Les personnes en situation de handicap représentent un défi bien particulier pour le secteur de l’éducation des adultes en France. Dans l’hexagone, ce sont deux millions de personnes en âge de travailler qui se déclarent en situation de handicap et qui sont deux fois plus exposées au chômage avec un taux de plus de 20%. De plus, les demandeurs d’emploi cumulent généralement d’autres obstacles à l’insertion professionnelle avec une moyenne d’âge plus élevée, une durée de chômage plus longue et un faible niveau de qualifications - seulement un quart a un niveau supérieur ou égal au bac (voir les chiffres 2015 de l’AGEFIPH - Association Nationale de Gestion du Fonds pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées). Voir l'article...
Dix ans d’action publique en faveur de la formation professionnelle des personnes en situation de handicap
New E-tutorial available on the international dimension in Higher Education
This E-tutorial focuses on the international dimension of the Programme and the funding opportunities offered to Higher Education Institutions and their staff and students based in Partner Countries outside the European Union. More...
Knowledge Alliances-Sector Skills Alliances 2016
The announcement of the Erasmus+ programme
Call for proposals 2016 — EAC/A04/2015 in all official languages of the EU was published in Official Journal No C 347 on 20/10/2015
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide is available on-line. This guide presents the Knowledge and Sector Skills Alliances and explains the rules and conditions for setting-up an application for an Alliance. More...
The 2016 Erasmus+ Call for Proposals, Programme Guide, and Annual Work Programme have been published
Submission deadlines for applications under the three Erasmus+ Key Actions, Jean Monnet, and Sport, as well as further Call relevant information are provided in the OJ Call notice. Nota bene: a corrigendum has been published related to the submission deadlines for Key Action 2 'Strategic Partnerships'. The 2016 Programme Guide with action-specific information and details on the selection process and award criteria is an integral part of the Call and is accessible on the Commission website. More...
European conference on engaging SMEs in apprenticeships 9-10 November, Thessaloniki
Cedefop is organising a matching conference addressed to a wide range of stakeholders with a role in supporting SMEs in increasing their apprenticeship offer. The objective is to exchange information between stakeholders and facilitate networking. The conference is an opportunity for participants to identify ideas that may be turned into cross-country partnerships, and find partners. More...
A new Call on Implementing the Paris Declaration will be published soon
This call for proposals will support transnational cooperation projects in the education, training or youth sectors, for developing, testing, evaluating and disseminating innovative approaches – including by supporting grass-root activities - to pursue any of the four objectives above. Supported grass-root activities should show potential for being replicated at a larger scale in similar or different contexts. Cross-sector approaches are encouraged with a view to exploring synergies between education, youth, culture and sport. More...
South Korean researchers at Cedefop
Researchers from the Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) visited Cedefop on 13 October.
The institute and Cedefop have long-standing close ties, with a more than a decade-old memorandum of understanding and extensive cooperation at management and expert levels. More...
Meet the new Skills Panorama
On the 1st of December at 11.00 (CET) Cedefop will launch the new Skills Panorama website. Skills Panorama turns labour market data and information into useful, accurate and timely intelligence that helps policy-makers decide on skills and jobs in Europe. More...
How VET responds in a changing labour market
Europe needs a world class vocational education and training (VET) to deal with challenges such as high unemployment, migration flows, global competition and an ageing workforce, according to Cedefop’s Head of Department for VET systems and institutions Loukas Zahilas. More...
