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2026
Cedefop welcomes Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
On 1 July 2026, Ireland assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a clear mandate: delivery on competitiveness, values, and security.
Vir: CedefopPortugal: qualifications plan strengthens skills in rural fire management
Portugal has approved a national qualifications plan to strengthen skills and professional standards in rural fire management.
Vir: CedefopRomania: VET learners demonstrate green and digital skills in European technical competition
The fourth edition of the competition ‘NOARK Electric supports schools in turning dreams into reality’ brought together initial vocational education and training (IVET) schools from across Romania.
Vir: CedefopFinland: AI supports drafting national qualifications requirements
In 2025-2026, Finland developed and piloted AI agents to support the drafting of qualification requirements. Experts found that using these agents helped reduce drafting time.
Vir: CedefopPortugal: Promoting youth employability among the most vulnerable
Portugal has launched the ‘Gulbenkian Empregar’ initiative to support vulnerable young people to gain skills and access employment, with 14 projects already selected across key regions.
Vir: CedefopQuality apprenticeships: strengthening apprenticeship systems across Europe
Apprenticeships have remained high on the European policy agenda for more than a decade, as reflected in recent initiatives such as the Herning Declaration and the 2023 ILO
Vir: CedefopDenmark: strengthening wellbeing in VET
The Wellbeing Commission was established to investigate growing concerns about stress, loneliness, pressure to perform and declining wellbeing among children and young people in Denmark.
Vir: CedefopIceland: hospitality pilot moves from design to implementation
In September 2024, Cedefop highlighted the
Vir: CedefopSkills, productivity and job quality: why Europe's competitiveness runs through the workplace
Europe's competitiveness depends as much on developing people's skills as on creating workplaces where those skills can be fully used and continue to grow.
Vir: CedefopDigital skills in initial VET curricula: governance matters as much as content
In 2025, 60% of EU citizens aged 16 to 74 had at least basic digital skills, up from 56% in 2023, with the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark and Finland already surpassing the EU's 2030 target of 80%.
Vir: CedefopEstonia extends teacher career model to VET teachers
In 2026, Estonia introduced a teacher career model to support professional development and recognise the value of teaching throughout a teacher’s career.
Vir: CedefopGreece: New framework promotes safe and responsible use of AI in schools
For the first time, clear rules are being established for the use of artificial intelligence in secondary education.
Vir: CedefopLithuania: kursuok.lt strengthens targeted learning support and adult career guidance
Lithuania is continuing to develop its national adult education platform, kursuok.lt, with a growing focus on adult career guidance services and targeted support measures for learners.
Vir: CedefopSocial dialogue takes centre stage as AI reshapes Europe's learning, jobs and workplaces
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how workers learn, work is organised, how tasks are allocated and how risks are distributed across occupations.
Vir: CedefopFrom online job ads to labour-market signals
"Rapidly emerging labour-market trends, new ways of working, and careers that build on continuous learning demand a new generation of skills intelligence." These words from Cedefop Executive Direct
Vir: CedefopLatvia: VET excellence award 2026
In May 2026, the inaugural Vocational education and training (VET) excellence award ceremony took place in Latvia, jointly established by the German Federal Ministry of Education and the Latvian Mi
Vir: CedefopLatvia: VET graduates gain easier access to German higher education
Latvian vocational education and training (VET) graduates at upper secondary level who completed their studies in 2023 or later will have a clearer path to higher education in Germany from 2026/27.
Vir: CedefopCall for abstracts - The future of VET: A driver for excellence, competitiveness and inclusion
Cedefop launches a call for abstracts for the virtual conference “The future of VET: A driver for excellence, competitiv
Vir: CedefopSkills at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness debate
Brussels, 2 June 2026 — What does it take for Europe to compete?
Vir: CedefopVET reforms across Europe: Cedefop's updated Timeline tool shows 700 measures in motion
New data from Cedefop's updated Timeline of VET policies show that vocati
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