The EUROTRAINER I study set out to provide an overview and analysis of the situation of trainers in enterprises in the 32 European countries concerning trainers’ tasks and responsibilities, competences, continuing professional development and status, among other aspects. The overall objective of the study was to provide a better understanding of the issues, requirements and challenges with which the target group is confronted in their professional environment and to
- Identify central questions and issues related to the target group and trainers’ work situation;
- Determine areas which require special attention and action;
- Analyse similarities and differences in the trends of European countries;
- Identify ‘good practice examples’ and delineate how and with what kinds of modifications and future implications those could evolve into further initiatives on a local, regional, national, sectoral and/or European level.
In addition, the study aimed at making the trainer profession more visible and attractive not only by undertaking research in the area, but also through a series of dissemination activities and exchange with stakeholders and expert institutions at the national and international level.
Based on a decentralised approach in cooperation with seventeen consortium partners, the study involved a combination of different methodologies to assess recent developments in the area of VET trainers in enterprises across Europe and to formulate guidelines to better support this target group in their work. The methods that the study applied included i) a literature review and secondary analysis of existing data and materials from different sources; ii) a questionnaire that was distributed among national experts in 30 European countries. For the results of this small-scale survey 280 filled questionnaires were considered; and iii) semi-structured interviews with national experts (57 in total). Compiled and elaborated by the project partners, the country reports were in the first place based on secondary analysis, but also included results from the qualitative interviews. The outcomes of the survey did not form part of the national-level analysis since the sample sizes by country were too small. Thus, the survey was in the first place interpreted in an international comparative perspective, aggregating the responses on a European level.
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