December 12, 2018
The Secretariat has visited both cities during the month of November to assess their candidatures to become members of Xarxa FP. Lublin is the largest city in Eastern Poland and the 9th in Poland, counting with a population of around 365 000. The city has 17 Vocational Education and Training (VET) Schools, 5 Universities and
November 1, 2018
Between the 22nd and 26th of October of 2018, a delegation of 14 VET staff from Xarxa FP cities in Barcelona, Alcoi, Madrid, Mislata and Reus participated in a job-shadowing group visit to Lisbon with the main aim to learn from the Portuguese Education and VET System and policy strategies to deal with and tackle
October 25, 2018
Last 18th of October the Executive Committee of Xarxa FP met in the city of Munich (Germany) to start preparing the network’s 20th anniversary which will take place next 5th of February 2019 in Barcelona. The event will include a round table with students, teachers and Mobility Managers whom their experience abroad had a significant
September 28, 2018
The city of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, has officially applied for membership to Xarxa FP. With this new incorporation Xarxa FP will be present in 30 cities of 14 different EU countries. A delegation of Xarxa FP, headed by its Secretary General Mr Jordi Castillo, visited the Czech capital on September 26 and
September 3, 2018
During the first semester of 2018 the Secretariat and five member cities have been successfully audited according to new version of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standards. ISO 9001 is the world’s most popular and most commonly used standard for quality management systems. Since 2007 the management of Xarxa FP mobility actions are certified by ISO 9001 quality
July 20, 2018
Xarxa FP has closed the 1st semester of 2018 managing 407 mobilities for VET students and professionals around Europe. Last year Xarxa FP arranged a total of 678 mobilities, setting a new record in the history of the network. If the network confirms this trend during the second semester of 2018 it will overcome its
July 4, 2018
Between the 25th and the 29th of June a delegation of 40 teachers and Head of Studies from Alcoi, Barcelona, Gandia, Madrid, Mislata, Reus and Skelleftea participated in a weekly study visit in Berlin to learn about the German Vocational Education and Training Dual System, as part of the Erasmus+ “ATELIEURS” staff mobility project organised by Xarxa FP. The Senatsverwaltung für
May 29, 2018
Last 23rd of May the city of Alcoi (Spain) organised the IV Erasmus+ infoday to encourage students from Vocational Education and Training to take part in European mobility actions. During the event different students explained their experiences abroad in other Xarxa FP cities. Alcoi VET centres also presented the different European mobility and innovation
May 9, 2018
Antwerp, Barcelona, Lisbon, Munich and Rome have launched a Youth Guarantee project that will offer language training and a two-month internships for 19 VET unemployed graduates from the city of Barcelona. The kick off meeting of the project took place on 19th of April in Xarxa FP premises in Barcelona and gathered the Mobility Managers
February 21, 2018
Xarxa FP held its XIX General Assembly last 15th of February in Zwolle (The Netherlands), gathering more than 40 representatives from 24 European cities. During the General Assembly (GA) participants reviewed the results of the network in 2017, discussed new actions and projects for 2018 and welcomed four new cities: Constanta (Romania), Granada (Spain), Palermo (Italy)
