All news


Autumn 2024

19 Nov 2024

Advancing voca­tio­nal education and training: Focus on excel­lence and inclusion

Cedefop recently hosted two events on the future of VET in Europe and preparing European VET systems for upcoming challenges.

10 Oct 2024

Latvia Hosts Third EQAVET Peer Review

Under the title “Good gover­nan­ce and quality culture at VET insti­tu­ti­ons in Latvia’, experts gathered in Riga to discuss gover­nan­ce, quality culture, and change manage­ment in Latvia’s voca­tio­nal education system.

19 Sep 2024

Inclusion and Diversity in Erasmus+

A new report of the SALTO Resource Centre for Inclusion and Diversity analyses the needs of bene­fi­ci­a­ries in the Erasmus+ Programme.

18 Sep 2024

GreenComp in Practice – an evolving framework for sustainability

A new publi­ca­ti­on on the uptake and imple­men­ta­ti­on of the GreenComp framework across various edu­ca­tio­nal settings has been published by the European Commission.

17 Sep 2024

Beyond sub­si­di­sing training costs – exploring  the whole range of policies sup­port­ing CVET in MSMEs

Cedefop has released a new study examining stra­te­gies for fostering skills deve­lo­p­ment, including employer-provided CVET, in micro, small, and medium-sized enter­pri­ses (MSMEs). Which instru­ments for making progress in sup­port­ing MSMEs are applied across the EU Member States?

1 Sep 2024

KRIVET joins Skills2Capabilities consortium

The Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) has offi­ci­al­ly joined the Skills2Capabilities project as an asso­cia­ted partner.


Summer 2024

31 Jul 2024

Micro-Credentials for Enhanced Employability

A recent Peer Learning Activity by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) focused on enhancing trust in micro-cre­den­ti­als to improve employa­bi­li­ty. The synthesis report on the event is available now.

22 Jul 2024

Embedding Learning Outcomes in the Training of VET Teacher and Trainers

A new Cedefop publi­ca­ti­on presents a study on the impact of learning outcomes on pedago­gi­cal theory and practice in ten EU countries.

1 Jul 2024

News update from EQAVET

The EQAVET Peer Review processes and Peer Learning Activities are pro­gres­sing. We are using the summer for a review and outlook.

8 Jul 2024

EQAVET Peer Review in Germany

The second EQAVET peer review meeting took place in June at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in Bonn. Topic: Quality assurance and qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on of in-company trainers in Germany.

28 Jun 2024

Study visit on combating long-term unem­ployment held in Nantes

The Community of Practice on Employment, Education and Skills under the ESF Social Innovation+ Initiative hosted a study visit that brought together European stake­hol­ders from 15 EU countries.

28 Jun 2024

We mourn the passing of Professor Ellu Saar

Elle Saar, Professor of Sociology at Tallinn University, had been asso­cia­ted with 3s for almost 20 years. It is with deep sadness that we share the news of her passing.