VET future scenarios and their implications
The 6th CEDEFOP Brussels Seminar was held on 13th December 2018 at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU and it was organized by CEDEFOP in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The event addressed future VET scenarios and their possible implications for policies and practices. VET in the […]
“Inclusive Excellence in VET” Conference in Cometa
The conference “Inclusive Excellence in VET” held in Cometa last December 11th has been a great moment to share perspectives and strategies for VET providers around the true meaning of VET in a European context: quality and innovation are crucial to make VET a first choice for everybody, not neglecting the importance of inclusion as […]
Without guidance there is no validation
The “Lifelong Career Guidance for EU citizens” event closed the Lifelong Learning Week 2018 on the 7th December 2018 at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. The debate focused on presenting tools for increasing the employability of people with low skills through information and communication technologies. “Without guidance there is no validation’’ Alison Crabb (DG […]
Lifelong Learning Platform interest group
Integrated in Lifelong Learning Week, the third meeting of the Lifelong Learning Interest Group was held in the European Parliament on Tuesday 4th December. The theme of the meeting revolved around the key question “how can the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework) support Europe’s learners?” Luis Costa, EfVET Portuguese National Representative and Lifelong Learning Platform […]
EfVET President Joachim James Calleja shares his vision on the Future of VET
EfVET President Joachim James Calleja shares his vision on the Future of VET at the “Apprenticeships coaches for SMES” conference” organised by EUROCHAMBERS in Brussels. Prof Calleja, together with Joao Santos (European Commission) and Panyiotis Krashias (European Apprenticeship Network) took part in a final panel discussion on the Future of Vocational Education and Training. The […]
Youngsters nowadays. Where from, where to?
Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Turkey are asking “Youngsters nowadays. Where from, where to?” Fátima Hospitality Vocational School, from Portugal, is taking part in an Erasmus + KA 2 partnership, together with partners from Greece, Italy, Romania (that coordinates) and Turkey. insignare (Portugal) The Youngsters nowadays. Where from, where to? project faces the changes today’s society has made […]
How to track VET graduates?
TRACKTION project which focuses on improving VET graduate tracking at institutional level. Tracking is commonly understood here as all systematic approaches that VET institutions put in place to record information on graduates, with regard to their learning progress, skills acquired, perceptions, routes into employment, self-employment, or further training. COMETA Formazione (Italy) The project has released […]
Early School Workers
On the 12th of November took place the kick-off meeting of the project ESW-Early School Workers, a strategic partnership funded by the Erasmus+ programme. ENAC (Italy) The project partners ENAC, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ENDO-FAP, Christlichen Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands e.V. , IES Virgen de la Paz and EfVET met at the Warrington UTC to start […]
4.0 competences for the automotive sector
AUTO 4.0 is an Erasmus+ project aimed at identifying industry 4.0 competences for the automotive sector at EU level, and to develop training materials for a selected set of those competencies related to specific professional profiles. HETEL (Spain) After having our kick-off meeting in Lanciano (Italy) and attending a training action there to learn the […]
EfVET participates at the EU Vocational Skills week 2018 in Vienna
The third EU Vocational Skills Week organized by the European Commission, in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the 5 to 9 November congregated more than 350 participants who joined this edition to discuss about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET). EfVET delegation included members of […]