Cedefop

Guidance is not just for young people starting out. It is a resource people return to again and again. 🔄 From school to later working life, from career shifts to sector changes, the need for quality guidance shows up at every stage. 🎯 This time we dive into what lifelong guidance looks like across the lifespan. Stay tuned for more. 👀 ➡️ Swipe through and explore the full framework: https://lnkd.in/dWh8Vgc2 #Cedefop #LifelongGuidance #CareerGuidance #UnionOfSkills #LifelongLearning

Navigating rapid change needs guidance, cooperation and decisions based on data. In this week's edition of #VETFrontlines, you can find how Member States across Europe are adapting their VET systems to these challenges 🇪🇺: 🇫🇮 Finland – New national guidelines elevate VET quality. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dy-zHcHH 🇵🇱 Poland – Amended regulations make career guidance future-ready by integrating industry data and AI awareness. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dFVB_Qh6 🇷🇴 Romania – A new national study maps the job and skills market, providing a roadmap to 2035. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d_J65tY3 Thanks to our #ReferNet partners for keeping us updated on national VET actions.  Opetushallitus | Utbildningsstyrelsen | Finnish National Agency for Education Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy  Swipe to explore how countries are shaping the future of vocational education and let us know which initiative inspires you most! 🚀 #VET #LabourMarket #cedefop #Finland #Poland #Romania

🇭🇷 Happy National Day, Croatia – Sretan Dan državnosti! Croatia has built a strong tradition of vocational education that connects learners directly to the labour market, with: -70.6% of upper secondary students enrolled in VET, well above the EU average of 49.1%, and - 75.7% of recent VET graduates already employed   Croatia is also preparing for the future of work: - 47% of young workers have above-basic digital skills, significantly outpacing the EU average of 39%. 🌐 Want to learn more? 👉 Swipe to discover Croatia's VET & Skills system. 💬 Still curious? Find more at the link in comments 👇 #Croatia #NationalDay #VET #Skills #cedefop

🤖What happens when AI, web data and labour market intelligence come together? 💡 Over two days in Thessaloniki, experts explored how real-time web data is reshaping the future of skills intelligence across Europe. 🌐 Discussions explored how real-time insights and AI are reshaping Europe's understanding of skills and labour market trends - from AI-mediated labour ecosystems to the evolving role of online job advertisement (OJA) research. 📊 Opening the conference, Jürgen Siebel , Executive Director of Cedefop, highlighted the growing importance of transparency, inclusiveness and public-interest governance in the future of AI-driven labour market intelligence. 🤝 💬These themes were further explored throughout the conference, as highlighted in remarks by Michail. Skaliotis "the next decade of OJA research is not a data science challenge; it is a human sovereignty challenge." 👉Emerging topics such as algorithmic bias, "dark labour markets", skills-first architectures and interoperable data infrastructures are already shaping the future of skills intelligence across Europe. 💡 A joint initiative by Cedefop and Eurostat , with contributions from the European Training Foundation , European Labour Authority , World Bank Group: Digital & AI , EU Science, Research and Innovation and many more. Want to explore real-time skills intelligence? Discover our Skills OVATE tool👇 https://lnkd.in/d_ZivMSh #SkillsIntelligence #UnionOfSkills #WebData #VET #Cedefop #Eurostat

Why is social dialogue crucial in navigating Europe's digital and AI transitions? 🤝 As Jürgen Siebel , Executive Director of Cedefop, emphasises the need for digital transitions that work for people, the Tripartite Exchange Seminar (#TES) 2026 brings together social partners and governments across Europe to make this happen. 💼 Participants will team up across countries and sectors to shape concrete actions for fair and inclusive transitions. 🗓️ 10–12 June 2026, Brussels 📍 Hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee A joint initiative by Cedefop, Eurofound , European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)  and European Training Foundation More coming soon. ✨ #TES2026 #SocialDialogue #AI #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork

⏱️ Final reminder - our survey is closing soon. We want to hear from you: how are skills and vocational education and training initiatives currently recognised across Europe? 🌍 If you have not shared your perspective yet, now is the time! 👉 Complete the survey here: https://lnkd.in/dNNNTNBW

📢Quality of apprenticeships in the EU 📢  🚨Webinar alert 🚨 🌍 Across Europe 🇪🇺, apprenticeships play an important role in skills development and transitions into employment. On 1 July, Cedefop and the @European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) will bring together policymakers, social partners, VET stakeholders and experts to discuss current European developments in apprenticeship attractiveness, participation and quality. The webinar will present:  ✅ Key findings from Cedefop's cross-country analysis of quality elements in EU apprenticeship schemes, in relation to selected criteria of the European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (#EFQEA), and  ✅ National examples on how European countries have introduced quality elements at the framework, design and/or implementation level of apprenticeships. 📅 1 July 2026, 11:00-12:30 CET 💻 Online 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/drCuSv59 Part of the European Skills and VET Week. #ApprenEU #Apprenticeships #VET #Skills #EVSW #Cedefop #EAfA EU Employment and Skills

🚫 Not everyone has equal access to #LifelongGuidance. Across Europe, access is still shaped by factors such as where you live, how old you are and whether you are already in the system.🌎 This is one of the central challenges the new EU reference framework for #LifelongGuidance sets out to address and our first stop in a deeper look at what the framework offers. 🎯 The framework covers much more than access. Over the coming weeks we will be unpacking different themes and perspectives from it. Stay tuned. 👀 Explore the full framework: https://lnkd.in/dWh8Vgc2 #Cedefop #CareerGuidance #UnionOfSkills #Skills

⏳ Last few days to shape the future of skills in Europe. Cedefop's call for tenders on Continuing Skills Development (CSD) closes on 27 May 2026. Ready to make a real impact on Europe's competitiveness? This is your opportunity: 🔍 Research & evidence analysis to drive CSD policy forward. 📊 Diverse data collection for robust evidence. 🤝 Stakeholder cooperation and dialogue. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eXTigpmQ  #UnionOfSkills #LifelongLearning #Cedefop #WorkplaceLearning

🧩 The pieces are starting to come together.   🌍Across sectors and countries, vocational education and training is at the heart of Europe's future workforce. 💼⚙️   What connects them all? Stay tuned. 👀 #Cedefop #SkillsVETWeek #VocationalEducation #Skills