Autumn 2026
21 Oct 2026
Microcredentials and EDC – Europass Stakeholder Event in Vienna
Karin Luomi-Messerer took part in the Europass event, which explored the opportunities and challenges associated with microcredentials and their digital credentials.
19 Oct 2026
Common Training Frameworks – These Professions have the Potential
A recently published study, commissioned by the European Commission, identifies occupational groups that appear suitable for a Common Training Framework (CTF) in the EU.
15 Oct 2026
New Publication: How Does Erasmus+ Affect Adult Learners?
The RIA-AE Network has published an article in the European Journal of Educational Research on the topic of international mobility in adult education within the framework of Erasmus+. The study is based on 24 interviews with adult learners from across Europe.
25 Sep 2026
Pact for Skills and European Alliance for Apprenticeships Support Services
Since July 2026, 3s has been working alongside Ecorys on the redesigned support services for the Pact for Skills and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, commissioned by DG EMPL.
23 Sep 2026
Working in the EU: Commission adopts Fair Labour Mobility Package
The European Commission has adopted a package on fair labour mobility aimed at making it easier to prove social security entitlements and use qualifications across EU borders.
Summer 2026
17 Aug 2026
Policy Pointers for the Implementation of Learning Outcomes
Cedefop is developing policy pointers to support the transformation of intended into achieved learning outcomes. The recommendations are based on a study examining this process in ten European countries.
9 Jul 2026
Global partnerships for excellence in vocational education and training
Monika Auzinger participated in the Global Symposium Partnership for Excellence! in Turin, which focused on international approaches to strengthening vocational excellence.
30 Jun 2026
Learning outcomes in work-based vocational education and training
A new Cedefop report examines how learning-outcomes-based curricula are implemented in work-based IVET across 10 EU Member States.
1 Jun 2026
Quality assurance for more inclusive VET in Slovenia
A recent Peer Review explored how quality assurance can help strengthen inclusive upper secondary vocational education and training in Slovenia.
30 Jun 2026
Dual vocational education and training in the D‑A‑CH region
A new report by 3s, ibw, BIBB and OBS EHB shows how differently dual vocational education and training is developing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
1 Jun 2026
Review of the Vienna Labour Film Festival 2026
The Vienna Labour Film Festival has once again demonstrated how topical, diverse and socially relevant the subject of work can be when explored through cinema.
Spring 2026
4 May 2026
Motivation for Adult Learning – New Publication
The latest issue of the Austrian journal erwachsenenbildung.at features an article by Günter Hefler and Eva Steinheimer on the development of adults’ motivation to continue their education.