Actions
WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ACROSS EUROPE
VET Mobility
Every year Xarxa FP arranges about 800 mobility actions including internships for VET students and training for VET teachers in European cities members of the network. The funding for VET Mobility actions comes mostly from the Erasmus + Programme.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL
VET Innovation
Xarxa FP explores the opportunities that the internationalisation of VET offers in terms of innovation and exchange of knowledge and good practices. We work on 4 transnational projects: Industrial VET Hub, Port VET Hub, PE-LE and Logistics VET Hub.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE EU EDUCATION MOBILITY POLICIES
VET Policy
Xarxa FP, as the only existing European network of cities working on VET mobility and innovation, contributes with its expertise in key European policy dialogue events and consultations in the VET field. In particular, we are members of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) and partners with the Cities4Apprenticeships network.
Our Members
25th
25th
Jan, 2021
DG Employment has set up an online Community of VET practitioners in EPALE, which aims to be an interactive space for teachers, trainers and in-company tutors to network and exchange practices and ideas. Find solutions to your problems with the help of peers, keep up to date with European policies and contribute to European VET
15th
15th
Jan, 2021
Jordi Castillo, Xarxa FP Secretary General, will present Xarxa FP as a good practice example of cooperation among local administrations in VET mobility at the upcoming online workshop of the Cities for Apprenticeship Network. Next 21st of January will take place the 2nd Live Discussion on the “Role of cities in boosting apprenticeship for the fair
14th
14th
Jan, 2021
The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) are organising the next European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) online event ‘Green and digital transition. The role of Regions and Cities’. The event will focus on the role of regions and cities in ensuring apprenticeships are up to speed with the green and digital
15th
15th
Dec, 2020
Mireia is a 19 years old Pattern Making and Fashion student from Barcelona that has decided to go ahead with her Erasmus+ internship in Théâtre du Capitol in Toulouse despite all mobility challenges derived from the COVID-19 global pandemic. In this article you can learn about her motivations to go ahead with her Erasmus internship,
10th
10th
Dec, 2020
Fundación Chile Dual, an Educational institution with the aim of linking business and Vocational Education and Training (VET) to improve the employability of students, organised a series of activities to learn and discuss about different Dual VET models around the world. Koen Bastiaens, Antwerp’s Xarxa FP City Representative, was interview to learn about the city’s
2nd
2nd
Dec, 2020
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”.
