Transcript Qualifications for teachers who teach besic skills to

Adult trainers’ training
in basic skills in Norway
Lis Karin Andersen,
Basic skills dpt, Vox
ESBN Academy, Oslo 26th. Nov-2013
Teacher training in Norway
• Non-formal
(further edaucation)
• Formal
(CPD – continuous professional education)
ETF workshop on Adults' Basic skills, 3-5 May Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud
No formal requirements
• No official requirements for adult teachers
- to have teacher training themselves
- to have qualifications in adult education
• In practice most of them have traditional teacher
education, to teach children in regular school
•Can anyone teach adults
in basic skills?
•Why do we need knowledge
in adult learning?
ETF workshop on Adults' Basic skills, 3-5 May Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud
Increased learning pressure in society
• Rapid sosial changes
• Increased immigration
• Increased restructuring in the workplace
• To understand the relationship between lifesituation and learning
• Use the opportunities offered by new technology
ETF workshop on Adults' Basic skills, 3-5 May Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud
Non-formal teacher training
•Annual series of seminars for teachers and trainers in adult
education and basic skills
•One-day seminars
•Free of charge
•Has been implemented at Vox since 2007
Non formal teacher training 2013 • Seminars in every county in Norway since 2013
• The Ministry has granted 20 million Norwegian
kroner (2,5 million Euros) during four years to
educate teachers to train adults in basic skills.
• Subjects: Adult education and basic skills
Learning resources - some examples
• Tools for mapping and certification (mathematics,
reading and writing, digital competence)
• Literacy profiles and portfolios
• InterAct model (Internet-based problem solving
role-plays)
• How to plan seminars for adults in basic skills
Formal teacher training
•30 credits (ECT)
•Part-time study
•Implemented from the autumn of 2009
•Are given in cooperation with Norwegian Universities and
University Colleges
•Based on description of competence levels
Content
• The students have to choose one of two basic
skills for their study:
- Literacy
- Digital competence
• The students also study adult learning
(integrated part)
The model for formal training
Adult learning 1 (5 ECTS)
30
ECTS
Teaching
reading and
writing to
adults 1
(10 ECTS)
Teaching
numeracy to
adults 1
Teaching
reading and
writing to
adults 2
(10 ECTS)
Teaching
numeracy to
adults 2
(10 ECTS)
(10 ECTS)
Teaching
digital
competence
to adults 1
(10 ECTS)
Teaching
digital
competence
to adults 2
(10 ECTS)
Adult learning 2 (5 ECTS)
Question
•What kind of pedagogical issues
related to adult learning may be
included in a continuing education for
adult teachers in basic skills?
Pedagogical issues related to adults:
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How do adults learn, compared to children (and youth)?
What is typical for adults in learning situations?
What motivate adults to learn?
Learning in different arenas
(formal, non-formal, informal)
• Learning at the workplace
• Guidance
Challenges
How do we finance the study?
•Teachers in basic skills can apply Vox for grant
•How to finance the travel and living costs?
•How to finance a replacement at work?
Man can learn in three ways
• By reflection,
it is the noblest.
• By imitatation,
it is the simplest.
• By experience,
it is the bitterest.
Confucius
ETF workshop on Adults' Basic skills, 3-5 May Margrethe Marstrøm Svensrud