Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Newsletter for European Research in Learning and Work [L&W] - December 2014

This is the latest edition of the L&W Newsletter, which will reach you via a mailing list of over 1400 experts in and beyond Europe. As always, it focuses on transnational research activities in the field of human resource development (HRD) and vocational education and training (VET), centred on major categories: conferences, networks, programmes, projects and publications.

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Monday, 1 December, 2014

SCUTREA 2015 Conference - Call for Papers

We are pleased to invite papers for presentation at the SCUTREA Conference to be held from 7-9 July 2015.

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Saturday, 29 November, 2014

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) - Conference 2015

Please find below a link to the SCQF Partnership’s conference on 19 February 2015 - entitled SCQF - An Unexpected Journey - which will celebrate the past present and future of the Framework.

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Thursday, 13 November, 2014

Event - Improving basic skills: An international perspective on a UK dilemma

The UK is treading water when it comes to international comparisons of adult basic skills, according to the OECD Survey of Adult Skills. Join us for a BIS-sponsored event to reflect on what we can learn from the OECD survey and other relevant research, and determine what actions might best be taken in future, drawing on international practice.

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Thursday, 13 November, 2014

Invitation to EU conference: Quality Assurance in Adult Learning

On Friday, December 12, 2014, we are organising in Athens a European conference on the theme of "Quality Assurance in Adult Learning".

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Tuesday, 21 October, 2014

Supporting University-Work Transitions? Exploring the Impact of Work Placements and Internships

The transitions between university and the world of work remain a key concern for policy makers and practitioners across the UK nations and beyond.  Work placements and internships have become an increasingly significant focus of activity, aiming to ‘bridge’ the gap between study and work.

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Thursday, 2 October, 2014

4th World Forum of Lifelong Learning - 50% discount on registrations

The World committee for lifelong learning (CMA), the UNESCO Institute for lifelong learning (UIL) and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) are pleased to announce a 50% discount on registrations received before September 1st, 2014 for the 4th World Forum of Lifelong Learning, taking place in Paris, 5-6 February 2015.

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Wednesday, 27 August, 2014

International Winter School 2015

The international Winter School ‘Comparative Studies on Adult and Lifelong Learning’ is dedicated to
analysing and comparing international and European strategies in Lifelong Learning. Based on social policy models, Lifelong Learning strategies in Europe, including selected European countries, will be subjected to a critical analysis.

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Tuesday, 12 August, 2014

Use of validation by enterprises for human resource and career development purposes

For European companies, correctly assessing skills and competence is a crucial factor in recruitment and human resource management. But enterprises do not focus equally on all staff.

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Friday, 11 July, 2014

PROVIDE News & Online Survey

The EU project PROVIDE (PROmoting the Validation of Informal and non-formal learning and the Development of key competences for professionals in vocational Education) aims at developing and piloting a learning approach for educational professionals in vocational education and training (VET) to promote and validate the development of their professional key competences.

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Tuesday, 8 July, 2014

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