1、 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING IN VET:PROVIDING EFFECTIVE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SCHOOL-BASED SETTINGS OECD 2021 11 February 2021 The COVID-19 crisis is leading to reductions in work-based learning opportunities for vocational education and training(VET)students.This policy brief argues that VET programmes
2、 can be adapted to deliver practical components of VET in school-based settings when there is a persistent shortage of work-based learning opportunities.It also describes how innovative technologies such as virtual reality(VR),augmented reality(AR)and simulators can be utilised to facilitate school-
3、based delivery of practical learning,but also to improve the effectiveness of face-to-face and online teaching in VET in the longer-term.Teaching and learning in VET:Providing effective practical training in school-based settings 2 TEACHING AND LEARNING IN VET:PROVIDING EFFECTIVE PRACTICAL TRAINING
4、IN SCHOOL-BASED SETTINGS OECD 2021 Key messages and recommendations The current crisis is making it difficult for VET students to complete practical training,and the situation is unlikely to improve in the near future.As in past recessions,employers are providing fewer work-based learning opportunit
5、ies,mostly due to the need to cut costs.In the current context of strict health and safety regulations and continuing uncertainty,they will be even less likely to provide these opportunities.Shortages of work-based learning opportunities will mean that some current VET students will not obtain the p
6、ractical learning needed to graduate.At the same time,prospective students might be discouraged from choosing VET programmes due to these shortages.Lower enrolment and graduation rates in VET could contribute to skills shortages that could stall the recovery.In addition,youth who would have thrived