Session 2 - Establishment of a VET system with focus on Further Education: presentation of ideas on the motivation and establishment of a Further Education system (FES), especially in universities in Sub-Sahara Africa

This paper describes a curriculum reform project in continuing education programme at undergraduate level to the in-service nurses by means of distance learning in China. Based on the concept of typical professional tasks from Vocational Education, the project aims to cater for the needs and features of adults’ learning. Result shows that students enhanced their professional competence through solving the professional tasks during the study. Difficulties in implementation of the new curriculum are capability and experience defect of teachers, low motivation of some students and the acceptance of the curriculum concept by the traditional academic (not professional) community.

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