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VET Mobility across Europe

The IUS Life Lifelong Learning Center hosted a workshop titled “VET Mobility across Europe” for high school students on Friday, October 21st,2022. The workshop was organized within the IntervetWB and Joint Hosting projects and was attended by high school students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy. At the very beginning, Stanislava Matic, Senior Associate for

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EfVET Annual Conference 2022: The meeting place of theory and practice par excellence

EfVET Annual Conference 2022: The meeting place of theory and practice par excellence Brussels, Belgium, 31 October 2022:   The European Forum of Technical and Vocational and Training (EfVET) organised its Annual Conference between the 26th and 29th of October 2022 in Kuopio (Finland). The event, hosted by two EfVET Finnish Members Ylä-Savo Vocational College

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EfVET Conference_Roundtable “Bridging learning in VET Excellence”

EfVET Conference_Roundtable “Bridging learning in VET Excellence” Paolo Nardi (Cometa)and Valentina Chanina (EfVET) run three round table sessions, each of 30 minutes, introduction Give project, framework for inclusive vocational excellence and 51 best practices during the EfVET conference in Kuopio (Finland). Over 40 participants drawn from different European countries. EfVET annual conference is the meeting

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EfVET Conference_Workshop “Tourism and Tourism Inclusive Excellence”

EfVET Conference_Workshop “Tourism and Tourism Inclusive Excellence” How can the Thematic Teams Tourism (TTT) and Exclusive Excellence (TTIE) ensure that VET is inclusive and accessible for all, was a question and topic that was discussed during the workshop held by these two Thematic Teams in Kuopio during EfVET’s annual conference. The workshop gathered 21 interested

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IUS Life Organized Job Shadowing Training

IUS Life Organized Job Shadowing Training IUS Life – Lifelong Learning Center organised a Job Shadowing training for teachers of secondary vocational schools from Italy from October 10-14, 2022. The training was organised within the framework of the 2021-1-IT01-KA121-VET-00004472 Project and brought together 12 teachers from vocational schools Forma Camera Roma, Rome, Fondazione Gramsci Emilia-Romagna,

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Team2Share Transnational Project Meeting in Kalamata, Greece

Team2Share Transnational Project Meeting in Kalamata, Greece The Team2Share project held its first in-person transnational project meeting in Kalamata (Greece) between the 4th and the 5th of October of 2022, hosted by Greek partner K.A.NE. Social Youth Development. During the first day of the meeting, partners had the chance to get to know each other

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Raising empowerment and inclusion among youth at regional and local level workshop

On the 12th of October of 2022, within the European Week of Regions and Cities, EfVET organised an online workshop on “Raising empowerment and inclusion among youth at regional and local level” together with the European Association of Regional & Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning (EARLALL). The workshop, moderated by Iñigo Araiztegui (TKNIKA), started with

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PRALINE holds its fifth PLA in Estonia to discuss improvements in education in the digital age

PRALINE holds its fifth PLA in Estonia to discuss improvements in education in the digital age FPEmpresa has participated in the fifth PLA (Peer Learning Activity) of the European project PRALINE (Promoting Adult Learning in Networks) which was held on 6 and 7th of october in Tallinn (Estonia). For this occasion, the Estonian Association For

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EfVET Annual Conference 2022 as the catalyst for more training providers in Europe and beyond

EfVET Annual Conference 2022 as the catalyst for more training providers in Europe and beyond Brussels, Belgium, 14 October 2022: As every year the European Forum of Technical and Vocational and Training (EfVET) is organising its Annual Conference which is planned to take place between the 26th and 29th of October 2022 in the Scandic

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FPEmpresa associated centres meet with Canadian institutions of CBIE

FPEmpresa associated centres meet with Canadian institutions of CBIE FPEmpresa attended a meeting with the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) at the Embassy of Canada in Spain. The event, held on Thursday 21th of September, consisted of creating a networking space dedicated to international collaboration with Canada. The event was attended by secondary schools

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Our course catalogue on teachers’ digital skills is online

Our course catalogue on teachers’ digital skills is online “Module it! Digital Teaching for VET” is a European project aiming to improve the digital competences of teachers and trainers in the VET sector. It was designed under the Erasmus+ digital call, during the first year of the Covid-pandemic, indeed to support teachers in the new

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Politeknika Txorierri’s commitment to Generation Z involvement in community development and sustainability

Politeknika Txorierri’s (Hetel member) commitment to Generation Z involvement in community development and sustainability GENZ4GREENDEAL, one of Politeknika Txorierri’s newest projects is in the quest for youth-lead positive action aimed at the development and sustainability of communities through the support of civil society organisations, local communities and peers from other cultural backgrounds. The project stemmed

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Erasmus+ 3H (Head, heart and hand) -project LTTA in Oulu Finland

Special needs teacher, project manager 3H -project Luovi Vocational College Finland The 3H -project tries to help the high number of young people in VET pathways who are unmotivated or don’t feel well at school, a problem significantly accentuated by these last two years of the pandemic. The members of the 3H -project gathered 4th-6th

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KEYS! From Migrant Education to VET – Developing Key Competences

KEYS! From Migrant Education to VET – Developing Key Competences What is it? The KEYS! project explores the current challenges in the field of migrant education and shares awareness of the importance of key competences among education providers, making them visible and giving tools to develop them in education. This in order to enable smooth

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The SAAM project takes the next step: First mobilities of VET students between Africa and Europe achieved!

The SAAM project takes the next step: First mobilities of VET students between Africa and Europe achieved! The first two mobilities of VET students between Africa and Europe of the SAAM project have already taken place… And many more are about to happen! After the visits of the European VET professionals and teachers to the

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The ID Pro project publishes a guide to make mobilities more inclusive

The ID Pro partnership met in summer to present the final results and ensure the future and the sustainability of the project The ID Pro partnership, coordinated by Mundus (Spain) and formed by the organisations LEAP Sports (Scotland), CESIE (Italy) and Marta Centre (Latvia), met in July for a final meeting in Zaragoza (Spain). They

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The 20th Anniversary of EU Regions Week is being celebrated this week!

The 20th Anniversary of EU Regions Week is being celebrated this week! The 20th Anniversary of #euregionsweek is being celebrated this week, and the opening session of this initiative was held today, at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Vasco Alves Cordeiro (President of the European Committee of Regions), Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

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INSIGNARE’s students return from their international internships

INSIGNARE’s students return from their international internships 50 students did their internship in several European cities Returned on July 30th the 49 students from Ourém Vocational School (EPO) and Fátima Hospitality School (EHF), who did their European internships, supported by Erasmus+, in Barcelona, Bilbao, Seville and Vitória; Lyon; Berlin; Faenza and Florence. During 2 and

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Partners of VENHANS gathered in Brussels (BE) for the last time before the conclusion of the project

Partners of VENHANS gathered in Brussels (BE) for the last time before the conclusion of the project Partners of VENHANS VET European networking Enhancement project (funded by the Erasmus + programme, under the call Networks and Partnerships of Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers) gathered in Brussels (BE) for the last time before the conclusion of

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A new transnational meeting for the PR.E.S.T.O. project in Frascati, Italy

A new transnational meeting for the PR.E.S.T.O. project in Frascati, Italy The partners of the PR.E.S.T.O. project dedicated to the labour mobility of people with disabilities met this September in Frascati, in the province of Rome. The meeting was held from 21 to 22 September 2022 at the headquarters of the Italian coordinator Consorzio Ro.Ma.

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First REWIRE online event on Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Education

First REWIRE online event on Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Education On September 19, 2022, REWIRE held it first online event on Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Education. EfVET is a partner of the REWIRE Cybersecurity Skills Alliance – A New Vision for Europe project and, EfVET Project and Membership Assistant, Ainhoa Segurola Uli, had the opportunity

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MOSAIC Kick-off Meeting organised by the project coordinator SEPR in Lyon

MOSAIC Kick-off Meeting organised by the project coordinator SEPR in Lyon MOSAIC Mastering Job-Oriented Skills in Arts & Crafts thanks to Inclusive Centres of Vocational Excellence is a project funded by Erasmus+ programme, under its Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) action.  This project, which has a duration of four years (June 2022 – May 2026)

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PoVE Water Scale-up project kick-off meeting held at MCAST in Malta

PoVE Water Scale-up project kick-off meeting held at MCAST in Malta The Malta College for Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) hosted the Platform of Vocational Excellence (POVE) Water Scale Up project on campus from the 14 to 16 September 2022. A total of 23 partners from different countries participated in the kick-off meeting, including representatives

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CYANOTYPES KoM Meeting held on September 13 and 14, 2022 in Utrecht, Netherlands

CYANOTYPES KoM Meeting held on September 13 and 14, 2022 in Utrecht, Netherlands A new strategical Blueprint project has started, focused on CCI – Cultural and Creative Industry: CYANOTYPES Strategic Skills Set for Creative Future (September 2022 – August 2024)! EfVET is one of the 20 pan-European partners of CYANONYPES, coordinated by University of the

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MOSAIC: launch of a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Arts and Crafts

MOSAIC: launch of a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Arts and Crafts From September 13th to 15th 2022, the MOSAIC project – Mastering job-Oriented Skills in Arts & crafts thanks to Inclusive Centres of vocational excellence – will be launched in Lyon (FR) at the Société d’Enseignement Professionnel du Rhône (SEPR) premises, in the presence

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Youth first! – Employment, skills and social policies that work for young europeans in times of uncertainty

The Youth first! – Employment, skills and social policies that work for young europeans in times of uncertainty The Seminar titled “Youth first! – Employment, skills and social policies that work for young europeans in times of uncertainty” was organised in Brussels on the 8th of September by five EU Agencies: European Training Foundation, European

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First REWIRE project event on Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Cybersecurity Education

First REWIRE project event on Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Cybersecurity Education DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 19 I 16:00 – 17:30 CET FORMAT: ONLINE (MICROSOFT TEAMS) AGENDA 16.00 – 16.10: Introduction of REWIRE by Andrius Bambalas, Project Coordinator from Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) 16.10 – 16.30: Presentation of REWIRE Policy Fiche I and Recommendation I by

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Esprominho’s First International Projects in Adult Education

Esprominho’s First International Projects in Adult Education The Vocational Training School of Minho – Esprominho – premiered its international mobility in the area of Adult Education, with the project Happy Learning Moments, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme. The mobility took place from 13 to 19 July, in Marín – Spain, involving 5 students and 2

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Fostering the excellence of VET teaching and project collaboration through study visits

Fostering the excellence of VET teaching and project collaboration through study visits The case of VSGT Maribor and FAS Höfn In July, five teachers from VCHT Maribor went to Erasmus educational visit to our partner institution Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýsúl (FAS) in Iceland. During our study visit, a particular focus was given to two specific areas

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SoftComInVET results are ready!

Proficiency Train-the-Trainer Programme for trainers of company mentors and The Ultimate Company Mentor Survival Toolkit After working two years the partners of SoftComInVET (Bridging the gap of in-company trainers soft-skills competences in the VET sector) has arrived the moment of sharing our final results. Our project intends to enhance the knowledge capacity of training mentors

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MCM – My Career Matters!

MCM – empowering People with Intellectual Disabilities (PwID) to become more involved in shaping their learning, training and labour market integration What do we want to do? The project ”My Career Matters” (MCM) is implemented, between the 1st of October, 2020 and the 30th of September 30, 2022, by a transnational consortium led by HAO,

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Call for Candidates: President, Vice Presidents and Treasurer

Call for Candidates: President, Vice Presidents and Treasurer A new call for applications for the positions of President, Vice Presidents (Projects, Policy & Membership) and Treasurer has been launched. Please consider standing for this election to help shape the future direction for our community. The roles and responsibilities of Members of the Executive Management Team

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INSIGNARE sends 50 students for European internships

INSIGNARE’s schools send 50 students for their 2 and 3 months internships in several cities in Europe INSIGNARE’s Ourém Vocational School and Fátima Hospitality Vocational School have 50 students doing their internships in several European cities. The students come from all the courses offered by both schools, having been selected from the 2nd and 3rd

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International Self-Assessment Tool for CoVE: Supporting the development of Excellence in VET

International Self-Assessment Tool for Centers of Vocational Excellence: Supporting the development of Excellence in VET – VENHANS Webinar The European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EfVET) was responsible for organising VENHANS Webinar session, with support from the European Training Foundation (ETF), entitled “International Self-Assessment Tool for Centers of Vocational Excellence: Supporting the

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V2V project: 18 months of great cooperation among European and Western Balkan schools

V2V project: 18 months of great cooperation among European and Western Balkan schools VET to VET (V2V) is an European-funded pilot project aiming to improve the innovation, modernization and internationalization of VET schools in the Western Balkans. It is coordinated by Apro Formazione and brings together ten VET schools, five within the European Union (Italy,

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In-Di: A project to improve diversity management to promote inclusion in VET

In-Di: A project to improve diversity management to promote inclusion in VET In-Di is an Erasmus+ KA2 project, coordinated by Vysocina Education (CZ), aimed to work, from different perspectives, on how to support students’ wellbeing in vocational schools to keep them engaged and motivated with learning. The project started in March 2022 and after a

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3-H partners meet in the Netherlands, in Leeuwarden

3-H partners meet in the Netherlands, in Leeuwarden In June we welcomed our international partners in Leeuwarden for the 3-H project (Head-Heart-Hand). This ERASMUS+ project focuses on motivating students after coronation time. It was an inspiring programme in which JGM serious experiences organised an activating game in the form of an escape room. During this

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VENHANS Peer Learning Review “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices” presented PoVE Water Scale-up 

VENHANS Peer Learning Review “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices” presented PoVE Water Scale-up  EfVET organised an online Peer Learning Review (PLR) session in the scope of  VET European Networking Enhancement (VENHANS) project titled “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices”.  Held on June 29, 2022, this PLR gathered 30 participants coming from 13 different European Union’s

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High level training in Brussels for the effective use of funds from the new EU programme

High level training in Brussels for the effective use of funds from the new EU programme Thanks to the Erasmus+INDIRE programme, CSA was able to benefit from a High Level Training at the European Parliament (welcomed by the Hon. Mara Bizzotto) and the Veneto Region Building in Brussels in partnership with DG EACEA, DG EASME,

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INTERVETWB students mobility from Italy completed in Sarajevo

INTERVETWB students mobility from Italy completed in Sarajevo A group of high school students from various cities in northern Italy completed student internships in Sarajevo from May 23 to June 15, 2022, as part of the Accreditamento Alternativo Joint Hosting project. For the first time, the International University of Sarajevo’s IUS Lifelong learning center served

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VENHANS PLR “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices” presented GIVE 

VENHANS Peer Learning Review “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices” presented GIVE EfVET organised an online Peer Learning Review (PLR) session in the scope of VET European Networking Enhancement (VENHANS) project titled “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices”.  Held on June 29, 2022, this PLR gathered 30 participants coming from 13 different European Union’s (EU) and non-EU

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FPEmpresa and Group Esprinet to deliver the I VET Knowledge’s Transfer Awards

FPEmpresa and Group Esprinet to deliver the I VET Knowledge’s Transfer Awards FPEmpresa VET Schools Association and Group Esprinet have delivered the VET Knowledge’s Transfer Awards in an event that has taken place in IES Francisco Tomás y Valiente, associated center to FPEmpresa. A meeting celebrated the Wednesday, 29th June, where the high schools IES

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FPEmpresa’s Regular General Assembly 2022 Choose a new Board of Directors

FPEmpresa’s Regular General Assembly 2022 Choose a new Board of Directors The VET School Association FPEmpresa has celebrated the last Tuesday, 7th June, the General Assembly 2022. It has chosen a new board of directors with the presence in all the Spanish autonomous communities and cities. A meeting that has taken place in the events

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Supporting the sustainable development of precision viticulture in Cyprus

Supporting the sustainable development of precision viticulture in Cyprus Supporting the sustainable development of precision viticulture in Cyprus and maximize the national oenological potential. One of the main problems of viticulture in Cyprus is a lack of know-how, which could lead to lower costs and increased production. The excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers –

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VENHANS Peer Learning Review session on Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices

VENHANS Peer Learning Review session on Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices EfVET organised an online Peer Learning Review (PLR) session in the scope of VET European Networking Enhancement (VENHANS) project titled “Fostering Excellence in VET: Best Practices”. Held on June 29, 2022, this PLR gathered 30 participants coming from 13 different European Union’s (EU)

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The IntervetWB Team visited secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The IntervetWB Team visited secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina In the last week of May,  Lucilla Morelli from Uniser, Mirsada Mehremic  and Sibela Besirevic from IUS visited secondary technical schools in several cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit to the secondary mixed school in Gracanica, a town in  north-east of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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The work of the future: Ensuring lifelong learning and training of employees

The work of the future: Ensuring lifelong learning and training of employees On the 29th of June 2022 the EESC Labour Market Observatory (LMO) organised a remote public hearing on ”The work of the future: ensuring lifelong learning and training of employees”, to which EfVET attended.  The session started with a welcome message and introduction

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Esprominho provides growth and development for their staff!

Esprominho provides growth and development for their staff! The month of June was marked by international mobilities dedicated to Esprominho’s staff – Escola Profissional do Minho. Italy, Latvia and Estonia were the destinations of 9 employees of the school, that participated in international projects through the Erasmus+ Programme. Esprominho is a Portuguese Vocational School that

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IntervetWB at OeAd workshop in Budva, Montenegro

IntervetWB at OeAd workshop in Budva, Montenegro The OeAD-GmbH Agency for Education and Internationalization organised a workshop on planning a regional project aimed at the development of quality vocational education from May 12–13, 2022, in Budva, Montenegro. According to Riga’s suggestions, the initiative intends to raise the standard and applicability of vocational education in the

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IntervetWB at EfVET Thematic Team seminar hosted by SEPR, Lyon

IntervetWB at EfVET Thematic Team seminar hosted by SEPR, Lyon At the beginning of May, the EfVET Thematic Team seminar was held in Lyon, which was attended by over 130 participants from the EU and the Western Balkans. This exceptional gathering was hosted by the SEPR International Department (Société d’Enseignement Professionnel du Rhône) and the

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The first discussion of the IO1 of the Marketing for Artists (M4As) project in Helsinki

The first discussion of the IO1 of the Marketing for Artists (M4As) project occurred in Helsinki (Finland) “Marketing for Artists” is a KA2 VET project that aims to analyse the art school curricula in order to integrate some marketing teaching-units into the art subjects with the final aim to allow art students to acquire the

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President EfVET and MCAST Principal/CEO Professor James Calleja addresses WFCP

President EfVET and MCAST Principal/CEO Professor James Calleja addresses WFCP President EfVET and MCAST Principal/CEO was a keynote speaker at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) Congress in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain San Sebastian, Spain, 17 June 2022:  President of the European Forum for Technical and Vocational Education (EfVET) and Principal/CEO of MCAST Professor

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EfVET is delighted to announce the signature of a MoU with the WFCP

Memorandum of Understanding signed by the European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EfVET) and the World Federation of Colleges & Polytechnics (WFCP) EfVET is delighted to announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the WFCP San Sebastian, Spain, 17 June 2022:  On Thursday 17 June 2022, the European Forum of

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BIRGIT 2nd Transnational Partners’ Meeting in Upsalla, Sweden

BIRGIT 2nd Transnational Partners’ Meeting in Upsalla, Sweden June 7th and 8th, 2022, Upsalla, SE BIRGIT project aims to develop interdisciplinary training courses and materials at higher Vocational Education and Training (VET) level that will provide students with skills and competences for successfully integrate BIM (Building Information Models) and GIS (Geographical Information Systems) technologies, given

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The Erasmus+ Hydroponics second learning event in Helsingborg, Sweden

The Erasmus+ Hydroponics second learning event in Helsingborg, Sweden The Erasmus+ project Hydroponics partnership organised its second learning event in Helsingborg, Sweden, from May 31 to June 2 with a rich agenda and new ideas to share. The first day of the event the Hydroponics partners were welcomed by NTI Vetenskapsgymnasiet at the school premises

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PRALINE goes to Dublin to address Language Learning for Migrant Learners

PRALINE goes to Dublin to address Language Learning for Migrant Learners FPEmpresa Vet Schools Association has participated in the fourth Peer Learning Activity (PLA) of the European project PRALINE (Promoting Adult Learning in Networks) that has taken place in Dublin the 10th and 11th of May. During the meetings, Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

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SHOW-VET Smooth Online Guide for teachers with pedagogical methods

SHOW-VET Smooth Online Guide for teachers with pedagogical methods The SHOW-VET kick-off meeting took place in person with all partners in Ähtäri on the 17-19 May 2022. This is a KA2 Erasmus+ project which gathers 6 partners from different European countries (Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium). The aim of this project was to provide

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Hosting the StayWell Project Meeting in Derry!

Hosting the StayWell Project Meeting in Derry! Foyle International staff members were delighted to host the fifth StayWell Transnational Project Meeting at Foyle International in Derry on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of April. All the partners were represented in person; from Greece, Slovenia, Lithuania, Turkey, Bulgaria, and the UK. About the StayWell Project The official

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Friesland Colleges International cooperation is going strong

Friesland Colleges International cooperation is going strong Friesland College is happy to be working on several new international Erasmus+ cooperation projects during the upcoming years. Friesland College has been internationally active for many years, both in innovative projects with schools, companies, municipalities et cetera and international mobility for our students and staff. We have built

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Carcraft: A Minecraft simulation game for car mechanics

Carcraft: A Minecraft simulation game for car mechanics The Automotive Engineering programme at Intercollege participates in the innovative CarCraft project, which is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, with the aim of developing new learning approaches to Vocational Education and Training. The project was born out of the challenges posed by the

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The “European approach to Microcredentials” webinar organised by EARLALL

The “European approach to Microcredentials” discussed in an webinar organised by EARLALL On May 12, 2022 a webinar organised by EARLALL in collaboration with SwissCore was held online under the title of “European approach to Microcredentials”. The meeting was moderatored by Noelia Cantero, Director at EARLALL. The interest of EfVET in this webinar relies on

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VET for Western Balkans Second Transnational Meeting in Budva, Montenegro

VET for Western Balkans Second Transnational Meeting in Budva, Montenegro The second transnational meeting of VET for Western Balkans project took place in Budva (Montenegro), on the 10th and the 11th of May 2022. The meeting served to bring all partners together and discuss the project state of art, the activities that were implemented and

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The Erasmus+ VIMOinVET project coordinated by SCF

The Erasmus+ VIMOinVET project coordinated by Scuola Centrale Formazione Staff Mobility for the internationalization processes in Vocational Training Staff training mobility restarts with the VIMOinVET project, which aims to qualify VET practitioners on blended mobility and internationalization methodologies. After nearly two years, the international mobility of trainers restarts with the Erasmus+ program. The first training

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How to incorporate internationalisation into the curriculum?

How to incorporate internationalisation into the curriculum? How to incorporate internationalisation into the curriculum? By incorporating internationalisation into the curriculum, you safeguard the continuity and quality of international activities. However, how should you go about it? Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education shares key conditions for doing this. Key condition #1 | Let

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PR.E.S.T.O. inclusive mobility for learners with ID

PR.E.S.T.O. inclusive mobility for learners with ID From May 3rd to 5th 2022 EfVET organised a new Thematic Teams Seminar. On this occasion, Saskia Dies, Project Manager and Trainer from INCOMA, made a presentation about the “PR.E.S.T.O. – PRomoting pEople with disability Transnational mObility” project. To start the workshop, Saskia gave some examples of common

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Susana Nogueira, the most recent acquisition in EfVET for Policy & Projects

Susana Nogueira, the most recent acquisition in EfVET for Policy & Projects The European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EfVET) has recently welcomed a new Policy & Project Officer – Susana Nogueira. Even though Susana will be working remotely from Lisbon (Portugal), her activities include meetings with EfVET International Secretariat, in Brussels.

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Two partnerships where INSIGNARE was involved have almost finished their activities

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“YOUnique4EU project: the Soft skills mapping toolkit for VET learners

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INTERVETWB project: Online Mobiliteach Summer School

The online Mobiliteach Summer School in the framework of the INTERVETWB project In the period from 06/10/2020 to 10/07/2020, within the INTERVETWB project, the online Mobiliteach Summer School was held and professors from secondary vocational schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina took part in it. After this beneficial educational event, the professors shared their impressions, confirming

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CulTour Is Capital: Travel bloggers experiencing transformative tourism

CulTour Is Capital – Travel bloggers experiencing transformative tourism in 5 European Capitals of Culture Margherita and Nick, aka The Crowded Planet is a couple of travel bloggers engaged by the European project CulTour Is Capital, together with the videomaker Emiliano Bechi, to test and document transformative tourism experiences through five past, present and candidate

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INTERVET project: the VET staff job shadowing mobility call

Prishtina REA, the INTERVET Kosovo Partner, coordinated closely with Uniser, the VET STAFF – JOB SHADOWING – MOBILITY CALL.   As considering it a very attractive opportunity, we have mobilized our team to work closely with the key VET stakeholders and partners, towards promoting it widely, organizing info-session with VET School Coordinators, with the National Agency

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The 2nd Newsletter of the LIFE FOSTER project is online!

The 2nd Newsletter of the LIFE FOSTER project is online! Co-financed by the EU Commission LIFE Programme and led by the Italian network for VET, ENAIP NET, the LIFE FOSTER project aims at reducing waste in the restaurant industry.  The project focuses on these main fields: ​GREEN SKILLS, FOOD WASTE PREVENTION, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, and COMMUNICATION.  The interconnection between environmental,

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Expert in Building Automation – A New Joint Qualification

Expert in Building Automation – A New Joint Qualification The project consortium of the Erasmus+ KA3 project “Smart Development of HVET for Highly Skilled and Mobile Workforce” has developed the new joint qualification of the Expert in Building Automation. It is based on the broader range of market needs for the development of highly skilled,

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Free Online Course for Quality Managers – Join the Piloting!

Free Online Course for Quality Managers – Invitation to join the Piloting The European project IN-QUAL “Imprinting Quality to Entrepreneurship Education” (Erasmus+/KA2) aims to support entrepreneurship education (EE) providers in the improvement of their quality management systems, and to promote a culture of quality and the use of EQAVET standards and principles. The project reached

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e-Trainers: an upskilling opportunity for VET professionals

e-Trainers: an upskilling opportunity for VET professionals Apro Formazione is happy to announce that the KA2 Erasmus+ project e-Trainers has been added in the Teacher Academy of School Education Gateway, the European platform for school education. School Education Gateway acknowledges the importance of e-Trainers project, as it aims to increase the skills of VET professionals,

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INLESSON – Training in the field of professions in beauty sector

INLESSON – First Training Course in the field of professions in beauty sector. An e-learning approach! Esprominho is actively working as a partner in the project nº 2019-1-LT01-KA202-060758 INLESSON (Innovative teaching and learning practice in the field of professions in beauty sector, funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+ Programme. The main goal of this

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IUS Lifelong Learning Center participation in the EfVET TT Meeting

IUS Lifelong Learning Center participation in the online EfVET Thematic Team Meeting Thanks to the INTERVET Western Balkans project, IUS Lifelong Learning Center participated in the online EfVET Thematic Team Meeting on “Internationalisation and Learning Mobility”, held on June 3-4, 2020. During this two-day event, we were able to see and hear interesting presentations, lectures,

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The WBL S.P. project: From birth to adult age – a WBL successful Practice!

The WBL S.P. project: From birth to adult age – a WBL successful Practice! From birth to adult age – a WBL successful Practice! is a partnership between a Polytechnic Institute, 3 VET colleges, 3 enterprises in the areas of Mechanical Manufacture, Mechatronics and Industrial Maintenance, and 3 public bodies from 3 different countries (Portugal,

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