ReferNet is a network of institutions established by Cedefop in 2002 to collect information and monitor developments in the field of vocational education and training (VET) in EU Member States, as well as in Iceland and Norway.

ReferNet 2024-2027 National partner institutions:

EU Member States

		Contact
Austria	ibw Austria - Research & Development in VET Austrian Institute for Vocational Research (öibf)	Wolfgang Bliem	Homepage Homepage ReferNet website
Belgium	Bruxelles Formation - Institut Bruxellois Francophone pour la Formation Professionnelle (IBFFP)	Anna Karno	Homepage ReferNet website
Bulgaria	National Agency for Vocational Education and Training (NAVET)	Petya Evtimova	Homepage ReferNet website
Croatia	Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (AVETAE)	Nino Buić	Homepage ReferNet website
Cyprus	Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, DSTVET	Christiana Charilaou	Homepage ReferNet website
Czechia	National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic (NPI CR)	Martina Kaňáková	Homepage ReferNet website
Denmark	University College Copenhagen (UCC)	Ole Dibbern Andersen	Homepage ReferNet website
Estonia	Ministry of Education and Research (Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium) – HTM	Kersti Kõiv	Homepage ReferNet website
Finland	Finnish National Agency for Education – EDUFI (Opetushallitus – OPH; Utbildningsstyrelsen – UBS)	Siru Korkala	Homepage ReferNet website
France	Centre Inffo – Centre for the Development of Information on Continuing Vocational Training	Vincent Joseph	Homepage ReferNet website
Germany	Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training - (Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung), (BIBB)	Ute Hippach-Schneider	Homepage ReferNet website
Greece	National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP)	Dimitra Dede	Homepage ReferNet website
Hungary	Innovative Training Support Centre (IKK)	Éva Mező-Zadori	Homepage ReferNet website
Ireland	The Further Education and Training Authority (SOLAS)	Aedin O'Toole & Brian Gallagher	Homepage ReferNet website
Italy	National Institute for the Analysis of Public Policies (INAPP)	Roberto Angotti	Homepage ReferNet website
Latvia	Ministry of Education and Science (MoES)	Paula Zvejniece	homepage ReferNet website
Lithuania	Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre (Kvalificacijų ir profesinio mokymo plėtros centras) – KPMPC	Neringa Tolstych	Homepage ReferNet website
Luxembourg	Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, Department of Vocational Training	Doris Mulombe	Homepage ReferNet website
Malta	Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR)	Xanthe Schembri	Homepage ReferNet website
Netherlands	Stichting CINOP – ecbo	Karel Kans	Homepage ReferNet website
Poland	Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute	Jerzy Bielecki	Homepage ReferNet website
Portugal	Directorate-General of Employment and Industrial Relations (DGERT) / Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security	Hélia Moura	Homepage ReferNet website
Romania	National Centre for TVET development (Centrul naţional de dezvoltare a învăţământului profesional şi tehnic) – CNDIPT	Dana Carmen Stroie	Homepage ReferNet website
Slovakia	State Institute of Vocational Education & Training (ŠIOV)	Juraj Vantuch	Homepage ReferNet website
Slovenia	National Institute for Vocational Education and Training of the Republic of Slovenia (CPI)	Darko Mali	Homepage ReferNet website
Spain	Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports	Yolanda Gonzalez Sanchez	Homepage ReferNet webite
Sweden	The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)	Stefan Quas	Homepage ReferNet website

 

Other countries

		Contact
Norway	Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills - (HK-dir)	Margareth Haukås	Homepage ReferNet website
Iceland	Rannsóknamidstöd Íslands – RANNIS (lcelandic Centre for Research)	Margrét Sverrisdóttir	Homepage ReferNet website