This section proposes a selection of inspiring examples, including:

These examples were selected as part of the Cedefop study ‘Leaving education early: putting vocational education and training (VET) centre stage’. Would you like to know more about the methodology used to select the examples and the countries covered? Go to About >

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    Recognition of Good VET practice for refugees

    The project aims to enhance the quality of VET by developing a comprehensive European handbook, toolbox and online course. These resources are designed to train VET quality assessors, evaluators and inspectors. The primary objective is to equip these professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to create an inclusive environment that facilitates the integration of people with migrant origin in VET schools. 

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    Facilitating innovation in a formalist pedagogical culture

    The Italian education system is largely formalist, but a case study of a vocational education and training (VET) programme shows that personalised approaches can be introduced.

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    Digital Hate Interrupter Activism to combat structural racism promoting inter-community cooperation through digital technologies

    HUMAN invests in professional education to empower young people to use online digital technologies to understand, prevent and combat racism. It equips educators with competences and tools to support youth in combatting structural racism and to become Digital Hate Interrupter Activists. HUMAN supports multisector and intercommunity collaboration and co-creation in view of promoting Human Rights and respect for diversity. In doing so, HUMAN contributes to safe, inclusive and participatory learning environments.

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    Report pointing towards a differentiated, holistic, and systemic approach in Europe

    This review is based on an analysis of EU Commission and Council documents on early school leaving (ESL) and social inclusion, a dialogue and ongoing consultation process with the 10 municipalities engaged in the Urbact - PREVENT project and it interrogates international research relevant to this area. 

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    Transnational research and needs assessment report based on the Odisseu Project

    The basis of this research is the Erasmus+ ODISSEU project, which develops online gaming and digital tools to integrate asylum seekers and raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Europe through intercultural education and civic engagement. 

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    Transnational impact assessment report

    The Erasmus+ ODISSEU project develops online gaming and digital tools to integrate asylum seekers and raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Europe through intercultural education and civic engagement.

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    'Learning to be' project

    “Learning to Be: Development of Practices and Methodologies for Assessing Social, Emotional and Health Skills within Education Systems” is an experimental project that brings together education authorities, teaching practitioners and researchers from 7 European countries: Finland, Italy Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

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    A catalogue with 10 inspiring practices carried out by organisations from countries across the EU that are involved in learning mobility experiences with people with disabilities, in line with MAKE IT HAPPEN (MiH) project aims.

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    The mathemagic game - Education in mathematics in game-based immersive contexts (E-MaGIC)

    Do you have what it takes to become a powerful wizard? Make your friends grovel in front of you when they see your mastery of mathemagic spells!
    Clash of Wizardry is a magic duelling game where players compete using magic spells powered by maths that are triggered by correctly solving equations. It aims to enhance the mathematical skills of young people in a fun and empowering way.

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    Digital Inclusive Trainers for Accessible Education

    The project intends to define a teaching paradigm for inclusive digital trainers in vocational education and training (VET), transferring to participants innovative teaching approaches, engagement strategies and user-friendly tools for the development of learner-centred inclusive digital training. Inclusive and accessible VET programmes can help people with sensory disabilities, increasing their participation in the labour market; at the same time, they can improve the skills of professional trainers and expand their job opportunities.

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    Liceo del Lavoro

    The work-based learning programme for dropouts is an inclusive excellence model for reducing early school leaving. This model fosters the recovery of young dropouts by promoting their integral human development. It requires: 

    1. a strongly work-based-oriented learning method; 
    2. coaching aiming at a supported transition to work; 
    3. social-emotional learning through a tutoring service.
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    Smart Training Education Platform

    Based on DigComp 2.0 methodology, the STEP 3 online course consists of key components of digital competence within five areas - including: 1) information and data literacy, 2) communication and collaboration, 3) digital content creation, 4) safety, and 5) problem solving. It offers a wide range of resources that are accessible to everyone and can be used to develop digital skills. The platform is a valuable resource for both teachers and learners, offering a variety of useful e-tools and applications in the format of video instruction.

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    A catalogue on non-formal education methods

    Educ’Action: Education in Action! 
    A catalogue of 40 non-formal education techniques that can be used by teachers in classes. The catalogue presents the activities, indicating the objectives, the duration and number of participants, the materials to be used, the results to be obtained and the methods of evaluation.

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    Smooth Hybrid and Online Working for VET

    SHOW-VET aims to provide VET for all people smoothly and ecologically regardless of their residency or challenging life situation.

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    FUORI SCUOLA Percorsi di recupero dalla dispersione scolastica

    FUORI SCUOLA is a project that aims to tackle early leaving from education and training at the local level of provinces.

    Having a holistic approach aiming at the wellbeing of young early leavers, each organisation provides services in four areas:

    a) development of professional skills;

    b) development of personal and social skills;

    c) development of key competences;

    d) reaching out, engagement, reception, listening and guidance.

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