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European Providers of Vocational Education and Training

EUproVET

Objectives of EUproVET - To support an open European vocational and training area. - To conduct, on behalf of the European providers of vocational education and training and adult education, the dialogue with the European Commission on all aspects of the European agenda, relevant for the development and position of vocational education and training and adult education institutions within the European Union. - To promote the transnational cooperation between the members. - To provide a platform for the members to obtain and exchange, inter alia, information and views on the future development of vocational education and training and adult education within the European Union. - To stimulate effective consultation with national governments on the policies regarding vocational education and training and adult education within the European Union. - To create connections with higher education. - To promote vocational education and train (...)

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and Europäischer Verband Beruflicher Bildungsträger

11 Jan 2023 · Meeting on skills policies

Response to European Year of Skills 2023

14 Dec 2022

More and more effective investment in skills, strengthening co-operation among all relevant actors and matching individual aspirations with labour market demands are all very commendable objectives, but not very new and so general, that nobody will argue against it. In that respect, only objective 4 is a point that will raise discussion within and among member states. Nevertheless, it is a very positive signal that the EU Commission is focusing strongly on the skills issue. Attracting people from third countries (objective 4) can contribute to a solution for the skills shortages, although there is a danger that many countries are focusing on the same third countries, resulting in a skills-drain in those countries. It is regrettable, that the European Commission is not putting more emphasis on recognizing qualifications between EU countries and regions. More policy attention and a dedicated pilot initiative allowing border regions to work together on barriers towards qualification recognition, both in vocational- and higher professional education is therefor strongly advised by us. If successful, it could be a feature of the Interreg program. The covid-19 crisis showed bottlenecks in these border regions regarding labour mobility due to issues related to recognition. Recognition of skills and qualifications as part of the European Education Area could provide a major boost to a more balanced European labour market. The national borders within the European Union are still a strong barrier (sometimes formal, often also as a mindset) to come to a European labour market and the Commission should do everything to take these barriers away, whilst taking negative side-effects like a skills-drain into account.
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Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

16 Mar 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the textile, clothing, leather and footwear sectors.

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

9 Jun 2020 · Videoconference on Vocational Education and Training (VET) and the impact of the crisis on VET.