Development of Teaching Competences of VET Teachers and Trainers in Germany, Italy and Lithuania

The goal of this comparative study is to reveal common and diverging trends in the development of teaching competences of VET teachers and trainers in Germany, Italy and Lithuania as part of the Erasmus+ project TEACHVET. The study focuses on the following research questions: 1. To what extent and how are issues of VET teachers and trainers training and competence development regulated by national laws and legal acts? 2. What are the responsibilities of different stakeholders in the design of VET teachers and trainers training curricula, organization of training, assessment of acquired competences and qualifications? 3. What are the instruments and mechanisms of the legal regulation of the competences and qualifications of VET teachers and trainers? 4. What are the main similarities and differences of the competences of VET teachers and trainers in the countries indicated above? Applied research methods include comparative content analysis as well as qualitative research methods as interviews.