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| Head of Area Enhanced Cooperation in VET and Lifelong Learning Mara Brugia has been appointed to the post of Deputy Director by Cedefop’s Governing Board. Ms Brugia will take up her new duties on 1 September 2014. She will replace outgoing Deputy Director Christian Lettmayr who is retiring at the end of August. |
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| Early findings of a Europe-wide Cedefop study of the effect of vocational education and training (VET) on the dropout rate reveal that this effect is largely positive. |
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| Over 35 people working at the European Commission took part at a lunchtime presentation of Cedefop and its work, organised by the Directorate General Education and Culture (DG EAC) on 20 June, in Brussels. |
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| Ways of working together on vocational training initiatives were discussed during the visit to Cedefop of German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Hans-Joachim Fuchtel. |
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| At the invitation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the EU-Latin American foundation (EU-LAC), Cedefop has presented its work on investing in skills in Europe for more growth and better jobs at conferences in Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Peru between April and June. |
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| Students from Thessaloniki’s University of Macedonia have visited Cedefop to get acquainted with the organisation and what it does for vocational training and employability in Europe, as part of its mission to engage with the local community. |
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| Based on a survey of 400 enterprises, 20 in-depth case studies and interviews with human resource experts in 10 countries, this report analyses the main purposes of competence assessment, the standards and methods applied, the employee groups targeted and the way results are documented and used. |
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| Despite their advantages as a way of aligning vocational education and training to labour market needs, apprenticeships are underused. |
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| The first issue of Cedefop’s new magazine is available to read and download. Skillset and Match aims to promote vocational education and training in the context of European initiatives taken by the Commission, Member States and social partners through Cedefop’s work programme. |
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| European-level action to tackle the worryingly high levels of youth unemployment took concrete shape in 2013. Demand for Cedefop’s support and expertise has grown even further. |
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| A six-page guide to Refernet's work of collecting and monitoring information on national vocational education and training. |
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| Work by Cedefop has shown that participation in training has a positive effect on the probability of finding a job. This study adds to such results by showing that learning can support labour market transitions of adult workers by increasing their adaptability to a changing environment. |
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| What is the difference between skill gap, skill needs or skill shortage? Is underqualification a synonym for undereducation or underskilling? What is the meaning of green skills? |
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| EQF level 5 qualifications appeal to learners as they open up prospects on several fronts – immediate employment, career advancement, and further learning. |
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| AO/ECVL/ARANI-LSALVA/LowSkilled/005/14 |
 Deadline:21/07/2014 |
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