Didactics of Vocational Training

Code:

EFA16

Acronym:

DFP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Adult Education and Training / Professional Guidance

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Adult Education and Training

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEFA	7	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	49	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Knowledge and understanding of the different ways of designing and implementing vocational training, demonstrating the ability to integrate the different theoretical and methodological contributions explained in theoretical courses, field work and practical exercises, as well as in formal evaluation moments.
Ability to clearly, precisely and consistently organize arguments and justify theoretical and methodological options in different situations.
Ability to produce original reflections and processes to address the issues to be studied.
Ability to be self-critical and to understand the point of view of one's interlocutors (clients, partners, intervention targets).

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Ability to integrate different types of contributions;

2. Ability to organize with clarity, precision and coherence arguments and a justification of theoretical and methodological options;

3. Ability to produce original ideas and processes for addressing questions in analysis.

4. Self-criticism and understanding from the viewpoint of the interlocutors;

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. From training engineering to professional didactic engineering.
2. Learning a professional situation : components of a professional situation ; professional situations and professional knowledge ; situations of potential development; knowledge transmission.
3. Adults in Training: Aging, Learning and Training
4. Trainers at work: working conditions, activities and interventions

Mandatory literature

Carré Philippe 300; Tratado das ciências e das técnicas da formação. ISBN: 972-771-345-9
ULL; Education permanente. ISBN: 0339-7513
Pastré Pierre; Des^situations potentielles de développement
Delgoulet Catherine; The^development of skills
Delgoulet Catherine; Novato

Teaching methods and learning activities

This curricular unit is organized into theoretical and practical classes that include:
- exposition of theoretical frameworks;
- presentation and discussion of case studies;
- analysis and discussion of texts;
- field work with guidance / mentoring;

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	30,00
Trabalho de campo	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	5,00
Frequência das aulas	65,00
Trabalho de campo	11,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Classes are subject to verification of attendance. Students who miss more than 25% of predicted classes will not be subject to assessment.

Calculation formula of final grade

In the evaluation of the curricular unit the following components are weighted:
a) classroom presentation of a worker lifelong and lifewide training- 70%;
b) classroom presentation of a text - 30%.
The final classification is obtained by weighting the evaluation components outlined above.
The ratings in each of the components and the final classification will be communicated to students on a scale of 0 to 20.

Observations

Special situations concerning the evaluation will be discussed with the teaching team at the beginning of the UC.