Autumn 2026

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.

15 Apr 2026

Pact for Skills – key results and future opportunities

Based on a Europe-wide survey of members, the 2025 Pact for Skills Annual Report high­lights progress and chal­lenges in skills deve­lo­p­ment across Europe.

27 Apr 2026

Individual Learning Accounts – A Guide to Implementation

New publi­ca­ti­on sum­ma­ri­ses key insights and good practices from the ILA workshops of EU Member States within the framework of the “ILA Mutual Learning Programme” (2023–2025).

16 Mar 2026

Basic Skills Training for Vulnerable Adults: Webinar of the ESF+ Community of Practice

The practice-oriented online event explored and discussed ways to make basic skills education for vul­nerable groups in Europe more inclusive.