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Completed project · 2016

Operationalisation of the concepts of ‘IT and media literacy as entry requirements for vocational training’

On behalf of (and in cooperation with) the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), and in collaboration with the Institute for Information Management Bremen GmbH (ifib), this study examines the question of what media and IT skills pupils should possess upon entering vocational training in order to meet the increased demands of a ‘digitalised world of work’. To this end, the study addresses the following areas: •

the definition and clarification of the term ‘media and IT literacy’ • the media and IT literacy of pupils upon completion of general education • media and IT literacy as a key competence for future apprentices.

All professions, and consequently vocational training as well, are without exception affected by digitalisation. Basic media literacy and knowledge of how to use information and communication technologies have now become an indispensable key competence.

School leavers must possess media and IT literacy that is compatible with vocational training. There still appears to be a shortfall in this area at present. This is highlighted, amongst other things, by the findings of the ICILS (International Computer and Information Literacy Study), an international comparative study of school performance, which show that Year 8 pupils in Germany are only average in terms of computer and information-related skills. As part of the study, various methods are used to obtain results in the aforementioned subject areas. These include research into the relevant, current academic discourse and the analysis of primary and meta-studies, as well as projects, particularly those linked to the BMBF research programme ‘Digital Media in Vocational Education and Training’.

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