A number of post-16 colleges are finding innovative ways of delivering vocational education and training (VET) in response to reduced public funding and increased institutional accountability. This has resulted in expanded apprenticeship provision and work experience opportunities. More...

Up to September 30, 56 356 applications for asylum had been filed in Austria in 2015, compared to 17 010 in 2014 (cf. Asylstatistik 09/2015). In the federal capital Vienna (which is the most populous Austrian province), three projects are currently aiming to make the education and labour market integration of refugees easier. More...

In the analyses in Romanian pre-university education system from the perspective of statistical indicators: evidence based policies, the Institute of Education Sciences synthesised and elaborated statistical data on the Romanian pre-university education system. More...

The RQF gives qualification designers more flexibility and includes academic and vocational qualifications in England and also vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland. Matching qualifications with employer needs and increasing employer engagement with education and training are high priorities in the UK. More...

The Austrian apprenticeship training system is seen as IVET provision that meets the requirements of the labour market and aids smooth transition from training to employment. Although Austria has low youth unemployment, many challenges still have to be overcome, such as the high number of apprenticeship dropouts and of candidates who fail in the final exam. More...

The Swedish national qualification framework was introduced in August 2015, when a new law gave the Government the authority to decide on certain issues on the SeQF. The proposals had been prepared by the EQF national coordination point and the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education, in close dialogue with a broad group of stakeholders. More...

Technological advance, globalisation and integration of migrants pose new challenges to the labour market and have prompted a rethink about the skills needed and how to develop them. Initiatives to improve vocational education and training (VET) are underway across the European Union (EU). More...

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation has established a new coordination structure for work-based learning (WBL), and has standardised the status of learners, their contracts and working hours. More...

Sharing common challenges but different experience, encouraging dialogue between policy makers and practitioners, and involving different stakeholders have been the leading principles of the three year project Learning at work. More...

BEE CREATIVE is an initiative in formal and informal education aiming to improve digital competences (programming, security, design, communication) and technological creativity among young Luxembourgish residents. More...