09 décembre 2017
Le blog de la communauté francophone d'EPALE - novembre 2017
Le gouvernement engage trois mois de travaux pour réformer la formation professionnelle et l’apprentissage
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Voici le témoignage d’une de nos écoles qui affirme le dynamisme d’entreprendre et l’ouverture, à toutes et tous, à un horizon sans limites. Plus...
United Kingdom: master craftsperson in Wales
CollegesWales, the Wales’ national contact point for the European qualifications framework, completed in 2016 their research on the European master craftsperson qualifications. Part of this research was to evaluate, whether there is a desire for creating a master craftsperson qualification route in Wales. The research considers the viability and potential uptake of such programmes in Wales and the introduction of master craftsperson frameworks at EQF levels 4 and 5. More...
Skills Panorama awarded best practice certificate
Cedefop's Skills Panorama team received a best practice certificate within the European public sector award (EPSA) at a ceremony in Maastricht’s Town Hall on 20 November.
The EPSA 2017 aimed to reward public innovative solutions in administrations that show how the public sector is responding effectively to major challenges and is performing efficiently. More...
Cedefop at the 25th anniversary of the European Welding Federation
The European Welding Federation celebrated its 25th anniversary by organising a series of events in Lisbon from 13 to 17 November, which focused on the future of European industry and the qualifications needed. More...
Skillsnet e-bulletin: November 2017
The highlight of the October 2017 issue of the Skillsnet e-bulletin refers to the new blog article of Ramona David Craescu titled "How can VET, skills and qualifications play a role in the EU refugee crisis?" which is published on the Skills Panorama. More...
Luxembourg: new Tech School focuses on digital education
The Luxembourg Tech School (LTS) is a new extracurricular school concept to support the development of future digital leaders. It is aimed at students aged 15 to 20 years who are passionate about the digital realm and eager to learn and apply technology in a real business context. The pilot phase started in September 2016 with about 30 students from general secondary education. LTS is supported by Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth and Digital Luxembourg. More...
Sweden: government strategy 2017 foresees programming skills for all VET students
In response to being asked by the government to develop a national strategy for digital skills in education, the Swedish National Agency of Education has decided that all upper secondary learners should be able to learn general and applied programming. More...
Sweden: every tenth Swedish initial VET learner goes abroad
According to a report published in 2017 by Statistics Sweden (SCB), every tenth person who has completed initial vocational education and training (VET) and is aged between 18 and 34 years had been abroad for at least two weeks within the framework of his/her upper secondary education. This proportion is much higher than the benchmark of 6% set by the European Union. The report also gives statistics on international mobility for learning purposes and the scope of mobility among Swedish learners. More...
