Vocational education is effective and it's back with a vengeance! Says Michel Servoz, the European Commission's Director-General for Employment, opening the #EUVocational Skills Week action-packed programme in Brussels.
The Regional Cooperation Council's (RCC) Secretary General, Goran Svilanovic, and newly appointed Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF), Cesare Onestini, signed an agreement on continuation of cooperation between the two organisations, in Brussels today.
Building upon the stellar success of #EUVocationalSkillsWeek 1.0, the European Commission's initiative to highlight the benefits of better vocational education is here!
What does it mean to have an entrepreneurial spirit? With this in mind, Tunisian vocational education students, teachers and entrepreneurs, as well as representatives of the Government and the EU will gather tomorrow during the forum 'Envie d'entreprendre - Forum 3.0 on developing the entrepreneurial spirit'.
Supporting teachers so that they are up-to-date with the latest professional developments, guaranteeing students the appropriate facilities and tools to get ready for the labour market, maintaining close cooperation with entrepreneurs to assess the companies’ needs track from school to work.
Ukraine is in dire need of a qualified workforce. Addressing skills needs, anticipation and matching will be supported through the quick establishment of Regional VET Councils.
Four Balkan countries and Turkey are joining forces in Budva (Montenegro) on 26-27 October to strengthen the quality of apprenticeships and increase the employability of young people.
Early identification of the qualifications and skills of migrants and displaced people supports their labour market integration and social inclusion. The ETF's qualifications team has developed a flow chart that visualises routes towards labour market integration, designed to help coordinate activities in this field.
