Dear Colleagues,
I’m pleased to share Cedefop’s latest publication, „Shaping learning and skills for Europe: a time for commitment” (2025), which marks 50 years of VET policy and research.
The publication presents a renewed vision for VET’s future, addressing key challenges like adult learning, skill mismatches, and integrating VET with policy objectives. It advocates for a broader VET and Skills development (VET-S) approach.
Key insights and recommendations:
- Embed lifelong and lifewide learning into all systems
- Inclusive VET-S systems for vulnerable groups
- Next-generation skills intelligence to address skill mismatches
- Quality assurance for new learning formats
- Innovation in VET-S, integrating work-based, digital, and experiential learning
The publication highlights the importance of investing in adult upskilling and reskilling, and the need for collaboration to build inclusive, future-ready learning systems.
I invite you to explore the publication and consider its findings in your work to advance VET in Europe.
Access the publication: Shaping learning and skills for Europe: a time for commitment