European Commission
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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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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March 29, 2019 | by admin | News
Xarxa FP attended the Joint European Parliament and European Commission Conference ‘Mobility of Apprentices in Europe – A contribution to youth employment and competitiveness of business,’ that took place on 21-22 of March in Brussels, combined with an European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) meeting. The conference was hosted by MEP Jean Arthuis, the driver behind the long-term mobility […]
Tags: Brussels, ErasmusPro, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, European Commission, European Parliament, MEP Jean Arthuis, VET mobility, Xarxa FP
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February 22, 2019 | by admin | News
Xarxa FP celebrated its 20th anniversary on 5th of February with an event in Barcelona counting with the participation of more than 150 attendees, including local authorities, vocational and education training schools, students, friends and representatives from 30 European cities members of the association. The event included two key note speeches on the future of […]
Tags: Barcelona, Erasmus 2021-2027, Erasmus Plus, Erasmus+, European Commission, internship, VET mobility, Xarxa FP, Xarxa FP 20th Anniversary, Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study
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December 21, 2018 | by admin | News
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 […]
Tags: Barcelona, CCCB, European Commission, Mobility Managers, VET schools, VET students, VET teachers, Xarxa FP 20th Anniversary, Xarxa FP Mobility Impact Study
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January 15, 2018 | by admin | News
In 2018, the Commission will make comprehensive proposals for the next generation of financial programmes for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which is the EU’s long–term budget. The next MFF will run from 2021 to 2027. In this context, the European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather the views of stakeholders on […]
Tags: education & training, Erasmus Plus, Erasmus+, European Commission, MFF, mobility, public consultation, Xarxa FP
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October 27, 2017 | by admin | News
From the 16th to the 19th of October a group of 12 VET professionals coming from 4 different Xarxa FP cities (Barcelona, Gandia, Mislata and Alcoi) visited Brussels in order to learn about the Vocational Education and Training Flemish and Walloon systems and particularly about their latest innovative practices. Participants were very interested about the […]
Tags: Brussels, dual learning, EfVET, European Commission, European Parliament, Flanders, innovation, InnovECVET, VET, VET mobility, Wallonia, Xarxa FP
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October 25, 2017 | by admin | News
Today the European Commission has published the Erasmus Plus Call for Proposals 2018 with the expected €200 million budget increase compared to 2017 and introducing the Erasmus PRO initiative to boost long term mobility for VET learners. The total budget of Erasmus Plus for 2018 is €2.7 billion, more than ever before. As in 2016 […]
Tags: Erasmus Plus, ErasmusPro, European Commission, VET mobility, vocational education and training, Xarxa FP
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August 21, 2017 | by admin | News
The European Commission has opened two calls for applications to award excellence in Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers and SMEs. The Innovative VET provider Award aims to identify a European provider of Vocational Education and Training (VET) that has contributed to VET excellence through innovative practices. The European VET provider must showcase innovation and inspire other VET […]
Tags: European Commission, European Vocational Skills Week, learning, skills, training, VET, VET mobility, vocational education and training, Xarxa FP
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