New paths in teacher training University course "Industry 4.0 - Vocational Education 4.0"

Abstract

The changes in the professional world are being driven forward by digitalization. Occupational fields and job descriptions are changing more and more rapidly, so that the school and tertiary education institutions in the education of children, adolescents and young adults as well as continuing professional education institutions are constantly challenged to respond to these changes and adapt their offers very quickly. In order to provide the teachers of Vocational Schools in Austria with tools for this purpose, the university course for vocational education at PH NÖ in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research has developed the university course "Industry 4.0 - Vocational Training 4.0" and already in 2 rounds carried out. So far, 98 teachers and school principals took part in the university course, working on 20 cross-school projects in cooperation with businesses and tertiary educational institutions. These all showed a high future potential. It has often been a combination of environmental and social issues with technical solutions that made visible that digitalization can be of great help in solving our burning problems. Attendent the course, 47 course participants took part in a survey on the "Ideas for the term" Industry 4.0 "and which competences should be passed on to pupils".