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alternance training
Education; Professional training
Education or training combining periods in an educational institution or training centre and in the workplace. The alternance scheme can take place on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Depending on ...
apprenticeship
Education; Professional training
Systematic, long-term training alternating periods at the workplace and in an educational institution or training centre. The apprentice is contractually linked to the employer and receives ...
digital divide / digital gap
Education; Professional training
Within populations, the gap between those who can access and use information and communication technologies (ICT) effectively, and those who cannot.
learning by doing
Education; Professional training
Learning acquired by repeated practice of a task, with or without prior instruction.
learning by using
Education; Professional training
Learning acquired by repeated use of tools or facilities, with or without prior instruction.
basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills
Education; Professional training
The skills needed to use efficiently the elementary functions of information and communication technologies (essentially word/image/data processing, Internet and e-mail). Some authors also include ...
key skills
Education; Professional training
The sum of skills (basic and new basic skills) needed to live in contemporary knowledge society. In its Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning, the European Commission sets out the ...
