Cette nouvelle publication de l'OCDE traite de la formation professionnelle des jeunes et des adultes en France et de ses faiblesses, en particulier au vu de l'acquisition de compétences de base. L'auteure analyse ici le système actuel et plaide pour plus d'efficacité en matière d’orientation, d’évaluation et de certification dans une approche plus individualisée et de meilleure qualité. Voir l'article...
Erasmus+ Infoday 2015 Knowledge Alliances and Sector Skills Alliances
The next Erasmus+ Infoday on Knowledge Alliances and Sector Skills Alliances will take place on the 23rd November in Brussels. Further information will be available soon on the dedicated event page.
Time: 09:30 to 16:00
Venue: MCE Centre, Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, Brussels
Country: Belgium
Organisers: The European Commission and the EACEA. More...
Kenya : concrétisation de l'aide annoncée à la suite des événements terroristes à l'université de Garissa
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, ministre de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, a reçu mardi 22 septembre 2015 une délégation du ministère kenyan de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Science et de la Technologie, menée par le Professeur Collette Suda.
Cette rencontre a permis de concrétiser l’aide annoncée par NajatVallaud-Belkacem à la suite des événements terroristes survenus le 2 avril dernier à l’université de Garissa, où 142 étudiants ont trouvé la mort et 109 ont été blessés. Voir l'article...
Learning outcomes to be discussed in Cedefop policy learning forum
Cedefop's first policy learning forum, which will focus on the definition and writing of learning outcomes for vocational education and training (VET) qualifications, takes place this week (24-25 September) in Thessaloniki. More...
Spain - learning outcome orientation in vocational education and training (VET)
On 9th July 2015, the final conference of the European project TrainCom was held in Coburg, Germany. Researchers, project partners and stakeholders from the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom presented their products and outcomes developed within the TrainCom project. Fundación Tripartita para la Formación en el Empleo is the Spanish project partner. More...
Italy - the VaLe experience in a TV documentary
RAI, Italy's national public television, and ISFOL, the Institute for developing vocational training of workers, have signed a memorandum of understanding to produce joint audiovisual content on ISFOL’s research topics, and a weekly TV programme to increase knowledge about lifelong learning, vocational education and training (VET), employment, entrepreneurship, guidance and European policies. More...
Italy - Youth guarantee: one year after
The Youth guarantee programme, aimed at supporting young people better and raising their awareness of existing jobs and training offers, was introduced in Italy exactly one year ago. More...
Lithuania - work experience for general education students
Lithuanian general education schools are increasingly organising work experience ‘tasters’ for their students. Vocational activation (profesinis veiklinimas) is considered to be a priority measure in career education and vocational guidance, during which students are acquainted with various employment sectors, career possibilities and occupational characteristics. More...
Malta - launch of national quality assurance framework for further and higher education
The National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) launched the Maltese national quality assurance framework for further and higher education. The framework was the key deliverable of the ESF 1.227 project ‘Making quality visible’, which was concluded in July 2015. More...
‘Skillset and match’ September issue is out!
Cedefop marked its 40th anniversary with a social activity and a conference in Thessaloniki, in June. Skillset and match has a full report and interviews from the celebrations as well as the first findings of its European skills and jobs survey, and more on the latest developments in European vocational education and training. More...