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
11th
11th
Feb, 2019
Xarxa FP held its XX General Assembly last 5th of February in Barcelona gathering more than 50 representatives from 29 European cities. During the General Assembly (GA) participants reviewed the results of the network in 2018, discussed new actions and projects for 2019 and welcomed four new cities: Espoo (Finland), Herning (Denmark), Lublin (Poland) and Prague
21st
21st
Dec, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Xarxa FP is organising its 20th Anniversary on the 5th of February 2019 in Barcelona. Come along with representatives from more than 30 city members of Xarxa FP in Europe, local authorities, vocational and education training schools, students, partner companies and friends to commemorate together the history of our network
12th
12th
Dec, 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
1st
1st
Nov, 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
25th
25th
Oct, 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
28th
28th
Sep, 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
