Audiovisual Culture Within the Education System’s Vocational Education and Training

Abstract

Starting from a short description of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) System in Spain and from the key elements of its functioning, that is, professional qualifications and VET degrees, we will explain which specific studies are directly linked to audio-visual training and other related sectors. The next step will be to describe the training objectives of the audio-visual teachings in VET. Furthermore, we will analyse the main aspects, the keys, the conflicts, and the improvement points of these audio-visual studies in VET. Some examples of the afore-mentioned aspects are: the current demand by students, the offer of these studies in VET centres and the career opportunities. In addition to all this, this article contains a reflection on methodologies, teaching abilities, resources used in VET within this professional branch, the adequacy of teachers’ profile and the participation of companies in students’ training. At the end, there will be a general discussion on whether it is necessary to include audio-visual culture as a cross-curricular competence in other VET degrees that are not particularly related to audio-visual communication sectors.