28/05/2021 – Preparation courses for Dutch VET teachers boost research activities at VET provider level.
Preparation courses for VET teachers support them in initiating the process of obtaining a PhD degree and boost research activities at VET provider level.
On 17 February 2021, five VET teachers presented their PhD proposals to a committee of academic professors and PhD-holding researchers. An online audience of VET teachers, representatives of teacher training colleges and experts from the National Council of VET Schools, as well as the education ministry attended this festive closing of the third preparation course (nationally referred to as pre-promotion course) exclusively organised for VET teachers.
Committee member: ‘It was great to see the candidates working so passionately on their research and involving their colleagues. Their research sets something in motion, which I find inspiring’.
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