Contributions to the debate on Learning Objects for skills development
One of the purposes of the Network articulated by ILO/Cinterfor is the knowledge management on subjects that vocational training institutions identify as priorities.
The need to provide easy access to training and employment for more people, within a regional context of great social and productive diversity, has led VTIs to explore innovation, seek creative solutions and increasingly use technology to meet the demand of skills. In this context, there is a growing interest to collaborate and respond to the challenges and seize the opportunities posed by Learning Objects (LOs) among those responsible for skills development and learning.
The creation of new areas of collective construction of knowledge –a distinctive feature of vocational training in the region– gives the opportunity to generate a methodological framework for the design, use and quality assurance of LOs in order to:
- contribute to skills acquisition, development and updating
- facilitate learning processes
- foster the key role of people in their own lifelong learning process
This paper is the outcome of collective knowledge building involving different VTIs, and leads to reflection regarding LOs.
