Overcoming staff shortages in VET by providing professional support to staff and management

Presentation from the webinar Attractiveness of studying and working in vocational education and training - the role of collaborative school leadership, organized by ETUCE (European Trade Union Committee for Education) during the European Educational Leadership Week 2024. "The webinar underlined the main challenges of teachers in the VET, namely high workload, low societal appreciation (only 17.7% of teachers across EU countries report that their profession is valued), low salary (10.5% lower than the average tertiary educated workers), long working hours and limited access to continuous professional development also in companies to upskill. The Education and Training Monitor 2023 highlighted a significant shortage of qualified teachers in VET while a pilot survey carried out by CEDEFOP shows several obstacles for VET teachers in accessing continuous professional development which are associated with a decline in student performance. The webinar discussed about the importance of guidance and counseling in primary schools to parents and students before choosing further studies also in relation to employment and study possibilities following VET graduation". Video recording: Attractiveness of studying and working in vocational education and training - the role of collaborative school leadership Related project: European Vocational Teacher Survey (EVTS). Supporting VET teachers’ professional development