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12 mars 2018

Denmark: VET student’s well-being survey

HomeThe second national student proficiency measurement in VET shows that students continue to thrive. Students in practical training in companies thrive more those in school practice. The same applies to students with an immigrant background compared to students with Danish descent and descendants. More...
12 mars 2018

Czech Republic: Digital education - challenges and actions

HomeIts formation was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) following the example of other EU countries, to fulfil the shared European Union vision in the Digital skills and jobs coalition. It represents one of the ten key initiatives proposed under the new Skills agenda for Europe and aims to support digital skills that are quickly becoming a basic requirement for the performance of most occupations in line with the requirements of Industry 4.0. More...
12 mars 2018

United Kingdom: work experience enhances employability skills

HomeResearch finds that periods of work experience have a positive impact on young people’s soft employability skills and confidence. More...
12 mars 2018

Portugal: higher professional technical programmes

HomePotential applicants to CTSP programmes may be:
  • graduates of secondary education or holders of an equivalent qualification;
  • holders of a technological specialisation certification or a high-level technician diploma or a higher education degree, seeking professional requalification;
  • successful candidates of tests specifically designed for entering CTSP programmes (Decreto-Lei -Decree-Law- n.º 64/2006, de 21 de março).
Existing scholarships offer all learners access to training and education. More...
12 mars 2018

Latvia: growing support for in-company training

HomeThe project has also developed tools providing information about in-company training. Virtual practice office provides in-company training guidelines for employers. The largest career portal in Latvia has been updated by the project team and offers networking and evaluation e-tools for employers, young people and VET schools. More...
12 mars 2018

Latvia: Baltic cooperation for developing work-based learning

HomeDevelopment of work-based learning (WBL) in initial vocational education (VET) is a national policy priority. It started in 2013/14 as a pilot project addressing the incomplete legal framework, insufficient offer in traditionally school-based VET, and low involvement of employers, who, nevertheless, demanded improved VET quality and labour market relevance. More...
12 mars 2018

Austria: NQF as a catalyst for qualification and quality

HomeAt the beginning of 2016 the Federal Act on the national qualifications framework entered into force in Austria. Following establishment of the bodies specified in the Act, qualification providers have been able to submit requests for NQF allocation since the beginning of 2017. Such requests can be submitted both for formal qualifications (with a legal basis) and so-called non-formal qualifications (those not regulated by law but for which a non-state education establishment is responsible). More...
12 mars 2018

Belgium: Wallonia – higher VET to boost the tourism sector

HomeTo address this, the Interuniversity certificate in tourism and leisure management (equivalent to a certificate in advanced studies) was launched in 2013, drawing on a unique partnership in French-speaking Belgium between the worlds of higher education and vocational training ([1]). The aim is to train current and future professionals for the tourism sector in Wallonia. More...
12 mars 2018

Belgium: certified vocational training - a key to employment in Brussels

HomeIn July 2017 a graduation ceremony was organised by Bruxelles Formation (public adult training provider in the Brussels Region) and 78 trainees were given their credentials, as official recognition of skills acquired through successfully completed training. More than 700 trainees are hosted every year in largely practical training schemes of two to eight months. More...
12 mars 2018

Latvia: national VET quality assurance uses European indicators

HomeEQAVET implementation started in 2013. In 2016, the government approved the use of EQAVET indicators to improve existing quality assurance arrangements in the national system:
  • teacher participation in the professional competence development;
  • learner participation in vocational education programmes;
  • vocational education graduates;
  • graduate employment: use of skills acquired at the workplace;
  • inclusion of risk groups in vocational education;
  • identification of demand for vocational education programmes in the labour market;
  • greater access to vocational education programmes.
VET provider annual self-assessment reports will include data on those indicators to be assessed by the State Education Quality Service. More...
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