Actualités du Cedefop

The future of European competitiveness depends on linking talent and skills to opportunities wherever they exist.

As Europe faces demographic shifts, labour shortages and rising global competition, the internationalisation of vocational education and training (VET) has become a strategic imperative.

As Europass celebrates its 20th anniversary, we reflect on a remarkable journey that transformed European skills mobility.

Driven by 2030 climate targets and the 2020 Osnabrück Declaration's commitment to just transitions to digital and green economies, EU Member States are quietly revolutionising vocational education

In 2025, Slovenia marks 25 years of its national vocational qualifications (NVQ) system – an inclusive path to formal recognition of skills, regardless of how they were acquired.

A new decree updates Italy’s GOL (Employability guarantee) programme, removing access restrictions and improving implementation.

As Europe accelerates its upskilling and reskilling efforts, microcredentials are emerging as a practical way to support flexible, targeted learning — often outside formal systems.

As Europe faces deepening skills mismatches and labour shortages National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) are

The green transition is reshaping the labour market – not only by creating new roles but also by changing the nature of existing ones.

Despite the systemic challenges of long-term underfinancing, gradual demographic decline and ageing VET staff facing Slovakia's VET schools, a secondary polytechnic VET school in Nitra is thriving