The Go4VocationalSkills project is implemented in the framework of a Polish-Spanish-Bulgarian-Bulgarian-Greek partnership. The main objective of the project is to improve the quality of education in technical schools in Europe through the implementation of a tool to analyse the skills gap of vocational school students in the following fields: construction technician, logistics technician, renewable energy technician. The main result is an IT system for the comprehensive assessment of students’ competences in selected fields of study.
The system makes it possible to assess the preparation of young people for the requirements of the labour market, which is possible by assessing their competence levels in different areas and comparing them with those desirable for typical occupations in the sector. In cooperation with experts, we have created worker templates/profiles, i.e. competence matrices for selected occupations/positions. We developed several hundred test questions to assess students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes in selected fields of study. Using advanced statistical methods, we prepared an algorithm that compared the test results with the requirements set by experts in a particular field. Finally, we compared the results obtained with these requirements and presented this comparison in graphical form.
In our work, we distinguished twelve types of competences, including three professional ones (theoretical knowledge, practical skills and specialised ICT software) and nine universal ones, i.e. competences that are not linked to specific fields of study or profession, but can be useful in any workplace. Regarding occupational competences, we prepared questions dedicated to the main areas of knowledge and skills according to the criteria of the specific fields of study. In each of the fields of study analysed, we distinguished four areas representing their main content. We then developed a set of questions for the universal competencies, regardless of the field ofstudy, and ensured that assessments of different types of competencies were comparable.
In order to fully exploit the potential of this IT tool, it is necessary to familiarise oneself with the essential details of its design assumptions, as well as with examples of how to interpret the results. For this reason we have prepared a guide to the application, which we hope will allow you to use this application in a smooth and trouble-free manner. In the following sections of this guide, we will present the basic details of the tool and an example of interpretation of the results obtained after the test is completed.
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