June 19, 2017
Last 15th of June a delegation of Xarxa FP headed by its Secretary General, Mr Jordi Castillo, visited Palermo in order to assess its candidature to become a member of the network. Palermo is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo. Being Sicily’s administrative capital, Palermo is a centre for much of
May 5, 2017
Last 27th of April Xarxa FP presented the results of its Mobility Impact Study at the ROI-MOB project multipliers’ event in Hamburg. The ROI-MOB project is an Erasmus+ KA2 project aiming at identifying and testing some indicators suitable to measure the “Return on Investment” (ROI) in EU VET mobility, investigating affecting factors and devising methods
March 24, 2017
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), in cooperation with the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC) and with the support of Xarxa FP, has produced a video explaining how cities contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning. In 2015, countries adopted the 2030
March 21, 2017
Xarxa FP has been selected as a finalist practice on social innovation at the “10×10 Càpsules d’Innovació Social”. The project is run by SUMAR and UpSocial, two organisations aiming at fostering social innovation and its scalability to resolve pressing social needs. Every year they organise a call for innovative practices dealing with a specific social
February 28, 2017
The 1st edition of Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study was launched last 15th of February in Barcelona. Mr Jordi Castillo, Secretary General of Xarxa FP, presented the highlights of the study which analyses the effects of mobility on the employability, career prospects and competences of Xarxa FP students that did an internship abroad between 2012
February 24, 2017
The Municipality of Viborg (Denmark), in cooperation with Mercantec, Xarxa FP Secretariat and the Viborg animation company Sønc, have produced two animation films about the work of the network and the possibilities that offers to VET students and teachers around Europe. Wondering about doing an internship abroad? Check out what Xarxa FP can do for
February 22, 2017
Xarxa FP held its XVIII General Assembly last 14th of February in Barcelona, gathering more than 40 representatives from 21 European cities. During the General Assembly (GA) participants reviewed the results of the network in 2016, discussed new actions and projects for 2017 and welcomed three new cities: Brussels (Belgium), Lisbon (Portugal) and Tartu (Estonia).
January 31, 2017
The 1st edition of Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study will be launched next 15th of February in Barcelona. The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of mobility on the employability, career prospects and competences of Xarxa FP students that did an internship abroad between 2012 and 2015. There are already several international
January 9, 2017
Last 22nd of December 2016 Alcoi organised its 3rd Erasmus+ Infoday specifically addressed to vocational education and training students in order to encourage their participation in the mobility activities that the European programme offers them. The Secretary General of Xarxa FP, Mr Jordi Castillo, was also invited to present the work and added value of
January 3, 2017
On 7 December, the European Commission announced its new Youth Initiative. Among other things, the Commission will launch “ErasmusPro”, a new dedicated activity within the Erasmus+ programme to support long-duration placements of apprentices abroad. Under this initiative, 50,000 mobile apprenticeship placements of long duration (6–12 months) will become available. The Commission will also propose a Quality Framework
