Cedefop
- Greek Education Minister at CedefopThe Greek Minister of Education Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited Cedefop on 18 April and had the opportunity to be briefed about Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:56:06 +0000
- Empowering the future workforce through vocational training discussed at Delphi Economic Forum IXThe Delphi Economic Forum is a high level conference convening business, government and researchers to foster d Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:53:56 +0000
- Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) supports secondary high school graduates, develops new tools and provides sign language training for job and employment counsellorsThe Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) supports high school graduates in the University entrance examinations and in career decisions, completes Turkish sign language seco Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:18:28 +0000
- Denmark: new political agreement for VET students in the healthcare sectorIn response to a pressing need for more healthcare workers – particularly in care of the elderly – the Danish government has entered into a comprehensive agreement to bolster v... Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:24:11 +0000
- All there is to know about European apprenticeships close to handThe 2023-24 update of Cedefop’s European database on apprenticeship schemes offers the latest, in-depth information on Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:19:01 +0000
- NQFs in the spotlightAwareness of national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) has increased but more needs to be done to realise their full potential as a driver of change in education and training. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:47:57 +0000
- Digitalisation affects all sectors and occupationsThe true digital revolution involves occupations outside the information technology (IT) sector, and the pace of digitalisation is fastest in low-skilled jobs. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:25:47 +0000
- University career centers in Bulgaria – Exposing young people to newly developing fieldsAlthough the lifelong guidance system in Bulgaria has not seen major developments in recent years, it is notable that a series of initiatives were org Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:34:18 +0000
- Empowering Greece with skills for a sustainable future Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:26:49 +0000
- Greening apprenticeships: Greece Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:50:26 +0000
- Greening apprenticeships: Poland Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:45:19 +0000
- #CedefopVideoAward winners celebrated in ThessalonikiAt an imposing ceremony, in the context of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:44:17 +0000
- Skills intelligence at your fingertipsCedefop's improved skills intelligence tool provides a wealth of high-quality data to policy-makers, facilitating optimal, evidence-based, decision-making. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:16:45 +0000
- Skills matching and activation drive convergence of European skills systemsThe 2024 results of Cedefop’s European skills index (ESI) show that skills systems are on a converging course in Europe Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:16:06 +0000
- Norway: challenges for the higher vocational education and training recognition schemeAn evaluation of the recognition scheme for foreign higher vocational education and training shows its limited impact in the country, and highlights the challenges associated with ... Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:27:24 +0000
- Europe’s skills champions show the way aheadOver 500 skills champions from across Europe, including members of the #CedefopVideoAward Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:46:35 +0000
- Learners' mobility improves – still work to be doneDespite improvements in the transparency and portability of qualifications, challenges to learners’ mobility in Europe remain, and making best use of European Union initiatives a... Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:07:01 +0000
- Sweden: more study places on VET to combat skill shortagesThe Swedish labour market is experiencing skill shortages in several occupational sectors. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:01:58 +0000
- Cedefop's NQF online tool allows cross-border comparison of qualificationsA new, updated, version of Cedefop's National qualifications frameworks (NQF) online tool can help policy-makers develop mor Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:03:49 +0000
- Greece: social partners are enhancing their role in skills anticipation/foresight An important project, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), aiming to strengthen further the role and contribution of social partners to the Greek labour market needs diagno... Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:30:09 +0000
- Greece: announcement of the national skills strategyIn the context of the European Year of Skills and during the Greek celebration of European Skills Week in October 2023, the Greek labour ministry announced the new national skills ... Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:55:35 +0000
- Cedefop-EESC forum on skills: EU must anticipate trends to keep up, not just adapt to changeMore flexible, and even tailored, pathways to upskilling and lifelong learning can be one way of reaching people with low skills, from poorer backgrou Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:47:47 +0000
- Poland strengthens access to comprehensive career guidance servicesPoland is overhauling its approach to career guidance to ensure universal access to essential services at all levels of education, with a particular focus on supporting students wi... Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:37:46 +0000
- Microcredentials in manufacturing and retail discussed by stakeholdersA peer-learning activity on microcredentials w Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:08:31 +0000
- VET’s key role in the green transitionWhat does the greening of vocational education and training (VET) mean and what does it take? Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:37:47 +0000
- Cyprus: Hack for skills –a skills challenge competition At the closing event of the initiative New skills for jobs in the making – Hack for skills!, registered under the European Year of Skills initiative, 40 beneficiaries received aw... Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:33:58 +0000
- Belgium: 20 years of skills validation in the French-speaking part of BelgiumIn October 2023, the Skills Validation Consortium celebrated its 20th anniversary. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:15:20 +0000
- Estonia: the national VET team supports innovation and greening of VETThe national VET team, a group of vocational education experts, has become a prominent actor in innovating VET. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:06:44 +0000
- Lithuania: pilot project on external assessment in VET: outcomes and recommendationsLithuania has been implementing peer-review (PR) activities as a form of external assessment of vocational education and training (VET) institutions since 2022. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:48:34 +0000
- Slovenia: initiatives to promote counselling service for adult educationThe year 2023 for Slovenia focused on digital competences of adults, with particular attention to vulnerable groups. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:56:53 +0000
- #CedefopVideoAward 2023 winners announced!The ‘Storytellers’ team from Portugal are the winners of the inaugural #CedefopVideoAward Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:00:59 +0000
- EU Presidency aiming at a learning societyThe European Union's Belgian Presidency will strive to make the most of the first semester of 2024 t Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:07:13 +0000
- IAG WGCG launches the first career conversationsThe International Agency Working Group on Career Guidance (IAG WGCG) currently including Cedefop, European Commission, ETF, ILO, OECD, UNESCO and World Bank, has launched a series ... Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:45:39 +0000
- Croatia: regional centres of competences in VET reach full-fledged operationIn December 2023, the development of 25 VET schools into regional centres of competences (RCC) in VET was successfully accomplished with the support of over EUR 260 million from th... Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:27:13 +0000
- Netherlands: how to equip VET students with adequate basic skills to participate in society successfullyBasic skills in Dutch VET Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:03:49 +0000
- France: investing in the European Year of SkillsFrance has been committed for many years to the theme of skills. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:20:56 +0000
- Austria: monitoring apprenticeship graduates underlines the importance of training successMonitoring of apprenticeship graduates and dropouts from 2011-20 shows a direct correlation between training success and labour market success 3 years after completing an apprentic... Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:07:06 +0000
- Bulgaria: ReferNet conference on the European Year of Skills On 3 November 2023, the National Agency for Vocational Education and Training (NAVET) organised a conference Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:11:47 +0000
- Romania: growing interest in STEM competitions in robotics Romania has seen a growing interest in robotics competitions. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:03:23 +0000
- Slovenia: recently implemented action plan ANDI to transform digital educationSlovenia has been continuously active in the field of digitalisation since the implemented 1993 computer literacy programme, followed by various strategic documents like the Inform... Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:20:10 +0000
- France: upper secondary VET strengthens ties with the business world Since the 2023 academic year, ‘business offices’ have been established in each of the 2 100 public vocational high schools (including comprehensive high schools with a VET path... Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:24:38 +0000
- Hungary: methodological support for VET teachers through sectoral knowledge sharingExpert-led working groups focusing on specific industries and educational approaches were set up in 2023, aiming to promote innovative teaching methods and knowledge sharing in VET... Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:52:09 +0000
- New edition of global inventory of qualifications frameworks out now!A collaborative work of Cedefop, UNESCO, the European Training Foundation and UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong learning, the Global inventory of national and regional qual Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:25:51 +0000
- Cedefop contributes to the 63rd EQF Advisory Group meetingOn 21-22 November 2023, Cedefop has actively contributed to the 63rd EQF Advisory Group online meeting. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:33:52 +0000
- New occupation data insights out now!Cedefop’s Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:44:14 +0000
- Interagency meetings at Cedefop: Working together for VETCedefop hosted for the first time the meeting of the Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) on 7 December. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:36:18 +0000
- Poland: supporting skill development and the European Year of SkillsPoland is stepping into the future with the European Year of Sk Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:19:32 +0000
- Portugal: today's VET with an eye on the futureThe European Year of Skills (EYS) has prompted various initiatives in Portugal to increase awareness of the importance of vocational education and training (VET) for employment, co... Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:58:23 +0000
- Ireland: addressing skill needs in the European Year of SkillsSeveral initiatives have been taking place during the European Year of Skills in Ireland, particularly boosting apprenticeships in sectors with high skill shortages. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:42:19 +0000
- Czechia: changes to the Act on Pedagogical Staff The amendment to the Act on Pedagogical Staff, a result of a prolonged legislative process since 2017 marked by extensive debates, introduces about 40 changes. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:29:57 +0000
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