3s at the 2016 ECVET Annual Forum
This year’s edition of the ECVET Annual Forum explored the role of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) in the context of facilitating flexible pathways.
Quality Assurance in Higher VET – 2nd Newsletter of the project ‘QA HiVETnet’ available
The project ‘Promoting and Implementing Quality Assurance in Higher Vocational Education and Training’ (QA HiVETnet) has been running since September 2014.
Cedefop seminar: ‘Competitiveness and strong vocational qualifications – Are we replicating the past or looking to the future?’
The seminar was organised by Cedefop in cooperation with the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU and took place on 13 December 2016 in Brussels.
International ECVET Experts Conference: ‘Validation of non-formal & informal learning – Exchange of countries’ experiences’ – documentation available online
The second international ECVET experts conference took place on 9 November 2016 in Vienna and was organised in cooperation between the National Agency Erasmus+ Education (OeAD) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education.
Study on International Sectoral Qualifications Frameworks and Systems – report published
The study was commissioned to support the European Commission to reflect on the potential role of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in supporting recognition of International Sectoral Qualifications and related initiatives. It was conducted by ICF (BE) in cooperation with 3s.
ECVAET project receives ‘success story’ and ‘good practice example’ labels
VALOR, the Erasmus+ platform for dissemination and exploitation of project results, has awarded the labels of ‘success story’ and ‘good practice example’ to the ECVAET project. 3s participated as core partner in the project.
Vacancy announcement: member of the research staff/research associate (male/female)
3s Unternehmensberatung is a Vienna-based research and consultancy firm working in the fields of cross-country comparative research on education systems and labour markets. We are looking for a new member to join our research staff who is going to contribute to a recently started three year international research project within the Horizon 2020 programme, funded by the European Commission.
New issue of ‘ECVET Magazine’
The ECVET Magazine No. 26, which provides an update on current developments related to the ‘European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training’, is now available for download on the ECVET Secretariat website.
‛Making healthcare qualifications comparable across borders in Europe’ – Successful ‛HealthCareEurope’ Multiplyer Event in Vienna
On 22 September 2016, in the framework of the ERASMUS+ project ‛HealthCareEurope’ (HCEU), a healthcare experts workshop took place in the hotel Fleming’s in Vienna, Austria.
3s at the DGVET Conference: ‘Apprenticeship: Better training – Higher skills – Great opportunities’
A peer review on national reforms and policies in the area of apprenticeships was organised as a part of the Meeting of the Directors General for Vocational Education and Training (DGVET).