Winter 2026–2025
22 Dec 2025
3s Annual Review 2025
After a busy year, we take a brief pause between online meetings and Christmas celebrations to reflect on a few highlights of our work.
19 Dec 2025
From Maastricht to Capabilities: Reflections on Skills Policy, Then and Now
After three years of intensive research and collaboration, the Horizon Europe project Skills2Capabilities concludes. Coordinator Jörg Markowitsch reflected on key insights at the final conference.
15 Dec 2025
Balancing Excellence and Inclusion in European VET
A new Cedefop publication based on a study led by 3s analyses how European VET systems balance excellence and inclusion – and why this balance is key for the future of skills in Europe.
15 Dec 2025
Higher VET – Positioning within National Structures and International Trends
A new edited volume sheds light on the structures, developments and perspectives of higher-level vocational education and training. A contribution by 3s experts compares Austria and Norway.
9 Dec 2025
PIAAC Expert Report with New Insights on Adult Competences
On 5 December, the PIAAC expert report was presented at a Statistik Austria conference. Günter Hefler and Eva Steinheimer contributed key insights on workplace learning.
11 Dec 2025
Erasmus+ Worldwide: Comparable NQF Level 5 Qualifications
An online event organised by the Erasmus+ VET Team Austria focused on the results of a project on comparable NQF level 5 qualifications as basis for international cooperation.
5 Dec 2025
Join the consultation: Facilitating worker mobility through skills transparency and digitalisation
The Skills Portability Initiative (SPI) aims to address the core problem of limited portability of qualifications and skills in the EU. Stakeholders are invited to present their views.
Autumn 2025
19 Nov 2025
Final Conference of Skills2Capabilities: Turning Evidence Into Action
What makes skills systems future-proof? Experts and policymakers met in Maastricht to discuss how VET can better respond to labour-market needs and support skills transitions across Europe.
13 Nov 2025
New Publication: Learning Democracy in Vocational Education and Training in Europe
A new Council of Europe anthology explores how Vocational Education and Training (VET) can foster democratic competences – with a contribution by Jörg Markowitsch.
22 Oct 2025
Support that works: Study confirms the strong impact of the Viennese way
Nine out of ten participants say that without the waff support, they would not have been able to pursue further training. A new study highlights the lasting impact of this funding instrument.
20 Oct 2025
Turning evidence into action — Skills2Capabilities reports to the EC
The Skills2Capabilities project featured prominently in the European Commission’s latest Feedback-to-Policy event on education and skills in Brussels.
11 Nov 2025
Validation and Recognition of Competences in Focus
At an event hosted by the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour, current developments in the recognition and validation of competences acquired outside the formal context were at the centre of discussion.