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Due to the necessity of fully online education during the corona pandemic, concerns about the quality of education and thoughtful digitisation from the Dutch House of Representatives have increased. During the education budget debate on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science has committed to working with the education sector on a vision for the thoughtful use of ICT in vocational and higher education. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has commissioned Dialogic to conduct research to inform the development of a digitalisation vision for vocational and higher education. This research is overseen by a committee comprising representatives from the Ministry of Education, JOB, LSVB, ISO, MBO Raad/MBO Digitaal, VH, and UNL.
In recent years, various parties in vocational education, higher education, and academic education have extensively and thoroughly contemplated the added value and prerequisites for digitalisation. The digitalisation programmes Versnellingsplan (for higher education) and Doorpakken op digitalisering (for vocational education) will conclude by the end of 2022. These programmes will be partially succeeded from 2023 onwards by the Digitaliseringsimpuls Onderwijs, which will be a joint effort for vocational and higher education.
Therefore, our research does not independently formulate a vision for digitalisation in vocational and higher education. Instead, we analyse various plans, policy documents, and publications from recent years to synthesise the vision on digitalisation (both explicit and implicit). We also consider potential differences between vocational education, higher education, and academic education. Topics addressed in the vision include educational quality, flexibility, personalised learning, public values, labour market alignment, societal alignment, privacy, cybersecurity, and student well-being/motivation.
The research will ultimately result in a report outlining the national digitalisation vision for vocational and higher education. It is expected that this report will be delivered in early 2023.
Interested in learning more about this research? Contact Max Kemman.