Preliminary observations from Cedefop’s ReferNet network reports show that most EU Member States have in place measures promoting key competences in upper secondary vocational education and training (VET). More...

The first meeting with Deputy Minister of Education Dimitris Baxevanakis, who is in charge of vocational education and training (VET), covered all areas in which Cedefop cooperates with the Greek authorities. More...

The January 2017 issue of Skillset and match, Cedefop’s magazine promoting learning for work, is now available to read and download. In this issue, we look at the, highly successful, first European vocational skills week, of which Cedefop was a partner. More...

Malta, which has taken on the Presidency of the European Union Council for the first semester of 2017, focuses its efforts in the field of education on achieving a high-quality education for all through ‘inclusion in diversity’ with a view to draw up Council conclusions on this theme. More...

The third edition of the TVET innovation week comprised world-class speakers, hands-on workshops, specialised seminars in seven TVET campuses, innovative students’ projects and career fairs reaching more than 10 000 parents and students. The leaders’ forum, organised by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, attracted more than 500 participants. More...

The SKILLSNET e-bulletin January 2017 Issue has just been send to skillsnet members and published here in a pdf format.
The highlight of the January 2017 issue of the Skillsnet e-bulletin refers to Cedefop's recent publication titled "Future skill needs in Europe: critical labour force trends". More...