The contest organised by the Centre for Education Development is open to all schools providing vocational education and training, both public and non-public.

The contest aims to promote schools and employers who achieve high quality and effectiveness in vocational education and training.

A new publication, "Integrated Qualification System - a new look at the role of career counselling. Recommendations on the role of career counselling in the context of supporting policies for lifelong learning, including the resources of IQS." was released in April 2020. The publication presents activities that can be undertaken in the area of ​​vocational counselling in order to increase the use of the mechanisms offered by the IQS. The recommendations were developed by a team of experts from the Educational Research Institute.

The “Lifelong guidance policy and practice in the EU: trends, challenges and opportunities” report is a study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policies and practices in the EU, focusing on trends, challenges and opportunities.

The European Apprentices Network (EAN) is a network of apprentices at the European level, established in 2017 to make sure that the voice of young apprentices is heard in discussions relating to VET, in particular for apprenticeships.

Cedefop published the results of a study on empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways.

As a result of difficulties experienced by applicants due to the coronavirus outbreak, the deadlines for submission of applications have been extended to the 7 May 2020 (12h00 Brussels time) for Key Action 2:

In February 2020, the Minister of National Education announced the second forecast of the demand for employees in the national and regional labour markets from the professions taught in vocational education.

The Ministry of National Education announced another edition of the competition aimed at developing a model of cooperation between higher education institutions and schools providing vocational education.

The annual ReferNet plenary meeting took place at the beginning of February with participants from the institutions involved in the work of the network from all the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.

You have until February 24 to express your opinion during the public consultation on ESF support in the area of education during the 2014-2018 period.