Fwd: Cedefop newsletter No 55 - November/December 2015

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Click here to view this message on the web. Cedefop newsletter No 55 - November/December 2015 Main story:  Maximising skills for jobs and jobs for skills in the era of the robots More than 130 experts and representatives of governments, social partners, education and training, and the labour market discussed how technology and workplace change impact on skill needs and how to create partnerships to address skill mismatch at Cedefop's high-level conference in Thessaloniki on 7 and 8 December. News from Cedefop:  Cedefop European skills and jobs (ESJ) survey: people tell their stories The European skills and jobs (ESJ) survey, the first European survey on skill mismatch, examines drivers of skill development and mismatch in relation to the changing complexity of people's jobs. Engaging SMEs in apprenticeships: Turning ideas into reality More than 180 participants from 28 countries came up with cooperation ideas and discussed various ways of working together to help European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increase their apprenticeship offer at Cedefop's conference in Thessaloniki (9-10 November). Interview with Jason Holt, CEO, Holts Group of companies, UK Work organisation and workplace learning: a win-win environment More than 200 participants explored and debated work organisation and skill development practices that benefit both employers and employees at a joint Cedefop, Eurofound and European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) seminar in Brussels on 19 November. Vocational education and training and globalisation – changing expectations Participants at Cedefop's conference (26-27 November) on the impact of globalisation on vocational education and training (VET) agreed that the new connected world affects VET in multiple ways and that vocational skills have to be adaptable and at the centre of a global agenda. Skills Panorama is now online! The new Skills Panorama website, brought to you by the European Commission and powered by Cedefop, is now online. Skills Panorama turns labour market data into useful, accurate and timely intelligence that helps policy-makers in making their decisions on skills and jobs in Europe. Learning providers and the quality of learning delivery - Cedefop seminar The Cedefop seminar on 10 and 11 December addresses the needs and priorities of learning providers in relation to flexibility and the role quality is playing in it. Luxembourg's VET system in 2'30'' While general education is linear, vocational education and training (VET) is more complex having many different possibilities and routes. This short video guides us through Luxembourg's VET system. #ESJsurvey insights - Mitigating overqualification in the EU Cedefop research shows that 29% of the European Union adult population suffers from qualification mismatches, mostly as overqualification. #ESJsurvey insights - Skills utilisation = skills formation Cedefop research shows that in 2014 about 39% of EU employees believed that their skills were not being fully used by their jobs and 27% also did not have potential to further grow their skills in what were dead-end positions. Slovenia's National Institute for VET celebrates 20th anniversary Cedefop expert Slava Pevec-Grm represented the agency at an event marking the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's National Institute for Vocational EducatLjubljanaion and Training, on 25 November in Ljubljana. Cedefop-DEVCO cooperation on Latin America In November and December Cedefop welcomed three visiting groups in connection with its conferences on the globalisation of vocational education and training (VET) and on maximising skills for jobs and jobs for skills. Briefing note - Innovation and training: partners in change Skills, qualifications and jobs in the EU: the making of a perfect match? The role of modularisation and unitisation in vocational education and training This study investigates the role of modules and units in vocational education and training (VET) in 15 EU countries and aims to determine how these structures fit in the wider VET systems. Job-related adult learning and continuing vocational training in Europe Briefing note - Making apprenticeships work for small and medium enterprises Global inventory of regional and national qualifications frameworks How far is the world progressing towards comprehensive qualifications frameworks? The 2015 global inventory of regional and national qualifications frameworks, compiled by Cedefop, Unesco-HQ, the European Training Foundation and the Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning, was launched on 25 April in Riga, Latvia. Agenda:  Launch meeting: thematic country review on apprenticeship in Greece 14/12/2015 at 10:00 Workshop Athens Greece Cedefop involvement:  Co-organiser Writing for a European audience - ReferNet 18/01/2016 at 09:00 to at 17:00 Workshop Thessaloniki Greece Cedefop involvement:  Organiser ReferNet annual plenary meeting 19/01/2016 at 09:30 to 20/01/2016 at 13:00 Conference Thessaloniki Greece Cedefop involvement:  Organiser Governance and financing of apprenticeship 08/02/2016 at 09:30 to 09/02/2016 at 17:00 Seminar Brussels Belgium Cedefop involvement:  Organiser Fostering partnerships for CVET 11/02/2016 at 09:30 to 12/02/2016 at 13:00 Workshop Thessaloniki Greece Cedefop involvement:  Organiser Working with us:  Expert in Vocational Education and Training Policies External notice of vacancy Reference:  Cedefop/2015/05/CA Closing date:  11/01/2016 Stay connected to Cedefop via social media:  News from the member states:  Items submitted by ReferNet, Cedefop's European network for VET Published by Cedefop Editorial responsibility: Department for Communication News from Cedefop: Press Service Agenda and European policy: Research support centre Working with us: Human Resources and Procurement Technical support: Web management service Copyright © European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2015 All rights reserved About Cedefop Disclaimer / Copyrights You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Cedefop website. 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