We are pleased to announce that Cedefop, the European Union agency supporting vocational education and training, has again chosen the Educational Research Institute (IBE) as ReferNet’s partner in Poland. IBE signed the agreement with Cedefop and will be participating in ReferNet work in the 2020 – 2023 period.

The aim of ReferNet is to provide information and monitor changes in vocational education and training (VET) provided by EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.

Report "OECD Skill Strategy: Poland" has been presented by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Ludger Schuknecht at an international conference in Warsaw on December, 11.

Cedefop launched a new tool – a database on vocational education and training in Europe.

Consultations are being organised by “A Chance” Project for prospective grantees through mid-December. These meetings will enable participants to obtain detailed information on grant procedures and the key project elements.

At the beginning of November Statistics Poland published the latest data on the education system in Poland for the 2018/2019 school year.

The latest Cedefop and Lifelong Learning Platform publication presents the role and significance of Community Lifelong Learning Centres and provides guidelines for developing these types of facilities.

European Vocational Skills Week 2019 is here! Between October 14-18, you will be able to take part in many interesting events dedicated to vocational education. And voting is still going on for the 2019 VET Excellence Awards.

Representatives of the ReferNet Poland team attended the Congress of Non-Formal Education (KEP) on September 18-19, 2019.

The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development presented its report summarizing the sixth edition of the Study of Human Capital for 2017-2018. The report "Professional and educational activity of adult Poles toward the challenges of the modern economy" was presented on September 17 of this year.

Entries for the IV edition of the competition "Highest quality vocational school" can be submitted until October 15, 2019. The contest, organised by the Cooperation Fund Foundation, is aimed at identifying and promoting measures to help improve the quality of vocational education in Poland.