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This chapter presents findings about VET teachers’ professional learning needs in relation to preparing students for global labor market, developing intercultural capabilities for students, and teaching international students onshore and offshore. It highlights the teachers’ unique professional learning needs including enhancing understandings of industry demands in international students’ home countries, especially Asian countries, and developing global networks and knowledge of global opportunities. The analysis of the interview data indicates that the teachers’ professional learning needs vary dependent on their personal experience, discipline, and perceptions of their professional roles as well as of their students’ study purposes. The chapter provides recommendations on areas of priority and attention for professional learning programs to meet teachers’ needs in internationalized VET.
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Tran, L.T., Le, T.T.T. (2018). VET Teachers’ Professional Learning Needs in Relation to Internationalization. In: Teacher Professional Learning in International Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70515-6_3
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