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12 mars 2018

Sweden: Increased opportunities for basic eligibility in vocational programmes

The proportion of students who choose a vocational programme in upper secondary school is decreasing in Sweden. The vocational content of VET programmes was strengthened in reform of upper secondary education in 2011. One unintended effect of the reform, according to estimates by the National Agency of Education, is reduced interest in vocational education due to difficulty studying courses leading to eligibility for higher education. More...

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12 mars 2018

Luxembourg: towards a new guidance approach in secondary schools

The guidance approach has to be in line with the reference framework for school and professional guidance (^{^[1]}), a tool which will allow secondary schools to structure and monitor their existing guidance actions and initiatives, to evaluate them, and, if necessary, to introduce new initiatives. More...

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12 mars 2018

Insights into skill shortages and skill mismatch

A new publication analyses Cedefop’s European skills and jobs (ESJ) survey, a data set covering about 49 000 EU-28 adult employees. More...

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12 mars 2018

Denmark: VET knowledge centres

Knowledge centres are being appointed to help educate students in vocational education and training (VET) to handle technological development and match the competences that companies demand in a digital labour market. The centres will also support other VET schools in their work on the digitalisation of education, resulting from new technologies, and in developing and testing new teaching and training methods that all VET schools can use in their work with talents and educational development. More...

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12 mars 2018

Denmark: VET student’s well-being survey

The 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...

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12 mars 2018

Czech Republic: Digital education - challenges and actions

Its 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...

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12 mars 2018

United Kingdom: work experience enhances employability skills

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

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12 mars 2018

Portugal: higher professional technical programmes

Potential 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...

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12 mars 2018

Latvia: growing support for in-company training

The 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...

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12 mars 2018

Latvia: Baltic cooperation for developing work-based learning

Development 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...

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