ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an approach to the training of teachers especially those who have vocational or occupational experiences in the further education (FE) sector. It explains relevant theoretical frameworks and highlights related empirical studies. The chapter offers a curriculum solution to the current under-developed and inconsistent approach to combining knowledge and experiences from the disciplines/occupations, pedagogy and life in order to train teachers who have occupational experiences. It also offers a collaborative approach to facilitating teaching via reflective peer reviewing sessions of digitally recorded teaching sessions. The teacher education curriculum may include an embedded focus on observations and recordings of real-life teaching sessions, supported by classroom sessions on theories, planning, etc. The chapter builds on the recognition of the importance of knowledge in the teacher education curriculum to call for more evidence-based research to understanding the complexity of occupational learning and teaching from the perspectives of its definition, sources and application.
