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The Development of Linguistic Competences for Employability: A Training Project for Teachers
Piedad SahuquilloPaz CánovasAmelia Granda-piñánsubject
Engineeringbusiness.industryQuality educationlinguistic competenceseducación superiorEmployabilityValencian communityLinguistic competenceeducación primariaFormal educationprimary educationhigher educationPedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONmedia_common.cataloged_instanceGeneral Materials ScienceemployabilityEuropean unionempleabilidadbusinessCompetence (human resources)competencias lingüísticasEducational systemsmedia_commondescription
Abstract Employability is a new concept that has just appeared in the Spanish educational system. Its rising importance is due to European Union educational policies which aim to provide young people with training that enables them to take part successfully in the present and future working world. This paper argues for the need to develop employability from the very start of formal education, and within this, we highlight the importance of developing linguistic competence among pre-school and primary pupils as a key element for favouring employability. To be able to do so, the teaching staff must be trained using quality education to enable them to work effectively on this competence. In this paper we present how a training program, with a specific European dimension, has been designed by a state school from the Valencian Community, to serve as a model for other schools concerned about the development of a linguistic competence that helps to improve both teachers’ and pupils’ employability.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-01 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |