The project aims to analyse systematically VET’s relative position in national education and training systems. Data point to a gradual weakening of VET in many European countries and the project will, drawing on quantitative as well as qualitative data, contribute to a better understanding of the challenges facing not only VET but also education and training systems overall. More...

Understanding the contribution of VET to individuals’ career, employability and social inclusion as well as its impact on economic growth and productivity is important for assessing investment in VET compared to other types of education or learning. Demonstrating economic and social returns to training may also inform and guide enterprise and individual investment in training. More...

ReferNet’s annual meeting will include the new partners selected for the 2016-19 period. It will focus on the implementation of the 2016 Work plan. The afternoon of 2/12 will be dedicated to debriefing and assisting the new members only. More...

The workshop aims at validating the prototype for gathering information from online vacancies and their usability for skills analysis. More...

The workshop will take place before the ReferNet plenary meeting and will focus on creating a common understanding of the concepts to be used in ReferNet deliverables, in particular the ‘VET in Europe country reports’. More...

The Conference will focus on the content side of VET internationalisation and how it influences the expectations to learners and the requirements to education and training providers. More...

Cedefop organises a validation workshop to discuss the preliminary findings of the ongoing research on the role of VET in reducing early leaving from education and training. Selected policies and measures from fifteen European countries are examined in-depth during this second year of the research. More...

Cedefop’s policy learning forum on the definition and writing of learning outcomes will explore the way learning outcomes approaches are applied in initial vocational education and training (IVET) throughout Europe. It will be the first in a series of events that aim to open up for a continuous process of sharing and learning in this area. More...

The 2014/15 school year has just ended and, with it, the Polish Year of vocational schools. The idea for this initiative, decreed by the Minister for National Education, came from a wish to restore the importance and prestige of VET. More...

The Czech Republic has one of the highest shares of industry in the EU, so technical and science education is of crucial importance. However, the Czech Republic has been experiencing a long-term trend of deviation from science and technical studies towards general fields of study, especially among highly gifted students. As a consequence, industrial enterprises are facing reduced availability of skilled workforce. More...