Welcome to the second 2015 edition of the Eurydice Newsletter. The Eurydice Newsletter provides you with updates on the most recent and future Eurydice publications, as well as news from the European education world. Since education systems vary significantly across Europe, Eurydice aims at understanding and explaining how those systems work, and strives to inform you about its main findings. More...

Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support (OLS) is the new online tool for learning languages on-the-go.
The OLS offers participants in Erasmus+ long-term mobility activities (Key Action 1) the opportunity to assess their skills in the foreign language(s) they will use to study, work or volunteer abroad. In addition, selected participants may follow an online language course to improve their competence. More...

At a meeting hosted by the EU Latvian Presidency in Riga on 22 June, the ministers renewed their efforts 'in raising the overall quality and status of  VET in the context of the Copenhagen process.' They aim to meet the education and training 2020 strategic objectives and reaffirm their support for the wider European growth and jobs agenda.
The conclusions include five priority areas for 2015-20. More...

Ministers from the European Union Member States, candidate countries, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein gather in Riga, Latvia on 22 June to endorse the new medium-term deliverables for vocational education and training (VET), known as the Riga conclusions. More...

Cedefop celebrated 40 years’ contribution to vocational education and training (VET) in Europe and 20 years in Greece with a festive event at Thessaloniki‘s concert hall, including the opening of an exhibition on its history, and a conference. More...

Check out our new video on Latvia's vocational education and training (VET) system. It is based on Cedefop's publication series, Spotlight on VET, which is developed in cooperation with the ReferNet network. More...

ReferNet regional meetings took place in Limassol on 14-15 May and Lisbon on 25-26 May.
ReferNet partners worked intensively with Cedefop project managers on terminology issues directly relevant for the VET in Europe reports and Spotlights they prepare and update regularly. More...

At the Public Employment Services (PES) network conference (26-27 May in Brussels), Cedefop Director James Calleja addressed a workshop on PES work with private employment services and guidance, education and training providers to deliver the youth guarantee. More...