Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych / Polish Journal of Continuing Education

11-22

Authors: Andrzej Stępnikowski, Michał Ślusarczyk

The year 2022 is the year of the announcement by Poland of the Long-term Building Renovation Strategy, resulting directly from the European Green Deal (EGD) doctrine and the Renovation Wave. The aim of the article is to show that the introduction of the model of environmental education of construction stakeholders, especially building craftsmen and instructors of practical vocational training – on the basis of open on-line courses, can contribute to a change in the ways of thinking. The ENCORE model takes into account both the EGD and the Renovation Wave modules, as well as innovative pedagogical solutions as well as the basics of strategy and foresight. The contents of the proposed modules will be verified by industry masters and will contribute to the development of a draft modification of the standard examination requirements for craft masters and, consequently, to the improvement of the quality of the education process of young workers. Along with the Green Deal, remote education and MOOC courses, new perspectives and opportunities for the masters of crafts to acquire green competences in a quick and convenient way, and thus change the examination standard, appear.

33-48

Authors: Małgorzata Kowalska, Mirosław Żurek, Maria Knais, Zoltán Pete

In the following publication we propose an enhancement strategy to support the process of acquiring talents to participate in skills competitions at the national and European level and raise the attractiveness of VET. We would like to inspire vocational teachers and trainers as well as training providers and employers to use skills competitions as a means to boost the structural development of talents and excellence in VET. The set of recommendations included in the article is a result of the project entitled WeRskills – informational and consulting platform supporting the process of acquiring talents to participate in skills competitions at national and European level. The project was run in the international partnership of Polish, Hungarian and Cyprian institutions which advocated skills competitions as instruments to innovate vocational education programs in order to meet the European needs of today. WeRskills Project Recommendations include different aspects of vocational education and focus on five areas of expertise. The article will be published in two installments the first of which introduces the following recommendations: Skills Competitions enhance the quality of VET, Skills Competitions inspire skills excellence in youth, Skills Competitions may be a hub for the professional development of trainers.

73-84

Authors: Jacek Liwiński, Benjamin Seifert

: In the era of the technological and communication revolution, digital competences are considered to be the key resources of employees that determine their work efficiency. It seems that the importance of these competences was even greater during the COVID-19 pandemic, because due to restrictions it was possible to continue working only remotely. Based on the data from the population survey carried out as part of the Human Capital Balance (BKL) in 2017–2020, we estimated the probit model of outflows from employment to check whether having digital competences was conducive to maintaining work before and during the pandemic. The results show a link between basic digital skills and the likelihood of continuing to work, which was slightly stronger during the COVID-19 pandemic.

95-101

Authors: Henryk Noga, Paweł Nawojski, Stanisław Suchodolski, Agnieszka Gajewska, Tomasz Piotrowski

The article presents selected techniques of effective learning in the context of research on the processes of remembering information. It points out the challenges and benefits that are associated with the continuous expansion of knowledge and competences. The authors discuss the effect of testing, followed by the dynamic testing proposed by Robert Sternberg and Elena Grigorenko, which not only allows us to assess our performance at a certain point on the learning continuum, but also helps us to focus on eliminating deficiencies, as well as measure the progress made between individual tests. Next, the impact of how mental models are built and the tendency to learn by rules versus learning by example on the speed of information acquisition is described in the context of several selected studies. The final section presents the principle of operation and possible application for the Main Memory System described by Wennsshein. It reveals the phonetic alphabet used in the system and the matrix expansion capabilities that allow for the memorization of extremely long numerical sequences.

117-131

Authors: Lidia Domańska

The modern labor market is characterized by a rapid pace of changes, and thus an extremely difficult time for all partners cooperating in it. It is a collision of economic, political, educational and social problems that affect labor market policy. On the one hand, these changes are favorable, because unemployment since 2013, is systematically decreasing (the exception is 2020 – the outbreak of the pandemic). On the other hand, employers have to face increasing requirements. The development of new technologies, changing law and demanding employees are just some of them. For several years, a mismatch of qualifications to the needs of the labor market has been observed in Poland. The operation of a company in a region where the unemployment rate has been very high for several years is a challenge. Such regions in Poland are Warmia and Mazury. The author analyzed the attractiveness of the National Training Fund (KFS) which provides employers with an opportunity to support lifelong learning of their employees. Four poviats were taken into account: two, where the average number of economic entities in the analyzed period was at a low level, and two, where this number was twice as high. The research confirmed the thesis that, in the opinion of employers, it is a good support tool, especially when it is necessary to quickly implement new technologies and trained staff is required. A positive opinion was also expressed by the employees of local labor offices, who provided and accounted for the indicated support. They emphasized the fact that the National Training Fund (KFS) has been appreciated by entrepreneurs, especially as a cost relief when there is an increase in prices caused by inflation.

147-161

Authors: Marcin Rojek

The article is the result of the research project "Adult learning in a hybrid model of work" and presents the effects of the first stage of this project. This stage mainly involved constructing a survey questionnaire and conducting a pilot study to assess the validity of this research tool, as well as the suitability of the selected learning theory for work-related learning research. The questionnaire developed in this way will be used to conduct the main study, which will provide new knowledge about the educational aspects of hybrid work. The implementation of the research will allow to expand and update scientific knowledge, mainly in the area of pedagogy, especially andragogy and social pedagogy. The article presents a new approach to the problem in the sense that the educational significance of the work will be explained on the example of its hybrid model, and not, as in the previous research, on the example of a stationary model, in which the presence of ICT was possibly taken into account. The acquired knowledge will help to better understand the educational conditions of the hybrid work model and may facilitate the development of such modifications that will help employees learn to use ICT faster, more effectively combine work from home with work at the employer's premises, and derive satisfaction from working in this model and develop professionally. In addition, the developed questionnaire will also be made public and will be available to researchers interested in this issue, as well as employers, (business) trainers and people working in the hybrid model.

173-190

Authors: Katarzyna Nowak

The subject of research in this article is the psychosocial determinants of professional activity of people after serving a prison sentence. The research group consisted of a total of 98 former prisoners from the Radom poviat. Tools such as the Schwarzer and Jerusalem Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), the Endler and Parker Stress Coping Questionnaire (CISS), the IMD Schaling Inventory, and the original questionnaire were used. The results of the research showed that former inmates are characterized by an average sense of effectiveness, an evasive style of coping with stress and an average severity of psychopathic traits, however, unemployed and employed respondents show greater deficits in personal functioning. Environmental factors that play an important role in the professional activity of the respondents is the occurrence of prejudices among employers and co-workers and the lack of social and personal support.