Terminology of European education and training policy

A selection of key terms

What is the difference between ‘skills foresight’ and ‘skills forecast’, or between ‘blended learning’ and ‘distributed learning’?

This multilingual glossary defines a selection of key terms used in European education and training policy. It is a revised and expanded version of the Terminology of European education and training policy – A selection of 130 key terms (2014). It considers new priorities of European Union policy, mainly concerning skills intelligence and employment.

New definitions have been developed in collaboration with the experts of Cedefop’s departments VET and Skills and VET and Qualifications.