Results of different methodologies in the teaching of occupational risk prevention for adults in vocational training

Abstract

[EN] Training in the prevention of occupational risks plays a very important role in prevention, especially if it is aimed at disadvantaged groups, who may compromise their access to the labor market in conditions of safety and psycho-physical comfort. In the last years the implementation of Basic Occupational Risk Prevention Courses within the vocational training programs for work-linked employment (in Spain ETCOTE), which are aimed at these groups, has been made compulsory. In this study, which gathers the conclusions of the first part of the research, some training experiences in ORP carried out in employment workshops are analyzed, evaluating their results in the medium term, and the new trends in training for adults are reviewed. From the research carried out it becomes evident that a traditional or academic methodological approach (Direct Instruction) does not achieve an effective learning, obtaining better results in the long term in the cases of more practical methodologies, active and based on students' previous knowledge. In the same way, positive results or at least a better learning environment, motivation and student participation are related to the use of gamification techniques in teaching. The analytical methodology proposed is a first step towards a study, on a larger sample, of the results of training in occupational risk prevention that allows establishing, in a second phase, methodological guidelines for teachers of this training that take into account the profile of the students, the specialties of the professional certificates that are offered, the organization and management of the works and services that are offered in these types of programs.