Webinars on Current Topics in Vocational Education and Training in Austria and Europe

In May and June 2025, the Erasmus+ VET Team Austria invites to the series “Erasmus+ Vocational Education Brunch”. 3s contributes to the programme with three expert-led sessions.

The Erasmus+ VET Team Austria, based at OeAD – Austria’s national agency for Erasmus+ – provides infor­ma­ti­on and guidance on European deve­lo­p­ments, instru­ments, and prin­ci­ples in VET. In spring 2025, the team is once again offering a compact online lunchtime series of practice-oriented webinars on key topics in voca­tio­nal education and training (VET). The programme is diverse and geared toward pro­fes­sio­nals and stake­hol­ders in Austria’s VET sector.

3s will be involved with the following three webinars:

• Monika Auzinger and Karin Luomi-Messerer present the concept of Vocational Excellence, which plays a key role in European strategy papers and the Erasmus+ programme. The session includes practical examples and resources for voca­tio­nal schools.
• In the webinar “Implementing the Council Recommendation on Microcredentials – Challenges and Examples”, Karin Luomi-Messerer explores the potential of micro­creden­ti­als for voca­tio­nal education and training. The session is com­ple­men­ted by a case study presented by Manuel Pascuttini (Kaos), show­ca­sing how micro­creden­ti­als can be applied in practice.
• Tessa Pittrof and Eva Steinheimer lead the webinar “The Role of NGOs in Vocational Education and Training: Innovative Approaches for Disadvantaged Groups”. The session high­lights how NGOs and non-tra­di­tio­nal training providers use socially inno­va­ti­ve approa­ches to make qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on oppor­tu­ni­ties more accessible—especially for dis­ad­van­ta­ged groups such as refugees or people with disa­bi­li­ties. An Austrian example supported by the European Social Fund+ (ESF+) is featured.

Event overview: Erasmus+ Berufsbildungs-Brunch Online 2025 – Frühling