The European Commission has adopted the official implementation report on the 2020 Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience. Five years following its adoption, and in line with Article 36 of the Recommendation, this document takes stock of national reforms and EU-level measures.

The report draws on annual monitoring by Cedefop and the European Training Foundation (ETF), National Implementation Plans (NIPs) submitted by Member States, data from the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training (ACVT), and Eurostat statistical benchmarks. Rather than evaluating the direct impact of individual measures, the report provides a comprehensive stocktaking across the six main priorities set in 2020.

We encourage you to read the study on teachers’ occupational stress conducted by the Faculty of Education at the University of Warsaw on behalf of the Polish Teachers’ Union (Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego, ZNP).

The FRSE publication Mentoring and Tutoring 2.0: Relationships, Development and Technology in Vocational Education is a guide aimed at teachers and educators. It explores the potential for combining developmental support with digital tools. It provides an introduction to relationship-based approaches (mentoring, tutoring, coaching) in education. It discusses, amongst other things: