When learning is high stake

Abstract

Firefighter learning is high stake. They need to maintain certain competence levels related to physical, mental, and firefighting and rescue skills in order to provide the public with a high level of emergency service. Fire and Rescue Services need to maintain an overview of the current competences of their personnel and to react when there is a competence gap. This poster presents our approach to using competence modelling, learner models, learning analytics, and visualisations in order provide insight into competence status and development on the individual, team, and organisation level, and to provide early-alerts and automated messages to instructors responsible for planning training activities, as well as to team leaders responsible for making decisions about teams in high stakes situations.