The Future of Education

Nowadays changes in educational system also have reflection in vocational training system. Their roles, occupation status also was changed. Survey was conducted in Lithuanian VET schools. Research sample consisted of 324 respondents from 10 public vocational education and training centres from the different regions of Lithuania. Half of the teachers see their expression possibilities by work in the professional and personal field as quite positive; more than 90% evaluate them more positively than negatively. Small amount of respondents’ state that their work very little allows or doesn’t allow to express themselves. So, it means that most of VET teachers their work also see as self-expression possibility. 223 (68,8%) respondents willing to stay in the VET system. The main reasons to stay are good opportunities for learning and improvement and interesting and meaningful work. Some of teachers stress internal aspects to stay teacher in VET sector (self-expression) but much more teachers stressed external aspects such as carrier possibilities, image of VET in society. Application of professional or pedagogical development strategies is influenced by differences in VET centres, especially participation in seminars organized by suppliers / producers of materials and equipment and self-learning through the Internet, distance learning opportunities.

Keywords: Vocational training, VET teachers, VET trainers.

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