The ‘shop-school’ S.Kool has been hosting its second edition since the end of October. 10 new apprentice salespeople hope to launch their career through an innovative arrangement combining theoretical training and practical application in a Brussels concept store. More...
Belgium: ViewStat, the new interactive tool for tracking the training-employment pathway
With ViewStat users can produce time series based on statistics produced by view.brussels on unemployment and employment opportunities in the Brussels’ Region. They can also view these data in the form of pivot tables that take customized variables into account such as place of residence (municipalities in the Brussels Region), age brackets, education level, etc.). More...
Austria: starting signal for the NQF allocation of non-legally regulated qualifications
Since 15 November 2019, it has been possible in Austria to assign non-legally regulated qualifications to the national qualifications framework (NQF). This means that all qualifications can now be allocated to the NQF – regardless of whether they are the responsibility of a ministry or a private provider. More...
New Cedefop database on financing apprenticeships in the EU
A Cedefop online database provides information on how apprenticeships are financed in the EU Member States. More...
Malta: ‘My journey’ –Introducing vocational subjects in general secondary education
The Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) is launching ‘My journey: achieving through different paths’, a secondary school reform aiming to tackle early school leaving further and to provide a system for all learners by addressing their different learning aptitudes, intelligence and patterns. More...
Italy: apprenticeship continues to grow
Data from a 2019 monitoring report show that apprenticeship for vocational qualifications and diplomas, upper secondary education diplomas and high technical specialisation certificates (Type 1 apprenticeship) continues its growing trend in 2017 (+22%). More...
Ireland: continuous professional development for career guidance counsellors
During the academic year 2018/19, the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) ran a continuous professional development (CPD) pilot session to increase counsellors’ awareness of the full range of options open to those completing upper secondary school as well as adult learners, with particular focus on work-based learning choices, such as apprenticeship and traineeship. More...
Send your children to ‘first choice’ VET – Cedefop Executive Director to MEPs
Speaking to the members of the European Parliament’s EMPL Committee on 28 January in Brussels, Cedefop Executive Director Jürgen Siebel urged the MEPs and experts present to think about sending their children to vocational education and training (VET). It’s a first choice, he said. More...
Ireland: ‘Taster Times’ vote of confidence for apprenticeship
Ireland’s apprenticeship council and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB – Ireland’s State-owned electricity supply company) launched the ‘Taster Times’ event in March 2019. More...
Ce que les youtubers en mécanique auto m'ont appris sur les tutos
Il y a encore quelques années, il suffisait d'ouvrir le capot d'un véhicule et de s'y affairer avec des outils pour voir quelques personnes se regrouper. Le capot ouvert était le centre d'un espace d'apprentissage informel improvisé...
Des youtubers ont recréé cette dynamique avec des vidéos de formation très concrètes, tandis que d'autres s'en sont éloignés définitivement, pour nous donner une vision fonctionnelle des véhicules, sans cambouis ni signe d'usure. Plus...