Artificial intelligence in vocational education?

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Artificial intelligence can now be found everywhere, whether it’s trade, industry or science. Only in education, the use of this technology does not seem to be ready yet. There are some projects where the first approaches take place. The goal is usually to allow more personalized learning. This can be achieved by evaluating and comparing the learner data. Pupils have preferences, strengths, and weaknesses, and learners’ data from previous test results and analysis of learning behaviors can be used to provide more coordinated learning or learning content for each individual student. Ultimately, all students should meet the minimum requirements for the respective courses.

But today, we are not so far in education today that you can use artificial intelligence nationwide. On the one hand, not all subjects are easy to use for the use of artificial intelligence, on the other hand, the teachers and the school must be prepared for the use of such technologies. Particularly in VET, the effort to get high quality data as the basis for personalization is very high. Practical work must be objectively and comparably evaluated and provided. Only in this way can meaningful activities be deduced and used with artificial intelligence automated in the classes. Targeted analysis of this data enables educators to better understand students’ learning progress and suggest customized exercises to better tailor lessons to each student’s individual needs

In any case, artificial intelligence will also find its way into vocational education and certainly make a valuable contribution as well. Personalized learning is already taking place. Students are increasingly using the information and media available online to further their education and are thus already one step ahead in the digital future.

Gobal Education Summit 2019

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This year’s Global Education Summit will be held in Beijing and offer some interesting topics and lectures in all areas of education. We from SGAVE will also be there this time. We have the opportunity to share our experiences within a “Round Table” discussion. The topic is “How to improve the quality of workers for future trends in the industry?”.

The event will take place on 25th and 26th November 2019 in Beijing. Information about the event can be found here:

http://www.ges-china.com/2019?lan=en

Study for professionals without a high school diploma

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The universities are open to working people in Germany. Most universities in Germany give people who have completed vocational training and work experience the opportunity to start their studies. In each individual case, it is examined which training and which professional experience is available. The regulations of the various federal states are different, and thus the requirements for each applicant are examined before being submitted. You can find out exactly what these requirements look like on the following homepage:

http://www.studieren-ohne-abitur.de

After a consultation at the university, it can then start with a study and the students can attend without a high school diploma.

For me, this is a very positive development in the educational landscape which meets the fact that our education system is becoming increasingly complex and versatile. Young people can gain practical experience and then expand their knowledge. Students with different educational backgrounds can bring in prior knowledge and experience to their study and thus enrich the study time for everyone. Ultimately, this benefits employers and fits better into an educational system that strives for lifelong learning.

Consulting for international professionals

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The Federal Government has agreed on the establishment of a “Central Service Agency for Professional Recognition”. The Central Service Office for Vocational Recognition (ZSBA) is to advise international skilled workers on questions relating to their professional recognition before they enter Germany and accompany them during the application procedure. Preparations will begin in 2019 and the service will be available from 2020. A corresponding law will enter into force in 2020.

Germany needs qualified specialists from abroad and would like to create clear rules for the recognition of existing educational qualifications and enable applicants to be optimally integrated into the German labour market. The Central Service Office for Vocational Recognition (ZSBA) will be located at the Central Office for Placement Abroad and Specialist Placement (ZAV) of the Federal Employment Agency in Bonn and will be financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for an initial phase of four years from 2020. The establishment of the Central Service Agency for Professional Recognition (ZSBA) pursues three main objectives:

  • To offer those seeking recognition a nationwide central point of contact,
  • to relieve the competent authorities of the communication-intensive consultation of the applicants,
  • make the recognition procedure more transparent and efficient for individual applicants.

We will report on the next steps on our homepage and provide our visitors with the necessary information.

https://www.bmbf.de/de/bundesregierung-baut-beratungsangebot-fuer-internationale-fachkraefte-aus-9853.html

7th Chinese-German Forum for Application-oriented Higher Education

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On 11 September, the 7th Chinese-German Forum for Application-oriented Higher Education took place in Hangzhou. The forum was organized by the Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the Ministry of Education, the Zhejiang Province Education Department and the National Applied Technology University Alliance. More than 300 heads of schools, experts and scientists from nearly 100 universities of applied sciences in China and Germany as well as representatives from business and industry came together to discuss new proposals for university reform.

At the invitation of the Conference Organizing Committee, SGAVE CoC was able to participate in the event and contribute a presentation on “SGAVE – Exploring an Innovative Way in Vocational Education and Training”.  As one of the platforms for dialogue between China and Germany, the Chinese-German Forum has been held every two years since 2007. It is organized by Chinese and German universities. Under the motto “Integration of Production and Education, Collaborative Education and Quality Improvement”, the conference dealt with the following topics:

  • Training of skilled workers
  • application-oriented research
  • Transformation of research results
  • collaborative innovations from government, universities, business and industry.

The 7th Chinese-German Forum for Application-Oriented Higher Education again has been a successful conference for all participating universities and, in addition to the technical and content-related topics, also offer plenty of space for discussions between the guests and organisers involved.