CaixaBank Dualiza, Empieza por Educar, and the Asociación de Centros de Formación Profesional FPEmpresa have launched ‘La Básica’, a web platform dedicated to promoting collaboration among teachers of Basic Vocational Education and Training (VET). This platform was created with the purpose of establishing a reference network for Basic VET educators in Spain, providing them with resources, training, and access to successful methodologies to improve their teaching practice.
‘La Básica’ aims to offer a space where teachers can find successful projects developed by other VET Basic Centers, adaptable learning methodologies for various educational contexts, and inspiring experiences from other educators to enrich their daily work.
This tool emerged after the success of the FPB En Red Congress, where hundreds of Basic VET teachers expressed the need for an exclusive space for their educational modality. This event highlighted the importance of giving visibility to teachers and providing them with additional tools for their work in VET Basic Degrees, a critical training to help students at risk of dropping out of school.
The current state of VET Basic Degrees in Spain
Although Basic VET has an almost 40% dropout rate, according to the recent 2024 report on VET studies in Spain by the Vocational Training Observatory, until now there has been no specialized network for sharing practices and resources among educational centers. The platform presents itself as the solution to this need, providing a supportive community and continuous resources throughout the year.
All content available on the platform focuses on eight key elements to drive improvement in VET Basic Degrees: improving the school climate, teaching staff cohesion, educational leadership, effective teaching, enhancing personal skills, maintaining high expectations, connecting centers, and providing proper personal guidance. These elements are part of the social mission of the platform and the commitment of CaixaBank Dualiza, Empieza por Educar, and FPEmpresa to help VET Basic Degrees teachers.
Website Features
‘La Básica’ offers a variety of useful resources for VET teachers:
- Reference centers: a selection of centers that have implemented successful practices in VET Basic Degrees.
- A compilation of good practices and projects developed by different VET centers.
- Guides and specific resources created by reference centers for them to be used in other schools.
- Online training to help teachers develop projects that positively impact their students’ education.
- An inter-center mobility program: it allows teachers to undertake training stays to observe practices at reference centers in VET Basic Degrees.
The platform is freely accessible with registration and is free to use. It allows teachers to access additional training and activities to enhance the educational experience in VET Basic Degrees across Spain.
Join ‘La Básica’ by clicking here.
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ᝰ🖋️ Author of the article: FPEmpresa
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