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THE IMPORTANCE OF ICT COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Author(s): Katalin Harangus
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: ICT competence; ICT skills; digital competence; vocational training;
Summary/Abstract: In modern information society, it is an important requirement for the education system to guarantee for students the possibility to learn the necessary communication skills in their native language and to develop the ability to acquire new knowledge. The development of digital competences and ICT skills has a key role in this process. This study aims at examining the situation of Hungarian vocational training in Romania regarding the availability of ICT equipment, the teachers’ attitude towards using them in the classroom, the students’ opinions about the usefulness of such equipment, and the students’ expectations regarding their teachers’ ICT skills.