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Tools for Internships' Management

Set of tools with which the VET providers can cooperate with the companies in order to monitor trainees’ experiences and assess and validate their knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the internship.

Skype

Author
Microsoft
Languages
English
Description

Skype is a cross platform communication tool allowing easy monitoring and communication with students whilst they are on placement or internship.

Review

Skype is one of the well known video conferencing platforms. Now owned by Microsoft, it allows visual and text communication between teacher and student during any placement for monitoring purposes.

Key Strengths:

  • Well known free web conferencing tool
  • Is cross platform and can be used on desktop, web, tablet and mobile

Key Weaknesses:

  • Requires student on placement to have access to desktop, web, tablet or mobile and may incur data charges on student
  • Sometimes not the best solution in areas with patchy network coverage

 

To be used by
Student, VET Organisation
Assessment Tool
1 - https://www.skype.com/en/

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.