Cedefop Press Releases

Below there is a selection of press releases of Cedefop on activities, projects and studies from the fields of VET, CVET and professional development, VET research and policies, as well as qualification schemes. All press releases of Cedefop can be found here.

2023

2023-07-07: Big skills for small companies
2023-06-16: Digital transition a game-changer for apprenticeships
2023-03-15: Ever closer European cooperation on VET

2022

2022-12-19: The future of vocational education and training is learner-centred
2022-12-14: Empowering teachers and trainers to manage change
2022-07-25: Are microcredentials becoming a big deal?
2022-05-30: Vocational education and training as a life jacket for NEETs
2022-04-15: Green transition: vocational education and training can provide the skills needed for greening European jobs
2022-03-18: Adult learning: high esteem but low participation
2022-01-10: A fresh look at guidance practitioner professionalism

2021

2021-11-23: A new perspective on learning at the workplace
2021-09-22: Understanding and comparing EU countries’ VET qualifications
2021-09-14: Cedefop opinion survey: A more learner-centred approach to adult learning may encourage more to participate
2021-04-13: Next-generation skills intelligence to drive recovery in Europe
2021-01-14: Comprehensive learning support systems: empowering people to cope with change

2020

2020-09-30: How national qualifications frameworks bring education and training systems closer to end users
2020-07-29: Online working and learning in the coronavirus era
2020-07-13: Apprenticeships for adults bring good jobs for people, skills for businesses
2020-07-01: Planning the next steps for vocational education and training in Europe
2020-03-11: Towards better skills systems – Cedefop’s 2020 European skills index release

2019

2019-12-10: Cedefop launches vocational education and training in Europe database
2019-10-07: An enhanced role for apprenticeship in a changing world of work
2019-06-24: National qualifications frameworks gaining momentum across Europe
2019-04-11: Vocational education and training systems in Europe at a glance
2019-03-29: Millions of online job vacancies used to map employer needs in European countries
2019-03-19: Lifelong skills development helps people who disconnect

2018

2018-09-26: How effective is your country's skills system? Cedefop's new European skills index has the answers
2018-06-08: Technology impacts future job trends
2018-03-05: Qualification frameworks in Europe: a never-ending success story

2017

2017-10-23: Vocational education and training in Europe beyond 2020
2017-07-03: Vocational education and training: bridging refugee and employer needs
2017-05-18: Cedefop launches online toolkit for tackling early leaving
2017-02-08: As NQFs are taking shape, their benefits become visible across the EU
2017-01-26: Building the right workforce for the future

2016

2016-07-22: Professional development of teachers and trainers in VET: a warranty of quality
2016-06-06: Moving to learn - a new mobility scoreboard for Europe
2016-03-02: Many qualifications frameworks in Europe now operational

2015

2015-12-10: Maximising skills for jobs and jobs for skills in the era of the robots
2015-10-15: Vocational training counteracts and helps prevent early leaving from education and training
2015-10-05: Europe needs better jobs for better-matched skills – Cedefop survey
2015-03-31: Quality certification for credibility and trust
2015-03-27: Green skills compatible with high employment
2015-03-24. Skill mismatch rise risk after the economic crisis