September 25, 2019
Last 16th and 17th of September took place the 2nd transnational meeting of the Industrial VET Hub in Viborg, Denmark. Our partners in Mercantec hosted us for two-days meeting with rest of participants from Westerburg, Tartu and Barcelona. During the meeting, Xarxa FP presented the new project website, launched last month of April, as well
July 24, 2019
The fourth edition of European Vocational Skills Week will be taking place 14-18 October 2019 in Helsinki, Finland: https://ec.europa.eu/social/vocational-skills-week/ Everyone with an interest in vocational education and training can get involved in European Vocational Skills Week 2019. There are many ways to take part, including: Register your event or activity You can register your own event
June 6, 2019
The second transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 project of “The Personalized competence-based Learning paths for VET in Europe” or “PE-LE” was held between the 27th and 29th of May in the city of Tartu, Estonia. Coordinated by our partners at Rovaniemi Municipal Federation of Education (REDU) and kindly hosted by colleagues from Tartu Vocational Education
May 24, 2019
During the month of April the Secretariat, Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid and Munich have been successfully audited 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 mobility. Since
April 11, 2019
The video explains briefly why Xarxa FP was born, the scope of its work today and gathers testimonials from several Vocational Education and Training students and teachers that have taken part in mobility actions organised by Xarxa FP cities in the recent years. Back in 1999 the city of Barcelona together with other European cities
March 29, 2019
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
February 22, 2019
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
February 11, 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
December 12, 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
November 1, 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
