projekttreffen VII

The last meeting of the VETteach project team on June 15, 2022 in Rostock was dedicated to the topic "VET teachers as guides of their students and their careers". An essential commonality among the project partners, which emerged during the country presentations, is the fact that this topic is underrepresented in educational policy as well as in the respective educational structures. Structures were shown in which the task of career guidance is sometimes in the hands of the teachers, or is carried out by persons specifically responsible and trained for this purpose. The advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches were discussed, including the different role definitions of instructor, guide and coach. At the end of the project meeting, the project partners agreed that this topic needs more attention in vocational education and training research, both in the national and international context.