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2024

4. oktober 2024

Belgium: PédaGobox: optimised activities for hybrid training

Since June 2024, Bruxelles Formation, the public vocational training service for adults in the Brussels region, has been making its P

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26. september 2024

Hungary: more opportunities for at-risk learners through flexible programmes

Flexible learning programmes in Hungary have seen a significant rise in student participation and the earning of partial qualifications since legal changes in July 2023.

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26. september 2024

Iceland: digital microcredentials in hospitality industry

The MCEU Hospitality project addresses the transformative potential of digital microcredentials (DMCs) in the hospitality industry and aims to develop microcredentials to support hospitality worker

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26. september 2024

Slovakia: school optimisation – streamlining or mere consolidation?

Slovakia has faced a significant population decline with the number of births dropping to less than half, from over 100 000 in the 1970s to just 48 627 in 2023.

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25. september 2024

Ireland: Community Education Framework

The Community Education Framework is an important step forward for community education in Ireland.

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16. september 2024

The imperative of lifelong learning

The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyon

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12. september 2024

Bulgaria: promoting VET attractiveness

AGORA VET Pro 4.0 is a project that addresses identified training needs of VET and HR professionals to ensure their competence-based motivation to work and to promote VET as an attractive career pa

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12. september 2024

Germany: VET reports 2024 – how is German VET doing?

The Vocational education and training (VET) report and the associated VET data report were published in May 2024.

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11. september 2024

Greece: Law 5082/2024 further strengthens the VET system

Building on the foundation of Law 4673/2020, the enactment of

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11. september 2024

Sweden: VET reform tackles skill shortages

National Vocational Training is the name of a new form of upper secondary education option for adults, with a pilot starting in autumn 2024.

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11. september 2024

Latvia: strengthening sectoral expert councils

In June 2024, the kick-off event of project Strong sectoral expert councils – strong vocational education (SEC_pLus) took place in Riga.

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11. september 2024

Norway: mapping of international cooperation in higher vocational education

The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills has conducted a survey to update the knowledge base on the international cooperation of vocational schools.

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20. avgust 2024

Netherlands: VET’s first steps to becoming an equal partner in research and knowledge networks

VET’s growing role as a partner in research and knowledge networks is evident by the membership of the VET Council (The Netherlands Association of VET Colleges) in the Knowledge Coalition and the n

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20. avgust 2024

ITALY: participation in adult learning – latest INDACO survey findings

The results from the latest reports on continuing vocational training implementation are out.

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20. avgust 2024

Croatia: VET curricula reform in public consultation stage

Public consultation on 148 new vocational curricula took place from May to June 2024, marking the first step towards their adoption by the Croatian Parliament and planned introduction to VET school

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20. avgust 2024

Czechia: pilot recognition of international ICT certificates in ‘Maturita exam’ profile

On 1 October 2020, the Czech education ministry launched a pilot testing, seeking to determine whether it is possible to adequately replace the profile

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12. avgust 2024