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    Dec

    Promoting app­ren­ti­ce­ships to SMEs

    On 14 December, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) will organise a live discussion on how to promote apprenticeships to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

    Organiser: European Commission - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

    During the event, par­ti­ci­pan­ts will discuss policy and different instru­ments used to involve SMEs in app­ren­ti­ce­ship pro­gram­mes across Europe.

    Some of the topics that the dis­cus­sion aims to explore include:

    • effective ways to promote app­ren­ti­ce­ships to SMEs at national and regional levels;
    • chal­lenges and barriers faced by SMEs when par­ti­ci­pa­ting in app­ren­ti­ce­ship schemes;
    • incen­ti­vi­sing SMEs to take up app­ren­ti­ce­ships and iden­ti­fy­ing their needs;
    • the future of app­ren­ti­ce­ships in SMEs in the context of the digital and green transition
      https://ecorys.idloom.events/high-level-live-discussion-on-promoting-apprenticeships-to-SMEs
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    14:00 – 15:30
    Online
    Diskussion
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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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