Iceland: new skills framework for Icelandic education

A statement on a skills framework for the Icelandic education system, intended to reflect incremental skills requirements for formal and informal education in the country, has been signed by stakeholders. These included the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the Icelandic Federation of Labour (ASÍ), the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA), the Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB), Kvasir (an association of lifelong learning and adult education centres), Leikn (an organisation of interested parties for adult learning in Iceland), the Association of Academics (BHM), the Federation of Icelandic Secondary School Students (SÍF) and the National Union for Icelandic Students (LÍS). More...