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Sharing Educational Expertise: Europe’s TTnet
TTnet has two complementary lines of action. The first is to foster cooperation between key national actors in the field of VET teacher training through studies and practice-sharing, providing guidance and tools for the community of VET professionals. The second is to make a contribution to the implementation of the European Union's policy framework for teachers and trainers. On the national level, the purpose is to provide a forum for discussion among key actors and to identify key priority themes for VET teachers and trainers. Other efforts are to identify, analyse and disseminate good examples of practice, as well as to play an interface role with policy-makers. On the community level, TTnet members are to provide logistical and scientific support, collect and analyse good examples of practice on common working themes, and organise TTnet events, including thematic workshops and the TTnet annual conference. So far, TTnet has analysed 73 practices in 13 countries, which are available on the TTnet website. It has also provided guidance and advice to practitioners and policy-makers through thematic workshops, working documents and background papers. TTnet has also launched several studies on key priority themes for teachers and trainers. At Online Educa 2007, Michael Härtel will give some insights into TTnet’s activities, which are affiliated to Germany’s Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). Claudia Montedoro and Saverio Pescuma, from ISFOL Istituto per la Formazione dei Lavoratori, Italy, will talk about Italy’s approach to meeting the objectives of TTnet, alongside with the strategy drawn by the Italian government. In particular, they will present the SPF On Line Project (On Line Continuing Training System), a systemic training project that aims at creating continuing training services for professional operators in the labour markets, developing an internet-based infrastructure and providing information, contents and support to VET operators.
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The TTnet was established in 1998 by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). The network’s purpose is to allow key players and decision-makers to share practices, knowledge and expertise on key issues in the training and professional development of vocational teachers and trainers. TTnet unites experts, institutions and organisations with special expertise in the fields of “train-the-trainer activities”, including politicians, researchers, universities, governmental institutions and documentation centres. The national coordinators serve as an interface at the EU level.
