Development of new curricula in vocational education for the needs of enterprises and employability of graduates

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria G. Ioannides ◽  
Stylianos A. Papazis
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
New Curricula

scholarly journals Transforming vocational education: One lecturer at a time

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neville Rudman ◽  
Leslie Meiring
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Systemic Level ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
New Curricula

The South African technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college sector faces amyriad development needs, including the academic, professional and motivational preparednessof college lecturers.1 While attention is being paid to dealing with challenges at colleges at themacro-level or systemic level, there appears to be less focus on the micro- level, that is, on lecturersor teachers and their day-to-day classroom challenges. This article reflects on a case study involvingTVET college lecturers who participated in a professional development programme that attemptedto incorporate principles of a humanising pedagogy in its design and delivery. Feedback wasobtained about the influence of the course on classroom practice shortly after the programme,and, again, two years later, it was elicited through a small-scale study of participant self-reflections.Qualitative data revealed that the participants had perceived a positive and potentiallytransformative influence on their practice, which they related to their exposure to the principles ofhumanising pedagogy. By revisiting and sharing what was learned in a study that preceded a newlecturer development policy and bringing into focus the principles of humanising pedagogy, wehope to inspire those in our university faculties who are currently designing qualifications forcollege lecturers. Our contention is that infusing these principles into new curricula could possiblycontribute to transforming this sector – one lecturer at a time.

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