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Cedefop presented new skill forecast results at Brussels conference (14/01/2010)
Director Aviana Bulgarelli presented the results of Cedefop’s latest forecasts on the projected demand and supply of skills up to 2020 at a conference held in Brussels on 4 February 2010. The conference, New Skills for New Jobs: Action Now, focused on the findings of the expert group set up in March 2009 to advise the Commission on how to put the New Skills for New Jobs initiative into practice.

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Briefing note - Jobs in Europe to become more knowledge -and skills- intensive (04/02/2010) new
Europe needs to make better use of people’s potential
 
Press Release - Forecast shows jobs in Europe becoming more skills- and knowledge-intensive (04/02/2010) new
Cedefop’s latest forecast on the demand and supply of skills to 2020, presented today in Brussels at the European Commission conference New Skills for New Jobs: Action Now, foresees a steady rise in knowledge- and skill-intensive occupations.
 
Press release - Study Visits Programme launches new call for applications (28/01/2010) new
Would you like to explore education and training issues with your peers in other European countries? Are you interested in expanding your professional network? Do you wish to learn more about education and training policy and practice across Europe? Then perhaps it’s time to participate in the EU’s Study Visits Programme.
Briefing note - Cedefop achievements 2009 and plans 2010
Briefing note - Cedefop achievements 2009 and plans 2010 (27/01/2010) new
Strengthening European cooperation in vocational education and training policy
 
Press release - A new Web portal for vocational education and training in the EU (26/01/2010) new
Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has brought its redesigned and updated Web pages under a new roof. The new Web portal (www.cedefop.europa.eu) has been conceived primarily with the needs of policy-makers, researchers and social partners in mind, but also aims to serve practitioners and interested European citizens.
Briefing note - On the move: learning and mobility come closer
Briefing note - On the move: learning and mobility come closer (15/12/2009)
Step by step Member States set out on the road to implementing European credit system for vocational education and training
 
Press release - Report highlights risks of trial-and-error approach to training policy (15/12/2009)
The process of modernising vocational education and training is driven by the need to respond to socioeconomic challenges, with little input from research. But as Cedefop argues in its recent research report, Modernising vocational education and training (see link below), this carries the risk that the efforts to modernise VET will not achieve the desired results.
 
Commission publishes "Key competences for a changing world" (10/12/2009)
This communications is the 4th joint report focusing on progress towards agreed education and training objectives during the period 2007-2009. It is based on a detailed assessment of national reports and performance against a set of indicators and benchmarks.
Taxing the mind: Briefing note on tax incentives online in six languages.
Taxing the mind: Briefing note on tax incentives online in six languages. (01/12/2009)
European Union (EU) Member States use various tax incentives to encourage individuals and enterprises to invest in education and training.
 
Presentation material at the Conference "The role of vocational education and training (VET) in meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow" (19/11/2009)
Visit the presentation material from the conference “The role of vocational education and training (VET) in meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow“ at Norra Latin in Stockholm,  on 12-13 November.
 
VET in Europe: Country reports 2009 (09/11/2009)
The latest VET in Europe: Country reports are now available online!

Forthcoming events

 
12th TTnet Annual Conference: Better teaching for better learning. Supporting teachers and trainers meeting challenges of today and tomorrow.
11/02/2010 to 12/02/2010 Thessaloniki, Greece

Job Opportunities

Head of Area Research and Policy Analysis
Deadline: (01/03/2010)