It's never too late to learn, ICARO final conference
[fusion_text]The Final Conference of ICARO – Innovative Curriculum on Soft Skills for Adult Learners (Project no: 2017-1-ES01-KA202-038271) “From Home to Work” took place on 12 June at the European Committee of the Regions. The event was co-organised by the Belgian partner EfVET and the Murcia Region Office in Brussels. The event was opened by Thomas […]
EMPOWER: Empowering Digital Citizenship Through Media Literacy and Critical Thinking
On Thursday 6 June, the final conference of the Erasmus+ project EMPOWER took place at EfVET premises. The EMPOWER: Empowering Digital Citizenship Through Media Literacy and Critical Thinking final conference has gathered around 30 people from different stakeholders and target audience based in Brussels and abroad. The event was launched by Åsa Kajsdotter, (Folkuniversitetet Stiftelsen […]
The Quality Qualification for VET – QQVET
On the 14th of June 2019 ESMOVIA, EfVET member will organise the Quality Qualification for VET – QQVET Erasmus+ project conference in Valencia. ESMOVIA (Spain) The Quality Qualification for VET – QQVET is an Erasmus+ project that aims to promote Worked Based Learning among VET providers and stakeholders in order to provide students with a […]
Portuguese INSIGNARE’s VET Schools took part in several Erasmus + KA 1 and KA 2 projects
INSIGNARE sends 50 VET students for two months internships in several cities in Europe, in an Erasmus + KA 1 “M2iE – My Mobility in Europe”. INSIGNARE (Portugal) During June and July, 48 students of INSIGNARE’s Ourém Vocational School and Fátima Hospitality School will stay on their own in several cities throughout Europe, during their […]
Learning Enterprise in HVET: the case of Stenden Hotel
In cooperation with the EfVET Thematic Team on School-Enterprise, on May 16th, Cometa UNEVOC Centre hosted Thulani Xhali, CEO at Stenden Hotel. COMETA Formazione (Italy) Stenden Hotel is one of the best practices in Europe in terms of School-Enterprise approach: it is a company including not only a hotel but also a restaurant, cafeteria, catering […]
DC4WORK training week in Hämeenlinna , Finland
On May 20-22, 2019 partners in involved in DC4WORK project attended the training week in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Essy Ryymin (HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences) welcomed the participants and gave an introduction on the policy of the HAMK University of Applied Sciences. The University is a multidisciplinary higher education institution situated centrally in the most populated […]
Premier: quality and internationalization
PREMIER Peer Review – More Impact, Excellent Results Luovi Vocational College (Finland) A year ago we announced the launch of an exciting new project on quality and internationalization. The Premier team, including EfVET Members: Luovi Vocational College (Finland) with ten partners from seven countries have worked hard and hands-on defining and piloting criteria and indicators […]
Investing in Talent and Measuring the Return on Investment (ROI)
Work-based learning and apprenticeship: can be a win-win situation for learners and SMEs as ROI partnership is showing. HETEL / Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri (Spain) Many SMEs realize the need of investing in young talent and have started to recognize the benefits. However, attracting new talent has its challenges and realizing what support is out there to […]
Learn2Create – promoting work-based learning in the creative and cultural sector
EfVET Member Materahub starts a new Erasmus+ project “Learn2Create – promoting work-based learning in the creative and cultural sector” which aims to design, test and validate a new work-based learning (WBL) programme in Europe’s Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs). It recognises that the modern, creative work-place is a powerful learning environment, with the potential to […]
Asociacion Mundus gathers 350 students at CAN Europa
As every year, EfVET Member Asociacion Mundus has organised the VET Erasmus+ gather “CAN Europe” before the students leave for their Erasmus+ internships this summer in different European countries. Asociacion Mundus (Spain) More than 300 students and 20 VET staff members, as well as a team of trainers and logistics, made possible a very fruitful weekend […]