The purpose of the contract coordinated by 3s is to facilitate the development of methodologies for comparison of national VET qualifications.
The aim of this project is to update the European Inventory on validation of non-formal and informal learning for 32 countries in order to support the monitoring of the implementation of the 2012 Council Recommendation.
The study focused on two instruments: the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) and European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET).
Skills audits are proposed as a procedure for identifying and documenting knowledge, skills and competences. In this study, their use in practice is analysed and suggestions for improvement are developed.
In the context of the development process for a “National Strategy for the Social Dimension at Universities”, 3s examined measures that contribute to the social dimension in higher education in Austria via a survey.
The three-year research project aimed at developing a framework for studying the relationship between further education and its support by public funding schemes and the economic development on regional level.
The overall purpose of the study was to ‘explore how youth work and non-formal learning can help to foster entrepreneurship and so complement initiatives undertaken in other sectors.
This study was based on the comparative analysis of the profile and content of four vocational education and training qualifications in 26 countries across the world, and from four different continents.
Initiative on graduate tracking with regard to the “New Skills Agenda for Europe”.
The key objective of this study was to contribute to better understanding of the comparability of qualifications from initial vocational education and training (IVET).
The purpose of this contract was twofold: On the one hand, the project developed a methodology and a policy tool – a skills monitoring index – that can be used to evaluate the performance of EU Member States’ skills systems.