In 2025, the Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute, home of the ReferNet Poland team welcomed their colleagues and partners to the 2025 partnership forum organised jointly with Cedefop.
In this forum, ReferNet members had the opportunity to discuss issues related to vocational education and training (VET), skills and qualifications, improve their knowledge by sharing information on recent developments in national policies and systems while at the same time hear and learn about the VET system of Poland. The second of this year’s partnership forum took place on 11 and 12 April 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.
We warmly thank the Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute and the national ReferNet Poland team for hosting the event.
ReferNet is a network of institutions across Europe representing the 27 Member States, plus Iceland and Norway. The network provides Cedefop with information and analysis on national vocational education and training, skills and qualifications. National partners also disseminate information on European VET and Cedefop’s work to stakeholders in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. ReferNet publications can be accessed through the ReferNet page on Cedefop’s website.
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Final programme - (CET time)
| Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Study visit Venue: The Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute (IBE), ul. Górczewska 8, 01-180 Warszawa | |
| 9.00-9.30 | Arrival to the venue: Welcome coffee and registration of participants |
| 9.30‑10.00 | Welcome to PaFo Welcome speech of the IBE representative, dr hab. Maciej Jakubowski, Director of IBE Welcome speech of the Cedefop representative, Ioannis Katsikis, ReferNet Coordinator Chairing: Jerzy Bielecki, IBE |
| 10.00-10.30 | About IBE - tasks, research and projects dr hab. Maciej Jakubowski, Director of IBE |
| 10.30-11.00 | Keynote speech: The VET system in Poland Jerzy Bielecki, IBE |
| 11.00‑11.30 | The profile of VET students in Poland - career choices and expectations dr Michał Sitek, IBE |
| 11.30-12.00 | Coffee break & Family photo |
| 12.00‐13.00 | Graduate career tracking system in Poland in the perspective of theory-based evaluation Tomasz Płachecki, IBE |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00-15.00 | Microcredentials as a Tool for Lifelong Learning: The Polish Approach and Implementation of the Odznaka+ Application Michał Nowakowski, IBE |
| 15.00-16.00 | Thematic session A – Quality in Continuing VET Strengthening Quality in VET: External Evaluation, Provider Tools, and Leadership Support, Martina Kaňáková, NPI CZ, Czechia Continuous Vocational Training and Approaches to Quality Assurance in Italy, Roberto Angotti & Concetta Fonzo, INAPP Ensuring quality in a changing CVET landscape, Anthie Kyriakopoulou, Cedefop |
| 19.00-22.00 | PaFo welcome dinner Restaurant Kameralna Address: Mikołaja Kopernika 300-367 Warszawa |
| Thursday, 12 June 2025 Thematic sessions | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Arrival to the venue: Welcome coffee |
| 9.30-11.00 | Thematic session B - Reforming the Skills and VET systems in Europe No Longer Plan B: Higher VET at the Heart of Norway’s Education Strategy, Margareth Haukås, HK-dir Competence-Driven VET Reform in Slovenia, Darko Mali, CPI Earning while learning in Germany: highest increase in apprentice pay in 2024, Adrienne Huismann, BIBB Moderator: Jerzy Bielecki (IBE) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30-12.30 | Thematic session C – Beyond Compliance: Approaches to Evaluating Pedagogical Quality in VET programmes Interactive workshop Moderator: Vincent Joseph, Centre Inffo |
| 12.30-13.00 | Conclusions and end of the PaFo Jerzy Bielecki (IBE) and Ioannis Katsikis (Cedefop) |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
Event details
Downloads
ReferNet 2025 Partnership Forum in Warsaw - Agenda
ReferNet 2025 Partnership Forum in Warsaw - Background document
ReferNet 2025 Partnership Forum in Warsaw - guide for participants
ReferNet 2025 Partnership Forum in Warsaw - call for proposals
About IBE - tasks, research and projects
Keynote speech_The VET system in Poland
The profile of VET students in Poland - career choices and expectations
Graduate career tracking system in Poland
Microcredentials as a Tool for Lifelong Learning
Strengthening Quality in VET
Continuous Vocational Training and Approaches to Quality Assurance in Italy
Ensuring quality in a changing CVET landscape
No Longer Plan B
Competence-Driven VET Reform in Slovenia
Earning while learning
Interactive workshop_Beyond Compliance
Closing Session - ReferNet 2025 partnership forum in Warsaw
SYSTEMATIC COUNTRY DIAGNOSTIC UPDATE REACHING THE LAST MILE OF CONVERGENCE
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