Press Releases
- Press release - Μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον της τοπικής εκπαιδευτικής κοινότητας για τις ευρωπαϊκές εξελίξεις σε θέματα αξιολόγησης της μάθησης
- 01/12/2011
- Press release - The involvement of employers and trade unions is crucial to achieve an open labour market that values all forms of learning
- The common European tools for education and training - such as Europass, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) - will make it easier for citizens to pursue learning throughout their lives, and to document their skills and knowledge in a form which is recognised by employers and the labour market across Europe.
- 28/11/2011
- Press release - Do citizens benefit from the new European tools in vocational education and training?
- The common European tools for education and training , Europass, European and National Qualification Frameworks, Credit transfer systems and Quality Assurance, will make it easier for citizens to pursue learning throughout their lives, and to have their skills and knowledge recognised across Europe. The question now is how to release the full potential of these tools.
- 24/11/2011
- Press release - The right approach to training can help companies get the best out of an ageing workforce
- Music and arts classes have been shown to improve wellbeing and life satisfaction at an older age. Yet formal training does not have the same effect. What is formal training doing wrong? Is it ill adapted to the needs of older workers? An international seminar takes a close look at what is needed to make the best use of an ageing workforce.
- 22/09/2011
- Press release - Study Visits Programme launches second round of 2011-12 call for applications
- Would you like to explore education and training issues with your peers in other European countries? Are you interested in expanding your professional network and cooperating with other education and training institutions in Europe? Do you wish to learn more about education and training policy and practice across Europe? You can do all this if you apply by 14 October for an EU grant to participate in study visits.
- 20/09/2011
- Press release - Migrants and minorities more likely to face skills mismatch on EU labour market
- The mismatch between skills and jobs does not affect everyone in the same way. Cedefop’s most recent research paper, ‘Migrants, minorities, mismatch? Skill mismatch among migrants and ethnic minorities in Europe’ shows that migrants from outside the EU typically find jobs beneath their real skills level (‘overeducation’), while ethnic minorities are more likely to lack the educational level required by jobs (‘undereducation’).
- 07/09/2011
- Press release - Focusing on what matters most: Cedefop’s priorities in 2012-2014
- Cedefop’s medium-term priorities set out the main areas of our work in 2012-2014, including how the Centre will support the modernisation of vocational education and training systems, its skills forecasting activities and its study of adult and work-based learning.
- 28/07/2011
- Press release - Training schools are key to the success of credit transfer system
- Participants at a workshop on European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) warn of persisting ‘cultural gap’ between policy makers and practitioners.
- 31/05/2011
- Press release - Outcome based curricula found to benefit learners
- Recent evidence suggests that curricula based on learning outcomes can increase learner motivation, forge stronger links between theoretical and practical learning, raise participation rates and improve learners’ prospects on the labour market. But to ensure success, these curricula need to be carefully designed, delivered and assessed - a process which requires the involvement of key stakeholders and well-trained teachers.
- 28/04/2011
- Press release - European VET policy conference: pace of reforming vocational education and training must be stepped up
- ‘While not all of the Europe 2020 objectives will be solved through vocational education and training (VET), almost none of them will be solved on a sustainable basis without VET,’ said Cedefop’s Acting Director Christian Lettmayr in Brussels today.
- 17/03/2011
