ReferNet.be

The information network on Vocational Education and Training in Belgium

ReferNet.be

The information network on Vocational Education and Training in Belgium

Cedefop 2026 Traineeship Programme

The traineeship programme at Cedefop offers graduates the opportunity to gain practical experience in a European agency environment while contributing to projects related to skills and vocational education. The programme is open to recent graduates who meet specific academic and language requirements and have not previously worked extensively within EU […]

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Pilot evidence from Cedefop's European Vocational Teacher Survey - VET teachers at a turning point

This paper provides initial empirical findings from the pilot phase of the Cedefop European Vocational Teacher Survey (EVTS), the first survey conducted across the EU to explore the experiences, working conditions and professional development of teachers in initial vocational education and training (IVET). Read the publication on Cedefop's website.

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Brussels: Roofers Rally - game-based learning in vocational training

Discover Roofers Rally: Fun, collaborative learning for roofers! This innovative educational game helps jobseekers and workers boost their professional skills and has been available since September 2025 across French-speaking Belgium. Roofers Rally is a team quiz board game that covers various aspects of the roofing profession. The 696 questions are […]

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Brussels: greater digital inclusion for job seekers

The action plan for inclusion and digital autonomy of job seekers in training is evolving in autumn 2025. The measures put in place will be continued in the framework of an ‘Equality of opportunities and inclusion’ plan.  Bruxelles Formation, the public vocational training service for adults in the Brussels region, highlighted […]

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Cedefop launches Europe’s first Vocational Teacher Survey

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Cedefop, has launched the European Vocational Teacher Survey (EVTS) – the first EU-wide study giving a voice to vocational education and training teachers across 23 Member States. Across Europe, schools are struggling to recruit and keep VET teachers, especially in science, […]

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Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe

This new publication from Cedefop presents a renewed vision for VET's future, addressing key challenges like adult learning, skill mismatches, and integrating VET with policy objectives. It advocates for a broader VET and Skills development (VET-S) approach. Key insights and recommendations: - Embed lifelong and lifewide learning into all systems, […]

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Cedefop Seminar - Youth in education, youth in employment

18th Cedefop Brussels seminar organised in cooperation with the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU Cedefop, in partnership with the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, is hosting the 18th edition of the Cedefop Brussels-based seminar. These seminars, grounded in Cedefop’s research and held in cooperation […]

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Wallonia trains its workforce in AI

Since 2024, thanks to the training vouchers scheme, employees and self-employed individuals have been able to access a growing number of training opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) in Wallonia. This allows them to develop new skills in this fast-evolving field while continuing to work. Managed jointly by the Public Service of […]

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Ready to kick-start your career in an international environment? 

Cedefop, the EU agency shaping learning and skills for Europe, based in vibrant Thessaloniki, Greece, is looking for trainees!They’re offering 10-month paid traineeships starting 1 October 2025 — a chance to gain hands-on experience, build real skills, grow your network, and make your mark in Europe. 🕐 Apply by Thursday, 5 June 2025, at […]

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Cedefop 50th Anniversary Conference – Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe

Cedefop 50th Anniversary Conference – Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe is bringing together high-level policymakers, education and training experts, and social partners to take the pulse of VET, skills and learning in Europe and transform them into a strategic lever for Europe’s long-term competitiveness and resilience. 🗓️ 27 May […]

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Implementing European priorities in VET: Belgium

Making national VET agile, flexible, innovative, attractive, inclusive and quality-assured This thematic perspective provides an overview of specific themes in Belgium within a common European format, allowing for comparison across countries. It complements the general information on Belgium's vocational education and training (VET) policies and systems available in the VET […]

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Embedded vocational orientation in school curricula

As from September 2024, the “Rahmenplan Berufliche Orientierung” (framework plan for vocational orientation), is in force in all schools in the German-speaking Community (BE-DE), giving learners the opportunity to get to know the working world at an early stage. In recent years, surveys in BE-DE have highlighted a lack of […]

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