Multiplier factor training – DSTU
Seminar “European approaches to VET study programs development” taking place in DSTU



On June 22-25, a seminar “European approaches to VET study programs development” was organized for VET teachers within the framework of the Erasmus+ ALLVET project. The participants of the seminar will get acquainted with the ECTS/Tuning system tools and will consider the possibility of their application to VET study programs development. The seminar program also includes a session “Professional communication in English for teachers and methodologists”. The seminar will be held in an online format with the use of the training platform MOODLE. This seminar is educational and informative. It is the next step in the dissemination of the results of the ALLVET project, namely the results of the European training “QA English for specific purposes (ESP)” and “Pedagogical ECTS/ Tuning Modular system”, held in November 2020.
The seminar will be attended by teachers of institutes and colleges of Don State Technical University (DSTU): Aviation College and College of Economics, Management and Law in Rostov-on-Don; Polytechnic College in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Region; College of Economics and service Institute of Service and Entrepreneurship in the city of Shakhty, Rostov Region and Technological Institute in the city of Azov.
Module 1. English for Specific purposes: Professional communication in English
- Oral presentations in English: structure, key linguistic skills (N. Gasparyan)
- Tuning terminology application for development and implementation of courses (N. Gasparyan)
- Business correspondence: cover letter techniques and practice (N. Gasparyan)
- English for Professional development (N. Gasparyan)
Module 2. Pedagogical ECTS/ Tuning Modular system
- Understanding Competence-Based Education for VET (T. Bakumenko)
- Building a curriculum, choosing competences and consulting key stakeholder (T. Trubnikova)
- Formulating Programme profiles. Designing Programme and Formulating Learning Outcomes (T. Trubnikova)
- Choosing and Applying Teaching and Learning Methods and Activities (T. Trubnikova)
- Calculating Students’ Total Workload and Assigning ECTS Credits. Designing Evaluation Policies and Applying Assessment Approaches (T. Bakumenko)
- Ensuring Employability and Further studies (T. Bakumenko)
- Defining strategies and Ensuring Mechanisms for Quality Assurance (T. Bakumenko)
- Defining programme enhancement process (T. Trubnikova)