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International Skills Partnership

This project involved a collaboration between Coleg y Cymoedd and Chongqing Industrial College to benchmark and evaluate various aspects of vocational education in China and the UK. The aim was to promote a mutual interest in work-based learning and secure funding to train VET staff in Chongqing Industrial College. The project included training workshops, study tours, and the provision of tools and resources to implement new initiatives in curriculum delivery. Future plans include staff/student exchanges, industry engagement, ongoing professional development, and expanding the programme to other educational institutions.

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International Skills Partnership

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  1. International Skills Partnership Kathryn Bishop International and Business Relations Officer

  2. Principal’s Job Shadowing 2013 Phase 1 Coleg y Cymoedd visited Chongqing Industrial College benchmarking and evaluating the following areas • Curriculum design and delivery • Employer Engagement • Teaching and Learning • Quality Assurance • Leadership and Management

  3. Phase 2 Chongqing Industrial College visited Coleg y Cymoedd to benchmark vocational educational training in China and the UK. The Chinese staff participated in: • Visits to local employers • Classroom observations to see how the college delivers vocational education • Meetings with employers to understand and appreciate the benefit to companies and learners

  4. Outcome • Mutual interest in the apprenticeship model and work based learning approach • Aim to secure funding to train 120 existing VET staff in Chongqing Industrial College, in the principles and practices of work based learning

  5. British Council Start Up Project Phase 1 10 day train the trainer to over 120 VET staff at Chongqing Industrial College in the principles and practices of WBL Topics included: • Planning for Assessments • Carrying out assessments • Feedback and Feedforward • Making assessment decisions • Quality Assurance • Teaching and Learning Methodologies • E Learning

  6. Phase 2 UK Study Tour Staff from Chongqing Industrial College visited Coleg y Cymoedd to undertake further training and observe work based learning in practice. The visit included: • Employer engagement • On the job assessments within industry • Practical classroom based observations

  7. Phase 3 Provide colleagues in China with tools and resources to begin implementing new initiatives within the delivery of the curriculum: • Work based approach • Employability skills • Personal Skills e.g. Communication, Confidence

  8. Feedback Another training workshop is welcome (Train the Trainer) Class activities were excellent, learners participated in them enthusiastically (Train the Trainer) Thank you very much for your kind arrangement last week and pleases transfer our great appreciation to your colleagues we met! We learned a lot during this visit and will absorb and put into practise according to our actual situation! (UK Study Visit) I have learned a lot from your training, and some suggestions are good (Train the Trainer)

  9. What next… Continue to build on existing partnership with Chongqing Industrial College Staff/student exchanges Engage industry in China for curriculum planning Continual professional development Roll out programme to other educational institutions

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