Sweden: modernised VET in retail is under way
Digital and environmental changes have a major influence on the retail industry, requiring updated skills and competences in response.
View ArticleCedefop’s work presented at EU jobs and mobility roadshow
Cedefop’s work on the future of vocational education and training (VET) was presented by Head of Department for VET Systems and Institutions Loukas Zahilas at Greece’s 4th EU jobs and m
View ArticleCoronavirus and the European job market: how the pandemic is reshaping skills...
Cedefop analysis has demonstrated the severe impact
View ArticlePortuguese EU Presidency: taking the green and digital transitions further
The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2021 takes place at a particularly difficult time, ‘with the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic
View ArticleSkillsnet e-bulletin: September – December 2020
The Skillsnet e-bulletin September – December 2020 Issue has just been published and sent to Skillsnet members.
View ArticleFinland: EUR 80 million for recruiting VET teachers and instructors
The Ministry of Education and Culture has launched the 2020-22 programme for assessing the quality and equality of vocational education and training (VET) with a total budget of more than EUR 270 m
View ArticleCyprus: Youth Board’s Covid-19 working group conclusions
The Covid-19 pandemic, and the restrictive measures imposed, have affected various aspects of young people's lives, as well as the activities of youth organisations.
View ArticleLithuania: accelerating recognition of self-acquired professional competences
New legal arrangements aim to improve the system for recognition of prior learning and its quality, directly involving employers in competence assessment.On 30 September 2020, Minister of Education,...
View ArticleLatvia: Reforming VET – milestones
Looking backThe past decade was the turning point in reforming vocational education and training (VET) in Latvia.
View ArticleNetherlands: internship discrimination, what to do about it?
Work placement discrimination is a common and persistent problem among VET students.
View ArticlePortugal: digital training to fight youth unemployment
In October 2020, the training programme Youth + Digital (Jovem + Digital) was launched.
View ArticleFrance: supporting training for employment: the French recovery plan
Measures taken rapidly by the government and the regions at the beginning of the health crisis (
View ArticleCroatia: teacher surveys to improve distance learning
Support to teaching in 2020/21 relies on teacher feedbackFrom March to June 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown and the school transition to distance learning, the Agency for VET and Adult Education...
View ArticleCzechia: Covid-19 crisis prompted change in distance learning legislation
During the Covid-19 pandemic, most countries introduced distance learning in schools as part of protective measures. Czechia was no exception.
View Article‘Skillset and match’ January 2021 is out!
The January 2021 issue of Skillset and match, Cedefop’s magazine promoting learning for wo
View ArticleET2020 working group on VET reports on innovation and digitalisation
The final report of the 2018-20 ET2020 working group on vocational education and traini
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