RUDN Journal of Informatization in EducationRUDN Journal of Informatization in EducationВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Информатизация образования2312-86312312-864XPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2416010.22363/2312-8631-2020-17-2-83-93INNOVATION PEDAGOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATIONИННОВАЦИОННЫЕ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ В ОБРАЗОВАНИИResearch ArticleImproving the quality of Portuguese SMEs through competence evaluationПовышение качества португальских малых и средних предприятий через оценку компетентностиGarciaAna C.M.ГарсиаАна С.М.worker of Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciencesсотрудник Междисциплинарного центра социальных наукana_catarina_garcia@hotmail.comSilvaMaria C.V.СилваМария С.В.worker of NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciencesсотрудник Новой школы социальных и гуманитарных наук Междисциплинарного центра социальных наукmcvs@fcsh.unl.ptNOVA UniversityУниверситет НОВА15122020172VOL 17, NO2 (2020)ТОМ 17, №2 (2020)839308072020Copyright ©; 2020, Garcia A.C., Silva M.C.Copyright ©; 2020, Гарсиа А.С., Силва М.С.2020Garcia A.C., Silva M.C.Гарсиа А.С., Силва М.С.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/informatization-education/article/view/24160Problem and goal. Since we are going through a key moment in terms of technological advances and their effect on the labour field, the investigation of the on-the-job training processes gains a predominant role. Moreover, the need to research an approach that promotes a balance between the four spheres of development of learning - economic, sustainable, community and personal - is emerging. This study was conceived as a result of this urgency, aiming to respond to the following problem: to what extent does a training model, based on the VPL (Validation of Prior Learning) approach and supported by principles of the educational sciences, can contribute to individual empowerment and, consequently, to an improvement in the organizational quality of Portuguese SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)? Methodology. The division of the research into two parts - Study 1 and Study 2 - allowed the collection and analysis of structural data (Study 1) that served as a basis for the definition of a dynamic strategy (Study 2). Although undertaken at different times, they have thus proved to be complementary. In fact, the design of the training model was based, firstly, on the results obtained through exploratory interviews with key informants and, secondly, on the data obtained throughout the training process that involved ninety-two employees from ten Portuguese SMEs from diverse categories and sectors. Results. The training model, which emerged from the interaction between the theoretical reflection and the practical context, comprises five components: distance learning, recognition of skills, language skills, intercultural skills and an individual action plan. Conclusion. This study, being an important contribution to the topic of on-the-job training in Portuguese SMEs, at the same time opens the way for the continuation of the research.Проблема и цель. Поскольку мы переживаем ключевой момент с точки зрения технического прогресса и его влияния на сферу труда, исследование процессов обучения на рабочем месте приобретает доминирующую роль. Кроме того, возникает необходимость в изучении подхода, способствующего достижению баланса между четырьмя сферами развития обучения - экономической, устойчивой, общинной и личной. В свете изложенного данное исследование видится актуальным и направлено на определение степени влияния модели обучения, основанной на подходе VPL (Validation of Prior Learning) и подкрепленной принципами образовательных наук, на расширение прав и возможностей отдельных лиц, а следовательно, повышение организационного качества португальских малых и средних предприятий (МСП). Методология. Разделение исследования на две части позволило собрать и проанализировать структурные данные (исследование 1), которые послужили основой для определения динамической стратегии (исследование 2). Несмотря на проведение в разное время, исследования оказались взаимодополняющими. На самом деле разработка модели обучения основывалась, во-первых, на результатах, полученных в ходе исследовательских бесед с ключевыми информантами, и, во-вторых, на данных, полученных в ходе всего процесса обучения, в котором приняли участие девяносто два сотрудника из десяти португальских МСП различных категорий и секторов. Результаты. Модель обучения, возникшая в результате взаимодействия теоретической рефлексии и практического контекста, включает в себя пять компонентов: дистанционное обучение, признание навыков, языковые навыки, межкультурные навыки и индивидуальный план действий. Заключение. 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