The classification of European skills, competences, qualification and occupations (ESCO) and complex big data analysis techniques were used to extract information on skills from the vacancies. The results are presented in the Skills online vacancy analysis tool for Europe (Skills OVATE). More...
07 avril 2019
Millions of online job vacancies used to map employer needs
How education and training can help shape economy and social fabric
Cedefop Acting Executive Director Mara Brugia told participants in Thessaloniki’s Maritime Economic Forum conference, hosted by the agency on 5 April, that it is not enough for vocational education and training (VET) to adapt to change; education and training can also help shape the future of a region’s or a country’s economy and social fabric. More...
Iceland: VET attractiveness challenge for policy makers
About half of the students in Iceland’s upper secondary schools believe that vocational education and training (VET) would be a more suitable option than general education. More...
Vocational education and training systems in Europe at a glance
Cedefop offers a concise, clear and concrete picture of vocational education and training (VET) systems in a new publication, which brings together the main VET features and data in 30 countries: all EU Member States, Norway and Iceland. More...
Cedefop presents key competences work at DGVT meeting
Vocational education and training (VET) excellence and key competences were at the centre of discussions at the meeting of Directors General for VET (DGVT) in Alba Iulia, Romania, on 17 and 18 March. More...
Slovenia: VET Act amendments
Amendments to the Vocational education (VET) Act, adopted in December 2017, came into effect in September 2018. They defined access to education for foreign citizens and student and mentor status. More...
Slovakia: major events promoting lifelong learning
Important events took place during the last week of November 2018 on the occasion of the 18th Lifelong learning week, organised by the Association of Adult Education Institutions (AIVD). International experts were also attracted by the fifth international conference of the Programme for the international assessment of adult competencies (PIAAC), held in Bratislava from 27 to 29 November, after the meeting of the board of participating countries in PIAAC. More...
Cedefop skills forecast findings in new country reports
Cedefop has launched a series of country reports summarising the key findings of the 2018 skills forecast, which presents future trends on jobs and skills across EU Member States. The forecast’s new round covers the period up to 2030. More...
Lève-toi et sauve ta langue !
Mais que se passe-t-il quand notre propre langue est remise en question ? C’est justement pour répondre à cette question que bon nombre de communautés étudiantes se sont levées, afin de protéger leur langue et de lui garantir sa place maintenant, mais aussi pour les générations futures. Plus...
Dépoussiérons l’apprentissage de l’anglais
L'anglais est la langue utilitaire prioritairement utilisée dans le monde (1,5 milliard de locuteurs dont 372 millions de natifs). Pourquoi se priver de l'apprendre quand l'environnement numérique nous dote de tant de ressources pour le faire. Traditionnellement vous étiez soit dans la catégorie des "natives" soit dans celle qui cherche à en emprunter l'accent et les formules lexicales «british» ou américaines, selon l'objectif. Plus...
