One of Cedefop’s main priorities is to support EU Member States and social partners in further developing and improving vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning policies and practices. To be able to do this systematically, Cedefop has launched a series of policy learning forums on a range of subjects. The aim is to establish a continuous process of sharing and learning where initial policy learning events are followed up through continued cooperation. More...

A Cedefop review on apprenticeships in Malta, the results of which were presented at an event in Valetta on 2 October, has found a mismatch between what is offered and what the labour market needs. More...

Cedefop was represented at this high-level event by Director James Calleja and Head of Department for VET Systems and Institutions Loukas Zahilas. OECD, ILO, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, DG EMPL and DG DEVCO of the European Commission, the European Training Foundation, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, together with permanent representations in Paris and international organisations working on skills and VET also took part. More...

Cedefop expert Alena Zukersteinova attended an international seminar on qualified labour force as a driver of competitiveness, in Prague on 1 October. In her speech, she stressed the importance of partnership and stakeholder cooperation as well as the necessity to use a combination of various methods to achieve robust and reliable results. More...

Many of the skills Europe needs for sustainable economic recovery will be learned at work. According to Cedefop’s new European skills and jobs survey, to overcome skill mismatches, more and better jobs that invest in people’s skills are needed. More...

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European Researchers' Night, celebrated on 25 September, is an annual event funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and taking place in 300 cities across Europe. More...

Finance directors of Finnish vocational education and training (VET) providers visited Cedefop on 11 September accompanied by the country's Honorary Consul in Thessaloniki Marko Suomalainen to exchange information on recent VET developments in Finland and the European Union. More...

In the context of their institutional mandate and the geographical scope of each agency, Cedefop and the European Training Foundation (ETF) continue their cooperation by fully exploiting possibilities for synergies between them, while respecting their mandates. More...