How to Discover the Prerequisites in Education and Training Courses: A Data-driven Method to Design Learning Path

The new method, named Prerequisite Discovery, can redesign education and training courses with most in-demand competences in the labour market. The method, exploiting text mining techniques and machine learning algorithms, identifies and predicts prerequisite relations to support the design of syllabi and learning paths. The most in-demand competences for the labour market are used for building learning paths based on domain specific textbooks, towards a more effective and efficient learning experience. A general reference framework for competences (ESCO) enables the applications in different industrial areas. A Case Study in the Project Management field is presented and discussed.