TY - CHAP

T1 - Teachers and trainers in dual vocational training as change agents for sustainable development!? – Questions on the professionalisation of in-company trainers and vocational school teachers

AU - Hantke, Harald

AU - Kiepe, Karina

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - This article addresses the role of in-company trainers and vocational school teachers in fostering sustainable development within Germany‘s dual vocational education and training system. While there is limited pedagogical preparation for in-company trainers, vocational school teachers undergo extensive professionalisation. However, integration of sustainability aspects in their curriculum remains minimal. Both learning venues, vocational schools and companies, pose challenges to their teaching and training staff and to their role as change agents for sustainable development. To enhance the effectiveness, structural changes in resource allocation and sustained professional development are imperative in both settings. State-funded programmes and curriculum reforms are suggested to fortify teacher preparation for sustainable development, vital in shaping a responsible and equitable future.

AB - This article addresses the role of in-company trainers and vocational school teachers in fostering sustainable development within Germany‘s dual vocational education and training system. While there is limited pedagogical preparation for in-company trainers, vocational school teachers undergo extensive professionalisation. However, integration of sustainability aspects in their curriculum remains minimal. Both learning venues, vocational schools and companies, pose challenges to their teaching and training staff and to their role as change agents for sustainable development. To enhance the effectiveness, structural changes in resource allocation and sustained professional development are imperative in both settings. State-funded programmes and curriculum reforms are suggested to fortify teacher preparation for sustainable development, vital in shaping a responsible and equitable future.

KW - Lifelong Learning

KW - sub-politcs

KW - resonance

KW - alienation

KW - acceleration

KW - growth

KW - sustainability

KW - vocation education

KW - critique

KW - transformation

UR - https://d-nb.info/1352839881

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-3-8474-2832-9

T3 - BIBB Specilist papers on Vet

SP - 185

EP - 193

BT - Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training – National and International Experiences

A2 - Hermann, Ralf

A2 - Kress, Hannelore

A2 - Olesen, Julia

PB - Verlag Babara Budrich

CY - Opladen

ER -