Transition is the key word that marks the 2019 and 2020 policy framework in which Cedefop operates. The new Commission has set a high ambition for the EU: to move to a green and digital economy that works for people and leaves nobody behind. Reinforced investment in skills and learning throughou...
For years, the European qualifications framework (EQF) and national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) across Europe have helped build bridges across different countries and education and training systems. They have contributed to strengthening trust in qualifications across borders and systems, f...
Rapid digitalisation, climate change, globalisation and demographic developments have been driving profound labour market changes in Europe. The Covid-19 pandemic has added urgency to the process and shifted the focus of public policy and action. Considering these far-reaching transformations, t...
Young people in initial vocational education and training (IVET) today have more opportunities to do part of their training abroad than their peers of a decade ago. In most EU Member States they tend to receive better information, support and funding to cover a learning stint in another country;...
European policymakers have long-standing interest in the extent, causes and consequences of skill mismatch. Problems posed by skill shortages and surpluses are of particular concern. Cedefop has developed an innovative risk-based approach that helps identify occupations that European and nationa...
Cedefop’s European skills index (ESI) makes understanding and analysing the performance of skills systems, within and across EU Member States, possible for the first time. It addresses key questions. Where do we stand? What do we need to improve? How are we doing compared to others? How have we ...
The European inventory on validation of non-formal and informal learning provides an unrivalled source of information detailing how validation of prior learning is developing across Europe. It shows that validation strategies and legislation, despite complexity of the task before them, have been...