Betriebliche Weiterbildung bei den Feuerwehren. Start einer Seminarreihe zur pädagogischen Professionalisierung

This article deals with teachers in CVET and their need to professionalise their teaching. It describes a concept to train and further develop the skills of fire brigade employees involved in education. Developed by the Academy for Fire and Rescue Services of the Fire Protection Authorities of the City of Frankfurt am Main (Feuerwehr- und Rettungsdienstakademie der Branddirektion Frankfurt am Main - FRA in German) and the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Goethe University, it was implemented for the first time in 2012. Previously there had been no uniform standards in either Germany or Austria. Based on the needs of fire brigades and guided by adult education theories, this concept is being used to establish a learning organisation. The article explains the starting point, educational principle, objectives and results of the pre-investigation and outlines the actual content of the modules and the seminar schedule. The conclusion of the authors: analogous to the development that has already started in companies, the level of educational knowledge of teachers in fire brigades must also increase.