News submitted in November 2009
Guidance for youth transitions: a Cedefop peer-learning event
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Youth unemployment in Europe has been rising at a worrying rate. As a result, measures to help young people move between education and training and the labour market have acquired urgency. It is in this context that Cedefop has invited some 40 European and national decision-makers, researchers and guidance professionals to a peer-learning event, Guiding at-risk youth from learning to work (Thessaloniki, 26-27 November).
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| Posted on 20/11/2009, by Ioanna NEZI |
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New European tools for training quality and credit transfer reach practitioners
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On 17 and 18 November Cedefop and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture will be holding a launching conference for two new European tools: the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQARF) and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) in Brussels, with the participation of over 300 representatives of training providers and other bodies and institutions from across Europe.
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| Posted on 16/11/2009, by John KARAMANIS |
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Presenting two new European tools: Launch conference of ECVET and EQARF
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On 17-18 November in Brussels Cedefop and the European Commission’s DG Education and Culture are presenting two new European tools: the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQARF) and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET). This technical launch of the new tools aims to examine how best to involve all stakeholders in implementing them, and to ensure that all related measures operate in tandem.
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| Posted on 16/11/2009, by Ioanna NEZI |
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VET in Europe – Country reports 2009
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The newest VET in Europe – Country reports are already available online. These commonly structured overviews of the European VET systems can be accessed by theme and country.Previous overviews are sti.... |
| Posted on 09/11/2009, by Michael IOANNIDES |
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New approaches to learning lead to fresh challenges in curriculum development
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New ideas on teaching and learning, as well as recent European policy developments on qualifications are affecting the way in which curricula are drawn. At the same time, changes in curriculum organisation are affecting teaching and learning patterns at all educational levels. This dynamic is to be the main topic of discussion at the Cedefop workshop on Curriculum innovation and reform: policies and practices, to be held in Thessaloniki on 9-10 November.
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| Posted on 02/11/2009, by Michael IOANNIDES |
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