December 15, 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,
December 10, 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
December 2, 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”.
November 17, 2020
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
October 19, 2020
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
September 3, 2020
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
March 9, 2020
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,
February 25, 2020
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
December 18, 2019
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
October 31, 2019
Between the 21st and 25th of October a delegation of 8 VET teachers, directors and staff from Barcelona participated in a weekly study visit in Prague to learn about the Czech Vocational Education and Training System, as part of the Erasmus+ staff mobility project organised by Fundació BCN Formació Professional. The city of Prague organised
