Cedefop responded to the coronavirus pandemic, adapting to the pressing needs of an unprecedented emergency and managing to deliver the added value that is expected when it is most needed.

Vocational education and training (VET), general education and career guidance are facing a seismic shift on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic; Cedefop was quick to focus its research on these fresh challenges and demands, investigating what the new reality might look like for Europe’s education and training practices.

Editorial - J. Siebel: Vocational education and training centre-stage - Skillset and match - issue 20 (September 2020)

Norway: vocational school students' perception of the quality of education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Career guidance: current coronavirus challenges and the road ahead

Cedefop launches international survey on lifelong guidance in the wake of coronavirus

Skill development and continuing learning in the online gig economy

Career guidance policy in the digital context discussed at CareersNet meeting

VET’s role crucial in overcoming economic aftermath of pandemic – Cedefop Executive Director

Coronavirus causes surge in interest in new learning arrangements

Coronavirus: learning the lessons – preparing for the future

Coronavirus and the European job market: how the pandemic is reshaping skills demand

Career guidance policy and practice in the pandemic

Briefing note - Empowering people to cope with change

Coronavirus: learning the lessons – preparing for the future - global survey


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