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RSSIn today's society, digital skills are indispensable across various aspects of life such as employment, health, education, politics, and leisure. Therefore, initiatives for adult digital training are essential, particularly for those with limited digital literacy.
The European Qualifications Framework (“EQF”) is an EU transparency tool for qualifications set up in 2008 and revised in 2017. It serves as a “translation device”, allowing the comparison of qualifications by looking at the relation of their specific levels to eight common EQF levels.
The ONCE Foundation is a leading Spanish disability organization with the mission of contributing to the full social inclusion of persons with disabilities, primarily through training, employment, and accessibility.
In today’s fast changing labour market, certain skills have become essential, transcending specific roles or sectors. These skills, known as transversal skills, encompass critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork, among others.
The EU CAP Network (CAP: Common Agricultural Policy) held a Seminar on skills and lifelong learning for agricultural advisory and training service providers on 21-22 February 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
To celebrate the European Year of Skills, Fondazione ECIPA decided to launch a discussion with those who have made skills a distinctive point and cornerstone of their success.
More than 3.5 million workers received training from 2,500 organisations under the Pact for Skills in 2022 and 2023, according to key results of the annual survey on the Pact, published today on the occasion of the Pact for Skills Forum.
The meeting brought together high-level representatives from ministries in charge of vocational education and training (VET) from 32 countries, together with the European cross-sectoral social partners, the European Commission, Cedefop and the European Training Foundation.
Organised by the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion (DG EMPL), European Commission, the first Pact for Skills Forum will take place on 21-22 March 2024 at les Ateliers des Tanneurs in Brussels, with livestreamed sessions online.
Trainees all over the EU will benefit from better quality traineeships thanks to new Commission proposals. They will improve and enforce working conditions for trainees, and ensure everyone can do a traineeship regardless of their socio-economic background or disability.