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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.

Adobe Connect

Author
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Languages
English
Description

Adobe Connect is a tool that allows for web conferencing but also the creation of interactive and collaborating experiences and rooms to assist with assessment and monitoring of placements and internships

Review

Part of the various Adobe products, Connect can be used as a strong web conferencing tool to communicate with students during any placement or internship. However, it can also be used to create interactive experiences and rooms for communication amongst all parties and to assess student learning outcomes both during and after the placement completes.

Key Strengths:

  • Can be both a web conferencing tool for monitoring and an interactive creation tool for assessment
  • Is cross platform and can be used on desktop, web, tablet and mobile

Key Weaknesses:

  • It can be expensive
  • Requires student on placement to have access to desktop, web, tablet or mobile and may incur data charges on student

 

To be used by
Student, VET Organisation

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.