What's on in May?

Europe Day & European Year of Skills Festival, 9 May

This year, Europe Day – the day we celebrate peace and unity throughout Europe – also marks the official start of the European Year of Skills. Skills, and how they contribute to building our professional futures, will be in the spotlight for a year. Find out how to join the ‘Skills for you’ Festival online.

ETF podcast #27 – Education on the brink: Why a global vision is crucial

What does it mean to have a global vision of education? Could it be a solution for fit-for-purpose and more inclusive education systems? What are the challenges and opportunities facing education and training worldwide, including the impact of artificial intelligence?

In this 27^th episode of our Skills Factory podcast series, ETF director, Pilvi Torsti, highlights the global crisis facing education today and the issues that educators and learners need to address urgently.

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Green Skills Award 2023

Applications to our Green Skills Award competition are now closed. We are happy to announce that we have received almost 600 applications. Thank you all for sharing your projects and stories! We are evaluating the applications and selecting the 10 finalists, who will be announced early June during the EU Green Week 2023.

Have civil society organisations a role to play in formulating skills development policies? Is policy dialogue a means to ensure access to quality lifelong learning for all? These issues will be discussed during a conference jointly organised by the European Training Foundation, the Lifelong Learning Platform and the European Association for the Education of Adults on 23 May. More info.