One year on and still going strong! Today, 25 September 2014, marks the one year anniversary of the Open Education Europa Portal and the Opening up Education Initiative by the European Commission, and to celebrate the occasion we’re unveiling a series of new additions to the portal. More...
Vocational education and training: a road to excellence
The issue of permeability between different sections of education was the subject of two speeches Cedefop Director James Calleja gave at international conferences in September.
At the international congress on vocational and professional education and training in Winterthur (Switzerland) on 16 September, Mr Calleja addressed the question of whether vocational education and training (VET) is the end of the road or the beginning of a university career. He argued that, while both negative/positive answers are possible, VET is a lifelong learning process that may start with the acquisition of key competences and, possibly, lead to continuous professional development. More...