On September 11, 2023, Prof. Stephan Abele was a guest on Deutschlandfunk, where he spoke about the current PISA study for students at vocational schools.

Prof. Stephan Abele has headed the Expert Group "Automotive Mechatronics" of the current vocational education PISA since the beginning of 2023. This group comprises experts from seven countries, including Australia, Brazil and Portugal. Together, they are working to develop a definition of the vocation of “automotive mechatronics engineer” that is as precise and comprehensive as possible.

Background to the PISA vocational training programme

The Programme for International Student Assessment, PISA for short, is recognized worldwide as a survey of school performance. Taking account of pioneering German VET research and the BMBF’s ASCOT skills research initiative, the OECD is currently developing an International Vocational Education and Training assessment project (PISA VET). BMBF support helps the OECD and German skills researchers working in international OECD teams to develop reliable testing procedures and instruments that enable an adequate and scientifically valid measurement of the specific features of dual vocational education and training in consideration of the great diversity of VET systems.

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