As a result of globalisation, people with varied language skills and language biographies are increasingly brought together in the workplace. To ensure
that our future skilled workforce can operate effectively in such multilingual situations, it is important
that vocational education and training (VET) programmes prepare all apprentices ...
As a result of globalisation, people with varied language skills and language biographies are increasingly brought together in the workplace. To ensure
that our future skilled workforce can operate effectively in such multilingual situations, it is important
that vocational education and training (VET) programmes prepare all apprentices for the demands of
such workplaces. However, as very little is known
about the role of multilingualism in technical occupations and respective VET programmes, we have
chosen to address this topic as part of an international collaboration project funded by Movetia.
This report provides an insight into the role of multilingualism in VET programmes related to eleven occupations*. The case study presented in this report
suggests, on the one hand, that language needs in
VET programmes are very complex and, on the other
hand, that greater emphasis should be placed on
multilingual education in VET programmes in the
technical sector. Based on our findings, we argue for
a more comprehensive multilingual education within
technical VET and offer practical recommendations
