This event was organised by SwissCore and Norcore, together with Movetia, the Swiss Exchange and Mobility Agency, and HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The higher or continuing VET sector in Europe is often mentioned when we discuss how to adapt the education and training offer to mend the skills gap created by the green transition or by demographic changes in society. By its flexible nature, these schools are close to the employers, and cater both to new students as well as to people who work, and who seek reskilling and upskilling opportunities. However, we do know that higher VET in Europe is a very heterogenous sector, and that it can be difficult to carry out joint projects and mobilities across national borders. In Erasmus+, they struggle in many countries to find their place within the larger categories of vocational education and higher education, as they may ... Read more

Harnessing the power of data to tackle AMR

Shaping a more inclusive future of VET in times of transition DLR Projektträger Brussels Representation, the Mission of Switzerland to the EU and SwissCore, organised on 12 March 2024 an event titled "The Brussels: FutureTalks on Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Europe: Shaping a more inclusive future of VET in times of transition. Since the Osnabrück Declaration at the latest, Vocational Education and Training (VET) has been high on the agenda of the European Union: The aim is to “develop the European Education and Training Area through future-oriented and innovative education and training systems in order to support the digital and green transition and improve employability and competitiveness and thus stimulate economic growth” (Osnabrück Declaration 2020).Today, the EU Skills Agenda bundles the efforts to improve the development of VET. Still, the potential of VET may not yet have been fully utilised, for example, to serve the central promise of ... Read more

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