Empowering Vocational Students to Meet the Future Job Market Needs by Applying Project-based Methods in TVET Education

Conference: The Paris Conference on Education (PCE2022)
Title: Empowering Vocational Students to Meet the Future Job Market Needs by Applying Project-based Methods in TVET Education
Stream: Design, Implementation & Assessment of Innovative Technologies in Education
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Aleksandra Jastrzębska, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Krzysztof Jastrzębski, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Anna Laska-Leśniewicz, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Katarzyna Znajdek, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

Abstract:

In the modern, dynamically developing world, a particularly important aspect is the use of practices related to the circular economy. Moreover, green skills for employees, especially in the production and service sectors, are often sought. Every year, more and more professions require the development of circular skills and "greening" everyday work methods and job profiles. In the face of climate change and the ever-changing world of the economy, solutions are often sought that will support the drive towards a more sustainable, "green" world. Erasmus+ project, Design4Climate, tries to address the needs of dynamically developing education needs in the vocational education (TVET) sector. The project aims to empower students of vocational schools aged 16-21 through effective training in the field of re-designing production towards a circular, environmentally sustainable economy. The project is generally oriented toward the field of vocational education due to the cross-sectoral nature of the circular economy (i.e. waste from one sector is used in another). The project aims to develop basic skills in the field of green economy, which are widely used in TVET. Schools children and students will face the challenge of turning the traditional manufacturing process into a cyclical one through the principles of design thinking in learning scenarios inspired by real-world cases. All project teaching activities are carried out based on the Design Thinking methodology, and all the developed tools have been implemented into a digital collaborative platform.

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