Still time to register your interest in the high-level conference (7-8 December, Thessaloniki), in which Cedefop will present its new European skills and jobs survey and discuss results from its research agenda on skill mismatch.
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Researchers from the Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) visited Cedefop on 13 October.
The institute and Cedefop have long-standing close ties, with a more than a decade-old memorandum of understanding and extensive cooperation at management and expert levels. More...

On the 1st of December at 11.00 (CET) Cedefop will launch the new Skills Panorama website. Skills Panorama turns labour market data and information into useful, accurate and timely intelligence that helps policy-makers decide on skills and jobs in Europe. More...

Europe needs a world class vocational education and training (VET) to deal with challenges such as high unemployment, migration flows, global competition and an ageing workforce, according to Cedefop’s Head of Department for VET systems and institutions Loukas Zahilas. More...

A survey was conducted prior to the conference and the top five replies of EfVET members to the question what the primary role of VET will be by 2020 were: to satisfy labour market needs, to provide people with 21st century skills, to address youth unemployment, to link businesses with education systems and to promote parity of esteem with other educational pathways. More...

Cedefop, in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), hosted an expert workshop on skills and skill mismatch on 29-30 October in Thessaloniki. More...

The summit – the world’s largest brainstorming event, according to its organisers – brings together thought leaders of the WEF’s Network of Global Agenda Councils, comprising more than 80 groups of experts from academia, business, civil society, international organisations and government. More...

Cedefop research shows that genuine skill shortages are only present in specific sectors and occupations and affect dynamic enterprises, while many firms face recruitment difficulties due to job offers of poor quality. More...

Stakeholders and policy-makers from 15 countries took part in a Cedefop workshop on evaluating impact and success for vocational education and training (VET) policies to tackle early leaving from education and training (ELET) on 21 October in Brussels. More...

Cedefop’s second apprenticeship conference, on 9 and 10 November in Thessaloniki, is addressed to a wide range of stakeholders with a role in supporting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in increasing their offer on apprenticeships. More...