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Education and industry must work together to support employability

1 December 2009 - Pressure on employment in the current international business climate can be eased if the worlds of work and education come closer together to prepare citizens and societies for tomorrow’s labour challenges. This is the key premise of a European Training Foundation conference on education and business cooperation in some 30 countries surrounding the European Union which will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 3 and 4 December.

Policy indicators for entrepreneurship in higher education get ‘thumbs up’

23 November 2009 - Indicators can support universities in enhancing employability of graduates while generating more commercial value from higher education, is the conclusion of experts who gathered at a high-level meeting in Bitola on 20 December.

MEDA ETE eLearning network explores future opportunities

20 November 2009 - Representatives from education and training institutions from nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa met on 18 and 19 November 2009 in Brussels to share follow-up measures to the MEDA ETE eLearning programme for teachers and trainers.

ETF report on Montenegro to boost country’s capacities to absorb further EU assistance

19 November 2009 - Montenegro’s preparations for becoming a candidate country for EU membership were reinforced this week when Evgenia Petkova, the ETF’s country manager for Montenegro and Lizzi Feiler, the ETF’s expert on labour market and employment visited the Montenegrin Employment Agency.

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An ETF Innovation and Learning Project on how countries can improve their economic competitiveness by improving their education and training systems.

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Women and work in Egypt


In demand: career guidance in EU neighbouring countries


Capacity development for education systems in fragile contexts


INFORM - Developing observatory functions - Information systems for education and labour market reforms


Progress in the Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans


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The ETF - European Training Foundation

helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU's external relations policy. We are based in Turin, Italy, and are operational since 1994.