What Europe is doing for Ukraine refugees
Members of the Refernet network have inventoried the measures European countries are taking to support Ukrainian refugees through vocational training and entry into the labour…
Show Europe your project on green skills!
What: 6th edition of European Vocational Skills week When: May 16-20, 2022 Find your European audience at the European Vocation Skills Week (EVSW) and compete…
Consequences COVID-19 measures for education and training
23-12-2021 – The coronavirus crisis has drastically changed daily reality for VET students: online lessons, remote guidance, keeping 1.5 metres distance from their fellow students…
Dutch VET student discovers new butterfly species
10-11-2021 – During her internship in Naturalis, the natural history museum in Leiden, 18-year-old VET student Noortje Looijenga discovered a new butterfly species. Noortje, a…
Cedefop Photo Award 2021 for green and digital skills
14-10-2021 – Cedefop offers European vocational education en training (VET) learners, as well as adults in continuing education, a chance to showcase their talent. Teams…
The Netherlands: VET teachers on the road to a PhD
28/05/2021 - Preparation courses for Dutch VET teachers boost research activities at VET provider level. Preparation courses for VET teachers support them in initiating the…
The future of VET- survey: give your views!
20/05/2021 - Take part in a Cedefop survey about VET’s recent changes and future path. Cedefop is inviting vocational education and training (VET) providers to…
European education stakeholders endorse ‘Osnabrück-declaration on VET’
30/11/2020 - 'Osnabrück Declaration' sets out new policy actions in VET for the period of 2021-2025 Vocational education and training (VET) in the EU Member…
Netherlands: internship discrimination, what to do about it?
14/01/2021 - Work placement discrimination is a common and persistent problem among VET students. The #KIESMIJ [#CHOOSEME] campaign was launched in November 2020 in response.…
Netherlands: shaping diversity & inclusion in VET through action
17/06/2020 - In January 2020, the project Getting started with diversity and inclusion was launched. Schools, with the financial support of the education ministry, aim to…