WHY EXCLUDE WHEN IT IS MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL TO INCLUDE!
One of the biggest challenges VET faces today is to educate students to have the skills that the employers of today and tomorrow are looking…
Author: Manzio Gerbaudo
SCHOOL DROPOUTS, A PRIORITY OF THE SKILLS INVESTMENT PLAN
In line with the European policy to prevent school dropout, France defines its actions in the framework of the compulsory training law adopted in September…
VIRTUAL REALITY TO FOSTER INCLUSION OF SEN STUDENTS IN WBL
Work Based Learning (WBL) is an integral part of VET but accessing this form of training can be challenging for some students, particularly those with…
ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Community Care (CC) services involve thousands of people with disabilities in Europe. The impact that VET has on the…
INCLUSIVEHE
In 2019, EUA, eucen and ESU published a report on the INVITED project, which examined how 159 European universities engage with and promote diversity, equity…
SMILE
Third-country nationals are almost twice as likely to have a lower level of educational achievement compared to EU citizens. In 2017, only 1 in 5…
REC: RECOGNITION OF SKILLS FOR LABOUR MARKET INCLUSION
The REC project intends to create find common standards in terms of professionals’ competences, tools, qualification pathways for professionals in the field of vocational training…
INCLUSIVE EUROPE
Eucen has developed, together with 19 other organisations, a global communication approach to promote diversity and inclusion called INCLUSIVE EUROPE. This social media set of…
FAMILIES LEARNING: TRAVELLER DADS KAYAKING
Introduction During the autumn term of 2020, the Home School Coordinator in a designated disadvantaged primary school in Ennis, wanted to encourage the local community…
FPEmpresa GIVES A BOOST TO ITS INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY
2021 will be a significant year in consolidating FPEmpresa VET Schools Association’s firm commitment towards the internationalization of its activity. The Association will take an…
DIGITALISATION AND THE REDUCTION OF THE GENDER GAP
The Department of Education of Navarra’s Government, in Spain’s northern region presented the 2021 call for the development of innovation projects in Vocational Training and…
A MOOC TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE ON A EUROPEAN SCALE
An unprecedented situation In March 2020, France needed a quick response to the Covid-19 epidemic. AFPA’s trainees and trainers found themselves in an unprecedented situation:…
GREEN SKILLS AND WORK-BASED LEARNING: THE CASE OF THE SUSDEV PROJECT
Despite the discussion of causes of climate change, this change requires the transition into a low-carbon economy. Cedefop’s Skills for Green Jobs report states that…
MICRO CREDENTIALS AND THE RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic showed that education could cope but is not ready for total or exceptional on-line teaching and learning. Vocational education and training still…
SOLITY, A TOOL TO MEASURE AND VALUE THE SOCIAL UTILITY
As a member of the public employment service, Afpa has a long-standing commitment to the long-term unemployed, and social utility is one of the pillars…
