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.
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.
Cedefop has published a research paper on the relationship between guidance and validation. It discusses how coordination between career guidance and the validation of non-formal and informal learning can be improved.
Cedefop published the results of an explorative study on adult apprenticeships. The report’s authors indicate increasing adult participation in apprenticeships and point out the huge potential of this form of training.
