March 6, 2015
Fundació BCN FP (Barcelona VET Foundation) organises an International Conference on Industrial Vocational Education and Training (VET) that will be held next Wednesday, 11th of March of 2015 at the Auditorium of the Agbar Tower, Barcelona. The Foundation’s purpose is to promote activities related to the mechanical manufacturing industry and to emphasise the importance of
March 3, 2015
Between the 25th and 27th of February, the 16th annual General Assembly of Xarxa FP was held in the Spanish city of Alcoi. Both the Representatives and Mobility Managers of most of the 22 member cities of the network attended the annual meeting, as well as the two Observer city delegations coming from Viborg (Denmark)
March 2, 2015
Last 17th and 18th of February, Xarxa FP’s Secretariat General hosted the second Networking Session of Vocational Education Schools of Barcelona and British vocational colleges in the headquarters of the Barcelona Education Institute (IMEB) as a continuation of the last session in October 2014, London. This conference was organised in collaboration with the UKTI in
February 23, 2015
Last Friday 20th of February, the “Barcelona orienta” agreement was signed, whose objective is to integrate the vocational orientation as a key element into the political agenda to achieve the goals set in the European Strategy 2020 for education, training and vocational orientation. This event was held in the Hall of Chronicles in the Barcelona
December 6, 2014
On the occasion of the iMOVE Project, the Secretariat General of XarxaFP is going to attend the presentation of “iMOVE – Making Mobility a reality” which is coordinated by the Local Authorities of the city of Gothenburg (Sweden), where different regional and local models of mobility coordination within Europe in the field of Vocational Education
December 1, 2014
During the 19th, 20th and 21st of November was held the Startup Event of the innovation project of INNOLAB, with the objective of connecting the private and the public sector, the research and knowledge centres and the citizens to promote collaboration and launch innovative solutions to challenges of today. This project is based on presenting
December 1, 2014
On the basis of schematic diagrams, EACEA illustrates the mainstream educational programmes considered to be the most representative in each country from pre-primary to tertiary level for the academic year 2014/2015. Forty-four education systems are included covering 36 countries. The diagrams provide terms in the official national language(s) of the countries. The online version of
November 18, 2014
Last 17th of November, in the Hostelry and Tourism School of Barcelona (Instituto Escuela de Hostelería y Turismo de Barcelona – INS EHTB) was held a Seminar on Vocational Education Training in the field of the food sector with the aim of spreading the possibilities offered to train the experts of related companies and consolidating
November 1, 2014
The closing session of the Reconfirm Project will be held next 18th of November of 2014 (Regional Consortia for Internship Mobility) at the University of Antwerp. This event offers information related to mobility training (traineeships after graduation), which are considered a more and more efficient way to building relevant competences for students and recent graduates.
October 25, 2014
Last 23rd and 24th of October, a delegation of VET institutions in Catalonia and Madrid, accompanied by members of the Secretariat General of XARXA FP and the British Embassy in Spain, met up with Technical and Vocational Education and Training UK (TVET UK). The visit was coordinated by UK Trade & Investment in Barcelona and
