Location of the school

Agricultural education in the Flemish context

24,51 ha

53,67 ha

Age education

0 - 5 nursery school

6 - 12 Primary school

12 - 18 Secondary school

12 - 14 First level

14 - 16 Second level

16 – 18 - 19 Third level

> 18 Higher education

Secondary School purpose Higher education or professionArt education (KSO) Art Academy

Vocational education (BSO) Agriculture : practical Profession : farmer / farmer-assistent

Vocational education (TSO) Agriculture : technical Higher technical education (3-4 y)Technical engineerBachelorFarmer / salesman / quality controller / Production

General education (ASO) Agriculture : research University (4-5 y)Academic engineer Biosciencesresearcher

Education structure in Flanders

ANDERLECHTMERCHTEMVILVOORDEHERENTALSHOOGSTRATENGEELMECHELENSTABROEKLEUVENTONGERENSINT-TRUIDENBOCHOLTKORTRIJKOEDELEMROESELARETORHOUTPOPERINGEMELLESINT-NIKLAASWETTERENOUDENAARDEEEKLO

Secundary schools in Flanders

Student numbers

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

Totaal zonder eerste graad

2463 2655 2885 3016 3105 3268 3273 3290 3338 3366 3334

250

750

1250

1750

2250

2750

3250

3750

162; 21%

287; 38%

287; 38%

23; 3%

2013-2014 Derde Graad BSO

LANDBOUWTUINBOUW EN GROENVOORZIEN-INGDIERENZORGPAARDRIJDEN ENVERZORGEN

631; 97%

18; 3%

2013-2014 tweede Graad BSO

PLANT-, DIER- EN MILIEUPAARDRIJDEN ENVERZORGEN

317; 41%

151; 20%

267; 35%

32; 4%

2013-2014 Derde Graad TSO

BIOTECHNISCHEWETENSCHAPPENPLANTTECHN. WETENSCH.DIER- EN LANDBOUWTECHN.WET.NAT. EN GROENTECHN. WET.

335; 41%

479; 59%

2013-2014 tweede Graad TSO

BIOTECHNISCHEWETENSCHAPPENPlant-, dier- en mi-lieutechnieken

How a curriculum is formed

1. Government (ministery of education) : learning objectives (What ?)

2. Schools or representative organisation (VVKSO) (How): curriculum and learning outcomes

3. Teacher : lesson objectives

Quality management and support

4. Government : inspection (once pro 5 years) : have the learning objectives been achieved ? Financial support and acreditation can be reduced or lost.

5. Support : pedagogical coaches (PBDKO): methodology

•Distiction between BSO (more practical) and TSO (more in dept exploration)

•First level : uniform education : 1/6 to 1/3 specific•Second level : more domain specific •Specific differentiation in third level (plantcultivation / animalbreeding / animalcaring/ environment)

•Curriculum : • frame (no detailed prescription):

• freedom at the needs of the region• still polyvalent• Up to date, following existing regulations

• Persue a steady more complicating course pro level (building up + repetition)

•Integraded training : Theoretical subject matter followed by practical training (ratio ¼)

•Practical experience during internship, workplace learning, job shadowing (externship), studyvisits, projects and thesis

Location of the school

Questions ?