Trade examinations: questions of ownership and validity
The paper presents the trade or journeyman's examinations as the final quality control in [vocational education and training] VET, the certification to the world of work and, in the 21st century even a pathway to further education and training and life-long learning. Questions are raised whether there is a tension between the different objectives. Furthermore, the paper discuss validity of test tasks and assessments practices and different stakeholders' roles in trade examinations. The study is based on data from a national project on quality assessment. In the final phase of the project, our ... Show more
Authors: Nore, Haege; Lahn, Leif Christian
Published: Bremen, Germany, Institute Technology and Education, University of Bremen, 2015
Resource type: Conference paper
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