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    May

    The demo­cra­tic role of VET in the digital age

    Policy roundtable

    Organiser: EVTA

    Organised by EVTA under the ViP-NExT 2025 programme and in line with the Council of Europe’s European Year of Digital Citizenship Education, the round­ta­ble will bring together poli­cy­ma­kers, educators, civil society, and learners to discuss how VET can con­tri­bu­te to the future of digital citi­zen­ship education.

    The event will feature a hybrid opening session, with pre­sen­ta­ti­ons and panel dis­cus­sions, followed by inter­ac­ti­ve sessions for policy co-creation. The outcome of the event will be the launch of a joint advocacy campaign and the pre­sen­ta­ti­on of actionable policy recom­men­da­ti­ons to embed DCE into VET systems at local, national, and European levels.

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    14:30 – 18:00
    Brussels
    Round Table
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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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