This book should prove valuable to new and experienced teachers and trainers alike as it provides a useful update on the latest changes affecting the further education and skills landscape as well as practicable material to support educators in their daily practice. Chapters cover learner engagement strategies, enhancing your practice by working with employers, ideas for and support in planning your programmes, ideas and advice on making your vocational practice more experiential and active, multi-modal and multimedia approaches, assessment and the importance of reflection on practice.
Useful for Lecturers teaching on apprenticeship provision would be nice to see some recognition towards higher qualifications such as levels 6 and 7
This book provides a good overview of some of the issues that a teacher/assessor of vocational learners needs to consider. It is a little generic in places, but there are plenty of examples from different settings that will enable readers to draw parallels and gain context for their learning. I recommend this book for the L5 Teaching and Learning Apprenticeship.
Provides a good level of additional reading to support teaching of vocational learners.
Interesting but not relevant to HPE. Some concepts adaptable.
This book is an essential read as it covers all aspects for Teacher Training Qualifications. My students have used this towards their CET, DET and TAQA awards and has been an interesting read for all.
practical and easy to follow
This is a very well thought out text which provides detailed information and guidance on a range of issues which are relevant to those delivering vocational training in a range of contexts. It is useful for both trainees on courses who are perhaps new to delivering on vocational programmes as well as teacher trainers wishing to expand their own understanding of this important area.
Excellent text for educators working in vocational training.
As we already use a lot of A.Gravells books, a lot of information is repeated. If you don't already have any of her books, then I would recommend.
Fills a current gap in our range of course books, with a thoughtful focus on vocational curricula.
An excellent book which provides additional and supporting information to develop a learners understanding of the field of teaching and training. We will recommend this to our learners.
This is an easy to read book which helps students understand the links between theory and practice. Would recommend for trainees teachers in FE.
A good guide to teaching in a specialist area. Practical and with links to theory explaining why approaches work.
As an assessor in Apprenticeships, this book is an essential read to all who are progressing in their TAQA or just refreshing their skills. Helps to understand individuals and barriers to learning.
This text has been quite useful for the teaching teams of the PTLLS and DTLLS. The authors provide current information for vocational teachers on policy and how that affects their practice given the changing landscape.
There is also a useful chapter on observing vocational teaching practice which our college observation team would benefit from. Thank you.
As with other titles in the Learning Matters series, this text is structured into short, accessible chapters, covering all the key topics.
This particular text provides some good links to sources of additional reading, resources and software that are worth investigating if you are working in this field.
The text is mainly geared towards those working in more traditional education settings. It would be good to see some coverage of online / distance education.
useful for referencing learners in the workplace, some of the practices have been updated since this has been written so would only be used as supplemental reading
great read, useful tips and teaching strategies.
Excellent book on the topic highly recommended