Election of Executive Officers

Election of Executive Officers Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – September 2016 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles- the president and the treasurer- will have served their period of Office in September 2016. Hence, the elections […]

Second chance conference in Brussels

We would like to invite you to the final event “Second chance in education”, which will be  held on Thursday  23 June 2016 in Brussels. The conference is dedicated to initiatives and challenges towards inclusion of the NEET-target group. Developments in the European Online Knowledge Centre in Second chance will discussed and future challenges identified. […]

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 360

E360 is a project initiated by the OECD in cooperation with the former EAC unit on skills and qualifications (the current unit EMPL E2). The project aimed at developing an assessment tool for schools and VET (similar to what already exists in HE). This is for the time being what exists on the site : […]

IACEE2016 – 15th World Conference

17 – 20 May 2016, Porto, Portugal CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: PAPERS, POSTERS AND OTHER FORMATS (www.iacee2016.com) Deadline – 31 January 2016 Organized by engineering organizations, the IACEE2016 international event will be the place to discuss the current state and best practices and foresee the future of continuing professional development (CPD) and of continuing engineering education (CEE). Major […]

Information Note on Education and Training Issues

Contents EQAVET – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS  ECVET STATE OF PLAY  EUROPEAN PACT FOR YOUTH  THEMATIC REVIEW: UPSKILLING UNEMPLOYED ADULTS (AGED 25 TO 64) EPALE – E-PLATFORM FOR ADULT LEARNING IN EUROPE SKILLS PAY – THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COSTS OF LOW-SKILLED ADULTS IN THE EU (BY CEDEFOP) EXPERT GROUP COMPOSED OF EUROPEAN ASSOCIATIONS OF VET PROVIDERS […]

Deadline extended – Call for Contributions EUCEN 48th Conference

The Call for Contributions for the eucen 2016 Conference in Dublin has been extended. It will close on 10 March. This year’s theme is Crossing borders through lifelong learning: enhancing quality and equity in higher education. Participants are invited to consider a range of concerns around the theme of crossing borders. We welcome proposals for three types of contributions: […]

Vocational Education and Training the excellence generating social inclusion conference

Villa Bernasconi – Cernobbio, Italy 19 February 2016 The recent Riga Declaration recognised the fundamental role of VET in pursuing the EU 2020 strategic goals. Decreasing unemployment, rediscovering traditional technical skills, developing innovation are examples of challenges which VET providers, at excellent levels, every day have to face in their activities and strategies, promoting a […]

Stronger VET systems for the benefit of companies and young people

Strengthening vocational education and training (VET) pathways is an important way to help provide companies with a skilled workforce and, simultaneously, facilitate young people’s transition from education to employment. The conference presented a study on the role of VET in educating young people in seven EU member states. In particular, it is important to promote […]

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