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Ünal Akyüz – Online Submission, 2023
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the change in the vision of vocational education within the scope of the "Modernization of Vocational and Technical Education Project" (MTEM) and "Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System" (MEGEP) financed by the EU, which was concluded by the Ministry of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Development, Economic Development
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
Key competences are important for personal development, employment, integration into society and lifelong learning. They are transversal and form the basis for all other competences. Acquiring key competences is possible through various learning pathways, including vocational education and training (VET). However, little is known at the European…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Job Skills, Technological Literacy, Multilingualism
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2023
This study examines the emerging relationship between microcredentials and qualification systems. Information gathered through an online survey among European VET providers, national authorities, employee and employer organisations was complemented by in-depth country case studies and interviews with Cedefop's ReferNet network. Questions of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Market, Work Experience, Correlation
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Maurer, Markus; Spasovski, Ognen – European Education, 2022
This article contributes to the comparative literature on the growing role of "validation of prior learning," by analyzing the emergence and implementation of VPL in North Macedonia. Based on documents and qualitative interviews, the article provides an historical- institutionalist perspective on these processes. The article argues that…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Systems, Cross Cultural Studies, History
van der Linden, Niels, Ed.; Siebes, Co, Ed.; Korte, Werner, Ed.; Hüsing, Tobias, Ed.; Kolding, Marianne, Ed. – European Commission, 2019
Skills are at the heart of industrial policy. The EU Industry Days 2019 demonstrated that skills are one of the main concerns of business leaders and social partners. Finding enough people with right skills and access to talents are key for the future of European industry. To prepare the longer-term vision of EU industry, the European Commission…
Descriptors: Industry, Energy, Conservation (Environment), Social Responsibility
Misko, Josie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
There are lessons for Australia in the key approaches to the development, approval, maintenance and quality assurance of qualifications adopted in countries overseas. This research takes into account a range of approaches used in selected European Union (EU) member states (Germany, Finland and Sweden), the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Quality Assurance, Comparative Education
Sellin, Burkat – 2001
CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) reviewed vocational education and training trends and innovations to promote "anticipation" in the way, tools, and instruments by which institutions and bodies cope with new challenges to education and training due to changing socioeconomic demands and requirements.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Developed Nations, Educational Development
Pettersson, Sten; Richards, Greg; Rolfe, Heather; Skar, Mariann – 2001
Three studies covering the tourism, chemical industry, and healthcare sectors in the European Union investigated patterns of cross-border mobility at the sector level. Special focus was on transparency of vocational qualifications and the relation between transparency and mobility. A serious lack of information on labor force mobility within…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Allied Health Occupations Education, Chemical Industry, Developed Nations