Social Entrepreneurship in Local Communities – SELC Social Entrepreneurship in Local Communities – SELC is a project of the Erasmus + programme aims to raise awareness and understanding of what the social economy is, motivating young social innovators to develop entrepreneurial initiatives to start social enterprises that aim to improve social cohesion and generate social,

EBBD prime project close to its successful termination The EBBD prime project is close to its successful termination, thus providing a contribution to the European Education Area. EBBD graduates receive a Europe-wide harmonised certificate of excellence and institutions for vocational education working in the aera of business education a strong impulse for their internationalization. For

Gamification in education – SIGE When it comes to learning, focus and motivation are one of the key elements of improving the learning experience. Motivation is especially important for the low-skilled learners with migrant background. The response of the educational system, and the implementation of adequate support strategies plays an enormous role in helping learners

CORAL START-UP LABs : to wake up entrepreneur’s skills! CORAL is a European project aiming to promote entrepreneurship and to design online training modules and tools to facilitate the training of job seekers – grassroot entrepreneurs throughout Europe. CORAL tools are based upon the European framework ENTRECOMP. The Erasmus + project CORAL was launched by

#taste2connect – A virtual competition for hospitality, tourism and wellness students Tanja Angleitner Sagadin, PhD (tanja.angleitner-sagadin@vsgt.si), Vocational College of Hospitality and tourism Maribor Knowledge can be transmitted in a much better manner apart from sitting in one corner and reading books. However, with the 2nd Covid-19 wave lock down that started in October 2020, European

Jobshadowing in Belgium: Blended Learning and Digital Tools Between 6 and 13 December 2021, four Esprominho employees carried out a jobshadowing in Belgium, in the cities of Brussels, Genk and Bruges, through the Go Up Again Project (2019-1-PT01-KA116-060624), supported by the Erasmus+ Programme. The main objective of this mobility was to learn more about distance

Portuguese INSIGNARE’s Schools involved in several projects INSIGNARE’s Fátima Hospitality Vocational School goes to Romania and welcomes Erasmus+ project “Universal Values of Human Dignity” partners in Portugal Fátima Hospitality Vocational School participated in two project meetings of Erasmus+ “Universal Values of Human Dignity”, one in Macin, Romania, and the other held in Fátima. During the

FPEmpresa and CaixaBank Dualiza release V Call of Ayudas Dualiza FPEmpresa VET Schools Association and CaixaBank Dualiza release V Call of Ayudas Dualiza for the boost of Vocational Education and Training (VET). At the same time, the Announcement will share 400.000 euros between the selected projects. The objective is helping those jobs that are trying

FPEmpresa meets with its European partners at EfVET Berlin 2021 EfVET Berlin 2021, organised by EfVET as a part of its annual conference, has proven to be an excellent meeting point for many VET providers in Europe. Through different workshops and informative sessions, EfVET members have had the opportunity to share interesting and insightful ideas

DRIVES Webinar: Automotive Sector – Skills and Transformation This online event will lead up to a high-level conference which will be held in Brussels on 23 September 2020. Given the need to reschedule the High-Level Conference “Skills and Transformation of the EU’s Automotive Sector” to September 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the

The EC-EUVET project: between Health Technology and innovation in Health Care. In the framework of their project, coordinated by ZBC college in Denmark, our member Sbie Edu (Greece), together with its partnership, observes good education and training of the healthcare employees, which is not turned into real competences and better services for the citizens based

EfVET Member Bridgwater & Taunton College is a member of the European project- Safety4El . Its Electrical Team has been supporting the project to develop interactive eLearning materials focused on raising awareness about safety for electricians. Bridgwater & Taunton College (UK) The Safety4El is an Erasmus+ project which has partners from Denmark, Spain, Malta, Belgium

The call for applications for Executive Team & Steering Committee is now open. EfVET will hold its annual election for the Executive Team & Steering Committee on Monday 03 September 2018. Please consider standing for this election to help shape the future direction for our community. The roles and responsibilities of members of the Executive Team

Stefano Tirati – EfVET Vice-President (Projects)/ National Representative of Italy On 1st of February, as new EfVET Vice President, Stefano Tirati has visited INDIRE, the National Agency for the Innovation of the School System of the Italian Ministry of Education. During the first meeting, Maria Chiara Pettenati, Director of initial training for newly appointed teachers,

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We have the pleasure to invite you to SKILLMAN International Conference, to be held in Brussels on 27th November 2015. SKILLMAN is a Sector Skills Alliance for Advanced Manufacturing for the Transport Sector, promoted in partnership with a team of industrial players, including Jaguar Land Rover, FIAT Research Centre and SAS, Scandinavian Airlines Systems, in

Draft 2015 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020) Find here with the direct links to the draft Joint Report and its Staff Working Document: http://ec.europa.eu/education/documents/et-2020-draft-joint-report-408-2015_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/education/documents/et-2020-swd-161-2015_en.pdf

Do you like to use your communicative and administrative skills in an international environment? EfVET is seeking to appoint an Officer Manager at our main office. We are looking for a person, who is used to work independently and act as the famous spider in the net at our office in Brussels. As our office

The cost-effectiveness of apprenticeship schemes is led by BUSINESSEUROPE- the following organization are working together to review  the cost effectiveness of apprenticeship in 15 countries in Europe: CEEP,UEAPME, EUROCOMERCE, CEEMET, DIGITALEUROPE, EUproVET and EfVET. The survey questions are targeted to the sectors and occupations that the project focuses on.  An important part of this project

Over 40 delegations participated in the meeting of Ministers in charge of Vocational Education and Training (VET), in Riga on 22 June. The goal of the event was to address workforce challenges, such as labour shortages and skills mismatches, that Europe is likely to face in the future. In addition to the European social partners

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On 9 June European Parliament President Martin Schulz decided to postpone the vote on recommendations for TTIP to the European Commission. This signals a disagreement between political groups in the EP, mainly on the issue of the ISDS. The S&D want to have a “milder” version of the ISDS, which foresees replacement of commercial tribunals

The EUCIS-LLL has appointed Mr. Luis Costa of the ANESPO of Lisbon, Portugal, as its  new Vice-President. He will succeed Geoff Scaplehorn who has help the position for the last 4 years. He is the Executive Director of ANESPO – National Association of Professional Schools (Portugal), a member of the board of the Setubal Professional

We are happy to invite you to our annual conference “Lifelong learning. Paving the way for learning and qualifications” which will take place on 16 June in Luxembourg. This conference will aim to assess progress and formulate recommendations for the future of EU and national learning strategies (ET2020 strategy) at a time when the EU is revising its

supporting those who train for improving skills, employment and competitiveness These guiding principles are a contribution of the European Commission, Cedefop and the thematic working group on professional development of trainers in vocational education and training (VET) to the objective set in the Bruges communiqué of collecting good practice and developing guiding principles on the

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Dear Member – EfVET members have been invited by DG Regional and Urban policy to identify the level of involvement different stakeholders have been actively engaged in the development of European Structural Funding Strategies at regional or national level.  This relates to all ESI funding (ESF/ERDF and others where National or regional authorities prepare and

Tietgen will be the host of the Danish Language and Culture Summerschool in Odense, Denmark from 27th July to 14th August 2015. The Summer School is sponsored by the Danish Agency for Universities and Internationalisation under the Cultural Agreements. This is an amazing opportunity for you as a student to discover Denmark in a friendly and

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The VET4EU2 group ifs formed by 6 European Associations (EfVET, EUproVET, EVBB, EVTA, EUCEN and EURASHE) that have decide to join forces in order to influence the European policies content on Vocational Education and Training issues. VET4EU2 has joint objective of assuring quality in VET and Higher Education. In 2014 all six associations agreed to

  Bulgarian University is looking for partners for a KA2 project: “Dual training – a bridge between education and business”. All interested should contact Margaruta Ananyeva manian@abv.bg

Annual ECVET forum:  Trusting skills and qualification in the Europe of tomorrow Vienna – 30/31 October 2014 Summary Report The ECVET forum was organized by the European Commission with the support of the CEDEFOP and ECVET team.  The forum was open to any interested member of the European ECVET network and interested parties.  Over 250 participants and speakers

Meeting of the European Commission Platform for Multilingualism October 17 2014 in Brussels  Notes of the meeting  Changes at DGEAC in the new Commission At the time of the meeting the future positioning of Multilingualism within the new Commission was under consideration. Subsequently, however it is now confirmed that the four officials with a brief

Top tips for preparing an Erasmus + application as identified during the EfVET 23rd Annual Conference in Porto António Nunes National Agency Portugal Rosaleen Courtney & Marny Thompson Successful KA2 Applications Getting organised Call for proposals, priorities & deadlines Programme Guide Key Action Guide for Applicants Expert evaluator guide Application form PIC & mandates Round 1 Award criteria                                                               Maximum score

Find below some interesting links related to VET. We hope that you will find them useful to share with your members. Policy handbook on C-VET by Cedefop http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/24577.aspx Teachers and trainers – brochure on the results of the TWG http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/24580.aspx The “Horizon Report Europe: 2014 Schools Edition” – See joint EAC-JRC press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-1075_en.htm The

The European Alliance for Apprenticeships: What role for VET providers? – Interview with Ms Dana Bachmann, European Commission, Head of Unit for Vocational Training and Adult Education, Erasmus+ What is the European Alliance for Apprenticeships? What are its goals? What is the contribution that VET providers can make? The societal consequences of the economic crisis

DRAFT PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROJECT “TRAINEESHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS AND EURES” DRAFT MEETING REPORT WORKING GROUP ON TRAINEESHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS BRUSSELS, 05 FEBRUARY 2014  

Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – September 2014 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles will have served their period of Office in September 2014 The 2 Officer posts are: President for 2 years Treasurer for

Annual Conference 2014 – Zagreb E-learning at Work and the Workplace   Please click here for the Conference Keynotes 

We are pleased to send you Cedefop’s latest Briefing Note The hidden potential of level 5 qualifications for you to download in your preferred language (Spanish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Polish and Portuguese) and format (Pdf oreBook optimised for tablets and smartphones). Please find below direct links to our three previous Briefing Notes: Developing apprenticeships Skill

  Minutes of The Twenty-Third Meeting Of The EQF Advisory Group Birmingham (UK), 26-27 February 2014 Dowload PDF

All done and ready! …7 units on entrepreneurship specifically for vocational school teachers. Now available in 5 languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, Polish and Greek. Download, use and enjoy! Ent-Teach Newsletter March 2014

We are pleased to send you Cedefop’s latest Briefing Note Skill mismatch: more than meets the eye for you to download in your preferred language (Spanish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish and Portuguese) and format (Pdf or eBook optimised for tablets and smartphones). Please find below direct links to our three previous Briefing Notes: At the

The Team MentorProgramma Friesland cordially invite you to the Mentoring Congress in the Netherlands, 20 March 2014. In the attachment you can find the prior notice. Please feel free to spread this invitation amongst those in your network who are interested in mentoring programmes for youth, as a cooperation between industry and education. The team

The European Commission has published the Programme Guide and call for proposals (as you can see, the Key Activity 3 including cooperation with stakeholders is the least developed). in its dedicated website .

A Guide for Educators Ent-teach_conference VET reinvented: Vocational & Entrepreneurship Teaching EfVET Presentation links at Ent-teach final conference EUCIS-LLL Position and Compendium of Good Practices Frank Hiddink – Ent-teach platform Ent-teach Sven Grabbe Presentation 

The Ent-teach team would like to invite you to the final event “ VET reinvented: Vocational & Entrepreneurship Teaching” that will take place on Friday 7th March from 9.00 at the Delegation of the Basque Country to the EU ( rue des Deux Eglises, 27). Ent-teach stimulates entrepreneurship teaching at vocational colleges and incubators by

International Championship, organised by Santiago de Compostela University. More information about http://www.d3mobile.es

Following publication of the EQAVET Newsletter in December we are pleased to inform you that the newsletter is now available in French and German. Please find below the links to each of the language versions: EQAVET Newsletter issue 8 (EN) Bulletin d’information EQAVET Numéro 8 (FR) EQAVET-Newsletter Ausgabe 8 (DE)

Dear colleagues, In name of EYCA Steering Committee, it is my pleasure to share with you the final version of EYCA policy recommendations:  It’s about us, it’s about Europe! Towards European Democratic Citizenship. First of all, we would like to thank you for your involvement in the European Year of Citizens Alliance, and notably in the Working

Dear colleagues, In name of EYCA Steering Committee, it is my pleasure to share with you the final version of EYCA policy recommendations:  It’s about us, it’s about Europe! Towards European Democratic Citizenship. First of all, we would like to thank you for your involvement in the European Year of Citizens Alliance, and notably in the Working

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Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – January 2014 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles will have served their period of Office in January 2014 The 2 Officer posts are: Secretary Vice President The Steering Committee

We cordially invite you to the Mentoring Congress in the Netherlands, 20 March 2014. In the attachment you can find the prior notice. Please feel free to spread this invitation amongst those in your network who are interested in mentoring programmes for youth, as a cooperation between industry and education. There is an optional second

After months of interinstitutional negotiations, the European Parliament approved the Commission’s amended proposal for Erasmus+, successor of the Lifelong Learning Programme. The new programme 2014-2020 should enter into force in 2014 after a final approval of the Council. Today MEP Doris Pack (EPP, DE)’s report on the new Erasmus+ funding programme for education, training, youth and

Last opportunity to participate in study visits: apply by 15 October The call for applications to participate in the study visits programme for education and vocational training decision-makers and specialists is open now. The visits, to take place between March and June 2014, are the last that were scheduled within the Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-13). 144 study

Message from the President (June 2013) 22nd Annual International EfVET Conference Athina joins the Central Office Team EfVET Statements on the European Commission Communication: ‘Rethinking Education’ Consultation on the Communication from the European Commission Draft Summary of the EF Advisory Group Meeting in Brussels 29-30 May 2013 Rethinking Education: Language Competences for Employability, Mobility and

„TOOLS“ Nr. 517543-LLP-1-2011-1-DK-KA2-KA2MP The Tools project for CLIL methods is successfully moving towards its final goal – to create a free online service, where language teachers can author online multimedia learning units, where all words in a text are automatically linked to online dictionaries in +100 languages. The system has been functioning for more than

Transfer of Innovation and Development of Innovation projects in which EfVET or its members are a partner. At a recent meeting in Bucharest, partners discussed the results of the pilot of the LIFE 2 Train the Trainer Pack. The Pack has been designed to help teachers to embed employability and entrepreneurship skills within the vocational curriculum. Employers

Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes Vocational education and training for better skills, growth and jobs The “Rethinking Education” Communication supports the Member States by identifying a range of issues relevant for improving the efficiency of education and training systems. Recent Cedefop data shows that, at the medium level, European VET graduates

This is the nine newsletter of the project. The aim of the newsletter is to keep stakeholders informed about the progress and the outcomes of the project. This letter covers the period June to July 2013. This newsletter is published in English, Italian and Polish language. ELEVET Newsletter Nr.9

Main story: Cedefop conference on work-based learning: video highlights, interviews and a picture gallery Participants in Cedefop’s conference on work-based learning (12-13 June) called for the implementation of European Union (EU) policy initiatives on developing apprenticeship and other forms of work-based learning across Europe in order to address rising youth unemployment. The conference gathered more

Conference on Human Rights and Democracy in Action – Looking Ahead: The impact of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education The conference on Human Rights and Democracy in Action – Looking Ahead: The impact of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human

29-30 May 2013 Relevant developments in European cooperation in the field of education and training · Contacts from UNESCO to the Commission to explore how the experience gained during the development and implementation of the EQF could be shared with global consortia of countries. It was agreed that a small number of UNESCO representatives could

Please find below the links to the latest issue of the EQAVET newsletter in its brand new layout! The seventh issue of the EQAVET newsletter features: Editorial by António Silva Mendes, Director for the “Lifelong Learning” policies and programme at the Directorate-General Education and Culture, European Commission How should EQAVET respond to “Rethinking Education”? The

EU agreement on future budget and the new programme for youth and education The negotiations on the EU budget for 2014-2020 (amounting to 960 billion euros) have been concluded and the European Parliament will soon vote on the deal. The negotiations on the new programme for youth and education were also concluded and it is

You can find on the link below the minutes of the ACVT workshop organized on 5th March on SMEs involvement in Apprenticeships/work-based learning. Minutes  The presentations and background documents are available at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/education/vocational-education/sme_en.htm

TEC and EUC Syd Colleges in cooeration Danish Agency for Universities and Internationalisation and the Transatlantic network TA3 with would like to invite you to the conference “Work based Learning – international perspectives”  June 17th. TEC is a member of a transatlantic network TA3 with few European members and quite a lot of American community

As an EFVET’s member, you can get better rates on hotel accommodation, seminars, conferences and meetings with your Thon Hotels booking code. These benefits are available at Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie and Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre. For more information, please click on the links below. For your “Customer Number” and “Company Name” EfVET Member, please send us

UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) realized a conference on “Private Sector’s Role in Vocational Training- Lessons Learned from Turkey” Conference in June 13, 2013, in Istanbul. This conference has been remarked the launch of a global network for private

Strasbourg, 20.11.2012 SWD(2012) 375 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Vocational education and training for better skills, growth and jobs Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes Document

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Dear colleagues and friends, Please find below an invitation to an IGLO Open Special on ‘Gathering thoughts to challenge Horizon 2020: a focus on ageing and intergenerational fairness’ on Tuesday 16 April 2013 from 11:00 to 12:30 atNeth-ER. The presentation and discussion will be followed by a sandwich lunch. Our speaker Matteo Bonifacio, Assistant Professor in Organisational Sciences at the

As discussed at the EfVET Annual Conference in Majorca, the EfVET Steering Committee is keen to collect members´opinions on issues which affect the development of VET in Europe. The questions for your comments on the “Rethinking Education” Paper on VET are shown below. We would ask you to answer the questions by indicating to what

ELEVET Newsletter No 4 ELEVET Newsletter No 5 ELEVET Newsletter No 6 

Each year EAEA celebrates innovation and excellence in adult education; the EAEA Grundtvig Award highlights project results that produce new ideas, new partnerships, new methodologies and a new understanding how we can work in adult learning. In 2013, EAEA is looking for projects that tackle Active citizenship and transnational solidarity – Adult Education as a

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Commission presents new Rethinking Education strategy to encourage member states to take immediate action to ensure that young people develop the skills and competences needed by the labour market and to achieve their targets for growth and jobs. A Commission report declared: “To unlock the full potential of education as a driver for growth and

In snappy terms, the European Commission rejected yesterday (30 October) the first proposals containing concrete figures for the EU’s 2014-2020 budget presented hours earlier by the Cypriot presidency. The Parliament slammed the proposal for slashing spending on growth and jobs, while Sweden said much bigger cuts were needed Figures are difficult to compare with the

In snappy terms, the European Commission rejected yesterday (30 October) the first proposals containing concrete figures for the EU’s 2014-2020 budget presented hours earlier by the Cypriot presidency. The Parliament slammed the proposal for slashing spending on growth and jobs, while Sweden said much bigger cuts were needed Figures are difficult to compare with the

European Parliament endorsed Budgetary Committee´s views on EU Council cuts in the European Commission’s budget proposal for 2013. The cuts must be reversed, said the MEPs in a plenary vote last Tuesday 23 October in Strasbourg.   Reinstating funding for payments in 2013 would help to protect popular EU programmes, such as Lifelong Learning, against

Recommendations to the European Commission  from the 20th EfVET Annual Conference in Malta October 2011 Download the file

TOWARDS ET2020:  POSITIVE ACTION TO ENHANCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITHIN A LIFELONG LEARNING AGENDA Recommendations to the European Commission  from the Four VET Associations – EfVET, EVTA, EVBB and EUproVET Download the file

Electrical Engineers Vocational Education Transparency.  Electrical engineers vocational education transparency (ELEVET) is a European project coordinated by the Association of Polish Electricians (SEP). The general objective of ELEVET is to improve the mobility of the young professionals through the creation of a European system of recognition and transfer of the learning outcomes of VET in

Cedefop’s 3rd International Workshop on Curriculum Innovation and Reform that took place in 26-27 April 2012 in Thessaloniki, Greece. You may now find all presentations given in our event including the video with the interviews in our workshop website http://events.cedefop.europa.eu/curriculum-innovation-2012/presentations.html We have received very positive feedback for this event and I would like to thank you

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing ‘ERASMUS FOR ALL’: the Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. You can click here to download the report.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing ‘ERASMUS FOR ALL’: the Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. You can click here to download the report.

VBC invites to the 4th International Conference IIT-2010 Vilnius Business College welcomes to the annual International Conference “Innovative Information Technologies: IIT-2010”. The event will take place at Vilnius Business College, on 17-18 November. Read more

Statement by Directors General for Vocational Training and European Social Partners convened in Copenhagen on 23. – 24 April 2012 Click here to download 

37rd ATEE Annual Conference “Policies and Professionalism in Teacher Education “, which will be held in Eskisehir, Turkey from25 to 29 August 2012. One of the most important challenges that education systems face is developing the quality of teachers.  The development of teachers as professionals has the potential to make a significant contribution to addressing the challenges that education

“Erasmus for All” is the new programme proposed by the European Commission on 23 November 2011 for education, training, youth and sport. The draft regulation is now being discussed at the European Parliament and Council. The coalition praises the proposed budget of 19 billion EUR while acknowledging that it is a minimum allocation necessary to

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Dear Madam, Dear Sir, There are many aspects to work-based learning which can strengthen vocational education and training and these characteristics have been recognised by several European Commission policy documents1. As part of the implementation of the Bruges Communiqué, the European Commission wants to prepare a practically oriented document (possibly a handbook for policy makers)

Dear Members   Hans van Aalst President of EfVET 2000 – 2006 passed away December 30th 2011 after a brief but valiant struggle against cancer. I had the privilege to represent EfVET and all our close associates across Europe with whom Hans worked so closely and to offer a warm tribute to him and his family

30 STAKEHOLDERS’ ADOPT COMMON MESSAGES ON THE “ERASMUS FOR ALL” PROGRAMME PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 15 December 2011 Press contact: Audrey Frith, EUCIS-LLL, on behalf of the coalition, +32 2 234 61 38, audrey.frith@eucis-lll.eu Brussels, 15th December 2011 // Today a coalition of 30 European networks gathering thousands of organizations in secondary and higher education,

30 STAKEHOLDERS’ ADOPT COMMON MESSAGES ON THE “ERASMUS FOR ALL” PROGRAMME PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 15 December 2011 Press contact: Audrey Frith, EUCIS-LLL, on behalf of the coalition, +32 2 234 61 38, audrey.frith@eucis-lll.eu Brussels, 15th December 2011 // Today a coalition of 30 European networks gathering thousands of organizations in secondary and higher education,

Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – January 2012 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles will have served their period of Office in January 2012 The 2 Officer posts are: Secretary Vice President The Steering Committee

The European Association for the Education of Adults has the pleasure to invite you to the thematic conference New Skills and Jobs – The role for non-formal adult education      17/18 November 2011, Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels you can click here for more information…

The European Association for the Education of Adults has the pleasure to invite you to the thematic conference: New Skills and Jobs – The role for non-formal adult education      17/18 November 2011, Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels Europe is struggling with a severe financial crisis and high levels of youth unemployment in many member states.

POOLS-2 Producing Open Online Learning Systems 2 POOLS-T Producing Open Online Language System Tools POOLS-M POOLS of communicative language teaching Methods Pools Newsletter, October – December 2011

POOLS-2 Producing Open Online Learning Systems 2 POOLS-T Producing Open Online Language System Tools POOLS-M POOLS of communicative language teaching Methods Pools Newsletter, July – September 2011.

The first newsletter of the entre – coach project is out, you can use the link below to download it. Entrecoach Newsletter Number 1‏

POOLS-2 Producing Open Online Learning Systems 2 POOLS-T Producing Open Online Language System Tools POOLS-M POOLS of communicative language teaching Methods Pools Newsletter April – June 2011.

EfVET is a partner in the Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Tourism project (WERT for short) which has identified the training needs of women entrepreneurs involved in rural tourism, crafts and food production.  We are now developing a flexible training package for use across Europe and are interested to find out your views on how useful

Declaration of the joint Vocational Education and Training providers on the contribution of Vocational Education and Training to the EU 2020 strategy. You can click here to download the Declaration.

The Bruges Communiqué on enhanced European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training You can click here to download the file.

Competition for the European Day of Languages 2010 and Europe Day 2011 To the attention of media and relevant network and organisations  Europe wants to hear your language success story In order to promote language learning, the European Commission is collecting attractive language experiences. The idea is to invite the people of Europe to share

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to send you the first issue of the EQAVET newsletter. The newsletter is a semi-annual publication providing an update on current developments in the field of quality assurance in European vocational education and training. The first issue of the newsletter comprises: An editorial by João Delgado, European Commission Head of

Publication of the Call for flagship projects in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011: The Call for proposals for flagship projects in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 has been published (COMM/C2/1-2010 EYV) Deadline: 12 November 2010 All information and the relevant documents can be found at the following

Dear all, The European Commission has launched a survey on ESCO. ESCO aims to be a multilingual European standard terminology and classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations. The DG EAC and DG EMPL have launched an internet survey and invites stakeholders to send feedback. More information enclosed + official invitation below. This is a

Online public consultation on the future education & training programme. Let us know what you think! Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Commission we would like to inform you that DG EAC launched a public consultation on the future EU programme for international cooperation to be implemented after 2013. We would like to encourage you to

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Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – July 2010 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles will have served their period of Office in October 2010.  The 2 Officer posts are:                                                 President                                                 Treasuarer  The Steering Committee is,

Developing Coherent and System-wide Induction Programmes for Beginning Teachers – a handbook for policymakers TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The current situation Aims of Induction policies and programmes The design of induction programmes Conditions for successful induction programmes Policy examples Issues for policymakers developing induction programmes Research evidence and references You can click on this link

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Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that the first issue of the EQF Newsletter is published and attached to this page. It has been produced, in response to numerous requests, by DG Education and Culture, supported by Cedefop and the European Training Foundation. It aims to reach and inform a broad audience of

Activity Report 2009 http://www.efvet.org/images/stories/eucis/activity_report_eucis_2009_en.pdf Dossier for the members http://www.efvet.org/images/stories/eucis/dossier-membres-ag-2010.pdf

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  Dear Member                                                         7th January 2010 Election of Executive Officers Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – January 2010  In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of 2 Executive officer roles will have served their period of Office in April 2010.  The

Pools-2 Producing Open Online Learning Systems 2 Pools-T Producing Open Online Language System Tools Pools-M POOLS of communicative language teaching Methods Click here to download the Pools Newsletter January – March 2010

Dear Madam, dear Sir, The Adult education – Grundtvig unit of DG Education and Culture of the European Commission invites you to participate in the open consultation organised by DG Employment and Social affairs on the possibility to designate 2012 as the European year for active ageing and intergenerational solidarity. The consultation is open until

To European stakeholder organisations in education and training and social partners In order to enhance the visibility of the outputs of the Education and Training 2010 work programme, the European Commission has developed the KSLLL (Knowledge System on Lifelong Learning) website which will offer you the possibility to find easily accessible and up-to-date information on

  Cedefop is pleased to announce the publication of its 4th report on vocational education and training research in Europe. ‘Modernising vocational education and training’ deals with some of the most important issues, trends and challenges for VET research, practice and policies: economic growth demographic change employment social cohesion and inclusion VET attractiveness and participation

Dear EFVET Members, Up to four additional persons from each EFVET member organization may now be registered as users to our website. Please send us the names, surnames and e-mail addresses of the people whom you would like us to register. These new registrations will help communication among EFVET members, since we will be able

Dear Member Election of Executive Officers Call for nominations for EfVET Executive Officers – June 2008 In line with the regulations set out in the EfVET Constitution, I hereby give notice that the current holders of the 4 Executive officer roles will have served their 2 year period of Office in October 2008. The 4

Changing Labour Market and the role of VET EfVET’s Past President, Hans F. van Aalst, addressed the international conference “Vocational training, flexibility and adaptability for the changes in the labour market” on the Changing Labour Market and the role of VET in San Sebastian, June 19th, 2007. The text and his presentation may be found at

Teaching European Active Citizenship Dear Colleague, Have you ever wondered why educating active European citizens seems such a difficult task? The TEACh Course (Teaching European Active Citizenship) is now ready to show you how to make it easier and fun. You are about to read in the attached document   about a training opportunity (Grundtvig3/Comenius2 In-Service

New EfVET Vice President: Stelios Mavromoustakos Dear all, up to September 30, I recieved three nominations for the position of Vice President: from Italy, Denmark and Lithuania. All three nominated Stelios Mavromoustakis from Cyprus. This means that Stelios is elected. I have understood that Stelios accepts the position. May I congratulate Stelios and EfVET with this

Last year’s Annual Conference paper on learner feedback from John Berkeley of the University of Warwick provoked a great deal of interest and the subject is certainly attracting increasing political attention in several countries. EfVET is now looking at how we might do more to encourage this important area of activity. As in many other

Translated Speech of Odile Quintin, the Director General of the D.G. Education and Culture Download the translation in English of the speech of Odile Quintin, the Director General of the D.G. Education and Culture, which she held in French at the General Assembly of the EUCIS Platform last 23 March. EFVET is a founding member of

To the EfVET members from Ms. Pia Deveneijns The proposed European Qualifications Framework (EQF) is a meta-framework, that can be used on a voluntary base. The aim is to be able to compare qualifications on the European labour market. In the last months of, many European countries organised a consultation process on the EQF. The results

From CEDEFOP we have received the following letter: Dear EfVET colleagues, following the request of Cedefop’s director Johan van Rens, I would herewith like to make you aware of a series of call for tenders for studies relating to transnational mobility of of apprentices and young people in initial VET, which DG EAC has launched

EFVET Portfolio’s – Draft Conclusions The draft version of EFVET Portfolio’s – Conclusions for the SC meeting 9 september 2006. The portfolios comprise Strategic objectives, tasks and actions to be taken by the portfolio holders. Read the EFVET Portfolio-draft conclusions SC 2006-09-09

EFVET Portfolio’s – Draft Conclusions The draft version of EFVET Portfolio’s – Conclusions for the SC meeting 9 september 2006. The portfolios comprise Strategic objectives, tasks and actions to be taken by the portfolio holders. Read the EFVET Portfolio-draft conclusions SC 2006-09-09

Summary of the views of the EfVET representatives This response is a summary of the views of the representatives of the European Forum for Vocational Education and Training (EfVET). The EQF was discussed by members in two workshops at the EfVET Annual Conference in Budapest in October 2005. Subsequently, members have submitted comments to be