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Should Electrical Tutors at FE colleges in the UK be mandated to complete a minimum of 1 week per year working in industry?

Sergio Fernandez

Should Electrical Tutors at FE colleges in the UK be mandated to complete a minimum of 1 week per year working in industry?


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The work placement could be in Domestic/Commercial/Industrial and could also include specialisms like ATEX (ATmosphères EXplosibles)

The placement could be seen as a type of Enhanced CPD (Continuing Professional Development) so to speak

Experiences onsite could filter back into the educational space with regards to new techniques and modern day materials being used,  EG use of RCBO type B or SPD type 2 in CU/DB(Consumer Unit/Distribution Board) or GRP containment.

Broadening the horizons of the FE tutor could also lead to more rounded educational experience for the learners, this could include activities like commenting on feedback on the public draft of BS 7671

This tutor placement/work exchange could also help form a better relationship between the local FE college and future employers when the learners progress to requiring evidence for NVQ modules.



As always please be polite and respectful in this purely academic debate.





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  • gkenyon said:
    I think this is a good idea, but should not be mandated in place of other types of CPD ... for example, there are part-time tutors that have regular interface with industry and what's going on "on the ground" in their "usual" or "day" job.

    This would be additional CPD as I would hope the Tutors at an FE college would undertake their own and employer CPD

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    Sergio Fernandez said:
    This would be additional CPD as I would hope the Tutors at an FE college would undertake their own and employer CPD

    I'm not quite sure what you mean? Surely it doesn't matter whose CPD it is, so long as it happens? The point I was trying to make here, is that if the tutor already undertakes equivalent CPD by virtue of it being "on the job" in another way, then why should they have to have another planned week doing it?

    (Yes, I agree, they might also need, and hopefully will already be doing, other CPD too if that's the case ...)

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    Sergio Fernandez said:
    This would be additional CPD as I would hope the Tutors at an FE college would undertake their own and employer CPD

    I'm not quite sure what you mean? Surely it doesn't matter whose CPD it is, so long as it happens? The point I was trying to make here, is that if the tutor already undertakes equivalent CPD by virtue of it being "on the job" in another way, then why should they have to have another planned week doing it?

    (Yes, I agree, they might also need, and hopefully will already be doing, other CPD too if that's the case ...)

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