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LEVEL 2: CO-DESIGNING CURRICULA AND CAREER PATHWAYS

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Engage employers in mapping career profiles and developing or modifying
VET curricula and/or job profiles

After VET providers and employers have carried out sharing activities
demonstrating the value they can add to each other, they gain credibility before
each other and build the trust required to establish a working relationship.

In this second phase, VET providers can and must engage employers in mapping
career profiles according to the needs, trends, and forecasts of the respective
employers’ business sectors, as well as develop or modify VET courses’ curricula.

For VET providers, the benefits are that employers can provide continuous

advice and support on developing standards for training programmes, as well as
contribute to the definition of new qualifications that follow market needs and
allow relevant professional development.

Putting together the analysis of labour data and the inputs provided by
employers on their needs, the baseline for the development of career profiles

and pathways in VET curricula is established. Employers are essential in the
contextualisation of the curriculum to reflect the knowledge, skills and attitudes
that are necessary in the workplace. They are also essential for the detailed
definition of all the responsibilities and tasks that an employee is required to
perform for each specific job. Another useful role for the employers is to identify
skills gaps, including in the scope of soft skills.

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