22–24 June: training for colleges and universities
On 22–23 June, members of the ALLVET team of the Kazakhstan consortium held a series of trainings on Zoom for college and university teachers on introducing the principles of the Bologna Process and the competence-based approach into technical and vocational education. IITU Vice-Rector for International and Research Activities Ye. A. Daineko opened the event, highlighting the importance of the project for vocational education. G. Mukhanova and G. D. Zakirova told representatives of colleges and universities about the advantages of the competence-based approach and the specifics of the Bologna Process principles and how they differ from those of the Turin Process. Members of the IITU team gave talks that attracted the colleges' interest: “Curriculum design, selection of competences, stakeholder consultations” (IITU Professor A. Niyazgulova), “The role of learning outcomes and teaching and learning methods” (IITU Associate Professor G. Omarov), “Developing assessment methods: general trends, application and approaches” (IITU Senior Lecturer A. Kalmykbayeva), and “Defining strategies and quality assurance mechanisms” (IITU Associate Professor R. Uteshova). Representatives of colleges such as the College of the International Academy of Business, the Almaty Automotive College, the Central Asian College of Technology and Economics and the Polytechnic College took an active part in the discussions and showed readiness to complete the full training course on introducing the competence-based approach into the learning process.