21 mars 2017
Urgence de la formation des migrants en Europe : réponse de l’AFPA en France avec un MOOC
4ème rencontre thématique d'EPALE France " Impacts du numérique sur les apprentissages tout au long de sa vie "
Evaluer le référentiel CléA par le numérique
2016 European inventory on national qualifications frameworks just released
Cedefop’s European inventory on national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) shows that as national qualifications frameworks take shape and are implemented, their benefits and added value become more visible.
So far, 21 countries have indicated NQF/EQF levels in their qualifications documents and databases. The main catalyst for this development in Europe has been the European qualifications framework (EQF). More...
Strengthening EESC and Cedefop cooperation on vocational education and training
Cedefop Director James Calleja presented the agency’s work in 2016 and initiatives in 2017 at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 7 March in Brussels, and discussed further cooperation with the Committee. More...
Reducing share of low-skilled adults in the EU ‘a benefit for all’
At a European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)/Labour Market Observatory conference on tackling long-term unemployment, on 28 February in Brussels, Cedefop Deputy Director Mara Brugia presented the agency’s latest study on the economic and social cost of low-skilled adults in the EU. More...
Skillsnet e-bulletin: March 2017
The highlight of the March 2017 issue of the Skillsnet e-bulletin refers to recent blog article of Cedefop's Expert Vladimir Kvetan on the Skills Panorama titled "What are the skills that employers want? Using big data technology to open the black box". More...
Iceland - new database on job descriptions
The education ministry has entrusted the Directorate of Education with the creation of a database containing general job descriptions and their requirements. The objective is to provide access for those who might have interest in the great amount of data that exists on legally certified professions. Stakeholders that might be interested to this database include vocational upper secondary schools, employers, career counsellors, students and parents. More...
Croatia - digitalisation of schools
Many initiatives have been taken in recent years to improve levels of digitalisation in schools. The education ministry develops and maintains the infrastructure for new technologies in the education and research system with support of the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet) and University Computing Center (Srce). More...
Finland - team Finland head the gold medal winners at Euroskills 2016
Skills Finland and its partners train the Finnish national team for the international WorldSkills, EuroSkills and Abilympics competitions. They also organise the annual national Taitaja, TaitajaPLUS and Taitaja9 competitions. More...
