Language competences are at the heart of the European Union’s ambitious vision to create a European education area. Being able to speak foreign languages is a key competence for studying and working abroad. It also enables learners to fully discover Europe’s cultural diversity and truly benefit ...
Micro and small companies are crucial for the European economy. Companies with less than 50 employees are responsible for 52% of jobs and 39% of the economic activity in the European Union (EU). Digitalisation, globalisation, population ageing and the transition to a climate-neutral economy are ...
Work-based learning (WBL) has been high on the policy agenda of the European Commission for many years. Given the priority attributed to work-based learning in vocational education and training (VET) across the EU, the Commission is currently exploring different options for supporting its furthe...
Skills are crucial for firms, their employees and the EU economy overall. Matching what employees can do with what firms need is necessary for innovation, competitiveness and inclusion in Europe....
The study was undertaken by ICF, in collaboration with Technopolis, in 2018 on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC). The study assessed the tools and deliverables under the current framework for the European cooperation in educa...
This publication gathers contributions from renowned researchers on recent evaluations of education and training systems and reforms. The case studies provide insight into current evaluation practices in several European countries and assess the results of international and EU-supported programm...
The country synthesis report covers the programming period up until the end of 2014 and includes the analysis of expenditure, outputs and results in Ireland across all policy themes. It builds on the Human Capital, Social Inclusion and Access to Employment ex post evaluations, Annual Implementat...
Studying inequality in educational opportunities has a long tradition in sociology, and many social researchers have argued that education has become the key variable in social stratification. Over the last decades, modern societies have become characterized as knowledge-based economies in which...
The development of the entrepreneurial capacity of European citizens and organisations is one of the current key policy objectives for the European Union and Member States. Entrepreneurship education prepares people to be responsible and it helps them to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitu...
In 2019, the European Commission – Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, in collaboration with a group of researchers led by CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), conducted a study on mapping opportunities and challenges for micro and small enterprises in offerin...
The report describes the mechanisms and practices that support evidence-based policymaking in the education sector in Europe. It comparatively looks at institutions and practices in evidence-based policy-making, as well as the accessibility, and mediation, of evidence. The report presents more d...
National programme providing basic skills training with a workplace training component. It is part of the Norwegian Skills policy strategy 2017- 21 as part of the working area on low-skilled adults with weak labour market attachments (Norwegian Ministry of Education, 2017). Since 2014 the progra...
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics competences are both drivers for society’s progress and the key for helping people to adapt to emerging economic and social challenges. Focusing on improving the acquisition of science, technology, engineering and mathematical competences and maki...
