December 2, 2020 | by admin | News
On 30 November, the Ministers in charge of vocational education and training (VET) of the Member States, the EU Candidate Countries and the EEA-EFTA countries, the Commission and the European social partners endorsed the “Osnabrück 2020 Declaration on vocational education and training as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies”. […]
Tags: Bruges Communiqué, Copenhagen Process, CVET, European Education and Training Area, Osnabruck Declaration, Riga Conclusions, VET, vocational education and training, Xarxa FP
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November 17, 2020 | by admin | News
On the 10th of November 2020 the European Commission launched the Pact for Skills, a central element of the European Skills Agenda. The Pact for Skills is one of the flagship initiatives under the European Skills Agenda presented on 1 July 2020. The main objective of the Pact is to mobilise resources and incentivise all relevant stakeholders […]
Tags: EU Vocational Skills Week, European Commission, European Skills Agenda, European Social Fund Plus, Pact for Skills, REACT-EU, vocational education and training, Xarxa FP
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October 19, 2020 | by admin | News
During the months of May and October the Secretariat, Barcelona, Reus and Roma have been successfully audited online according to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standards. Xarxa FP policy is to provide a high level service and quality in the management of our students’ and teachers’ mobility actions to become a reference organisation within the area of European […]
Tags: Barcelona, ISO 9001, ISO 9001:2015, quality, Reus, Roma, VET mobility, Xarxa FP, Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study
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September 3, 2020 | by admin | News
On 11 June 2020, stakeholders from 14 European cities met online to launch the new European Network of Cities4Apprenticeships. Xarxa FP Secretariat took part in this meeting, together with the following city members: Antwerp, Granada, Lisbon and Lublin. The Network of Cities4Apprenticeships will be led by the Metropolitan City of Rome, with support from the […]
Tags: Antwerp, apprenticeship, Cities4Apprenticeship, EAfA, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, Granada, Lisbon, Lublin, Rome, Xarxa FP
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July 7, 2020 | by admin | News
On the 1st of July, 2020 the European Commission presented two initiatives – the European Skills Agenda and the Youth Employment Support package. The European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience sets ambitious, quantitative objectives for upskilling (improving existing skills) and reskilling (training in new skills) to be achieved within the next 5 […]
Tags: EURES, Europass, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, European Commission, European Skills Agenda, vocational education and training, Youth Employment, Youth Guarantee
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July 1, 2020 | by admin | News
In the framework of the European Vocational Skills Week 2020, the European Commission has launched a call to reward committed people, organisations and outstanding projects in Vocational Education and Training. The VET Excellence Awards are a great opportunity to showcase your organisation or share your passion and commitment to vocational education and training. COMPANIES & […]
Tags: #EUVocationalSkills, EAfA, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, European Commission, European Vocational Skills Week, VET Excellence, VET Innovation, vocational education and training
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March 9, 2020 | by admin | News
In 2019 Xarxa FP managed 756 mobilities: 539 concerning students and 217 training actions for teachers, the second best mark in the history of the network. VET Mobility Report 2019 compiles the most interesting facts and figures about the mobilities developed by Xarxa FP members. During 2019 the network managed 539 mobility actions for students, […]
Tags: Alcoi, Barcelona, EQF, internship, Munich, VET mobility, VET students, VET teachers, Viborg, vocational education and training, Xarxa FP, Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study, Zwolle
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February 25, 2020 | by admin | News
Xarxa FP held its XXI General Assembly last 19th of February in Viborg (Denmark) gathering around 50 representatives from 24 European cities. During the General Assembly participants reviewed the results of the network in 2019, discussed new actions and projects for 2020 and welcomed two new cities: Leuven (Belgium) and Vejle (Denmark). 2019: a new record […]
Tags: Erasmus KA2, Industrial VET Hub, Leuven, Mobility Managers, Port VET Hub, Vejle, VET mobility, VET students, VET teachers, Viborg, Xarxa FP, Xarxa FP General Assembly
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December 18, 2019 | by admin | News
Last 4th and 5th of December we held the kick-off meeting of the KA2 Strategic Partnership of the Port VET Hub at the headquarters of Xarxa FP in Barcelona. During the first transnational project meeting we launched the project and counted with the active participation of a total of 13 VET experts of partner organisations […]
Tags: Barcelona, Constanta, Erasmus KA2, Lisboa, Port VET Hub, Ventspils, Xarxa FP
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November 5, 2019 | by admin | News
Our member OMNIA, the main VET provider in Espoo (Finland), has been included as an innovative multisector education centre at the European Commission report on Mapping of Centres of Vocational Excellence. The report delineates Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) in terms of their main characteristics, with a view to informing the concept and the development […]
Tags: COVEs, EACEA, Erasmus KA3, Erasmus Plus, Erasmus+, Espoo, European Commission, Omnia, VET, vocational education and training
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