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Under the banner of the European Year of Skills, on May 25 DG REFORM organised a conference in Porto to discuss reforms on skills needed in the EU. The conference showed a broad commitment to advancing the skills agenda in EU Member States.
The PES Network’s Thematic Paper on New forms of skills assessment and validation – impact on PES services and counselling takes stock of latest PES practices related to skills assessment, recognition and validation (including via micro-credentials) and skills-based training.
Microcredentials should not be considered a threat but rather an opportunity for education systems and the world of work, given their ability to respond rapidly to labour market skill needs.
Do you have a favourite country you want to move to for work or for a job but are not sure if your skills are needed there? The new job and skills trend tool on Europass can help you with that.
The recently published 3rd edition of the European guidelines for validation of non-formal and informal learning aims to inspire and encourage everyone involved in validation. To do so, they clarify the conditions for developing and implementing validation, putting the needs of individuals first.
The event will bring together sectoral actors, VET providers, guidance practitioners and others to exchange experience with sectoral skills intelligence stemming from skills anticipation methods and identify opportunities and challenges for using it “in the front line”.
In the context of the European Year of Skills 2023, the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) just released an opinion paper, promoting successful approaches, highlighting challenges and offering recommendations to address each of the European Year of Skills’ objectives.
Are you an amateur or professional photographer with an interest in youth skills? Don’t miss your chance to enter the UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition!
The Eurobarometer survey on the Digital Decade presents key findings about EU citizens’ attitudes towards the increasingly critical role that digital tools and the internet will play in specific areas of life by 2030.
Today’s youngsters need access to digital education tools for their future careers, but a clear inequality in access across Europe is disadvantaging many, finds survey.