Enhancing European cooperation in vocational education and training : Looking back planning ahead, Online - Main contents
| date | June 30, 2020 - July 1, 2020 |
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| location | Online  |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i, Council of the European Union (Council) i |
European Commission, Other bodies and agencies, Presidency of the Council of the EU,
Hosted under the Croatian and German Presidencies of the EU in cooperation with the European Commission, this virtual conference, jointly organised by the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Centre for the development of vocational training (Cedefop), will review achievements made on the joint priorities in European cooperation in vocational education and training (VET) during 2015-2020. It will also debate Cedefop’s and ETF’s overall evidence, data and intelligence on the key challenges for VET in a forward-looking perspective.
The event, organised on the eve of setting new priorities for VET, will bring together high-level representatives of the European Commission, the Croatian and German Presidencies of the EU, policymakers, social partners and experts from all participating countries and international organisations.
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Not to be confused with:
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-European Council - quarterly summits, where EU leaders meet to set the broad direction of EU policy making