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    Jul

    Microcredentials Thermometer – July

    Governance & funding

    Organiser: World Alliance for Microcredentials

    The MiCRET Microcredentials Thermometer webinar brings together national stake­hol­ders, poli­cy­ma­kers, experts and project partners to discuss the current state of play of micro­creden­ti­als in Europe. This second edition is focused on France, The Netherlands and Portugal.

    During the webinar, we will present and discuss the MiCRET Microcredentials Thermometer, an AI-supported country dashboard developed using publicly available sources to map policy deve­lo­p­ments, ecosystem maturity, standards, imple­men­ta­ti­on, and adoption trends related to micro­creden­ti­als in par­ti­ci­pa­ting countries.

    The Thermometer is intended as a starting point for dis­cus­sion and vali­da­ti­on with national stake­hol­ders, rather than a defi­ni­ti­ve or exhaus­ti­ve assess­ment. By comparing findings across countries and engaging with national experts, the webinar aims to validate evidence, identify gaps, and streng­then under­stan­ding of national micro­creden­ti­al ecosystems.

    Participants will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to exchange per­spec­ti­ves, reflect on chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties, and con­tri­bu­te to a coll­ec­ti­ve dis­cus­sion on how micro­creden­ti­als can better support lifelong learning, employa­bi­li­ty, skills reco­gni­ti­on and education innovation.

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    10:00 – 11:30
    Online
    Webinar
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    December

    2026

    Dec
    8–
    11
    09:00
    Brisbane, Australia
    Conference

    Researching Work & Learning International Conference

    Researching lifelong learning and innovation for work in times of crisis

    RWL International Advisory Committee

    The Researching Work & Learning (RWL) International Conference Series is the world's longest, continuously running international research conference series serving the field of workplace learning. It was initiated in 1999 by researchers at the University of Leeds (UK). As of 2026 it has visited eleven countries in five continents. The conference series as a whole is organized through the work of the RWL International Advisory Committee. This committee is composed of leading international scholars in the diverse field of workplace learning. RWL14  local organising committee: Stephen Billett, Paula Brough, Steven Hodge, Ashlea Troth, Sarojni Choy and Carys Chan
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    March

    2027

    Mar
    10–
    11
    09:00
    Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany
    Konferenz

    The Making of Apprenticeships

    Divergence, Experience, and the Transformation of Vocational Education & Training

    Dietmar Frommberger & Christoph Porcher

    The conference explores the making and remaking of apprenticeships as a global historical phenomenon, tracing how pre-industrial craft training evolved under industrialisation, state-building, and changing educational ideas. It focuses both on institutional change and on the lived experiences of apprentices, masters, and other actors, and invites contributions from all periods and world regions.
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    Mar
    /Apr
    31–
    1
    09:00
    Graz
    Conference

    innovativ & exzellent – Berufsbildung als Zukunftsmotor

    4. Grazer Berufsbildungskongress

    PH Steiermark

    Möglichkeit sich zu aktuellen Themen der Berufsbildung mit nationalen und internationalen Expert*innen auszutauschen.

    Call for Papers offen bis 1.10.2026
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    May

    2027

    May
    18–
    20
    10:00
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    Conference

    7th Crossing Boundaries Conference

    Learning Across Continents: Conversations in a divided world

    VETNET

    Topics:

    • How do we understand the role of VET in preparing young people for work when labour markets and workplaces are in flux nationally and internationally?
    • Is this changing the nature of VET and VET curricula? Is it raising new questions on work, labour markets and education? What is core to VET that is stable across different contexts?
    • Are systems looking more similar or more different from each other?
    • What are the main factors—such as workplace organisation, changing labour markets, changing enrolment in schools and universities, and the nature of economies that are influencing different aspects of VET provision—such as curriculum, governance, partnerships, enrollment patterns—in different countries?
    • How do we connect better as researchers, and use VET research to build connection?

    Dates and timeline

    • Submission of abstracts: opens 15 October 2026, closes 15 November 2026
    • Notification of acceptance: 15 December 2026
    • Submission of full paper: 20 February 2027
    • Feedback to your paper: 31 March 2027. You will then have 10 days to make the necessaries changes.
    • Conference: 18-20 May 2027
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