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Pact for Skills – Mobilising all partners to invest in skills
On 19 January, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) organised a live discussion ‘Pact for Skills: Mobilising all partners to invest in skills’. Margarida Segard, Vice President of the EVBB, took part in the discussion.
EVBB General Assembly 2020
This year, the EVBB General Assembly – for the first time in EVBB’s history - could not take place in conjunction with our annual conference. Nevertheless, it was (as far as it was possible) a full success and the EVBB family saw many faces in a virtual meeting where...
Online European Conference: “QUALITY IN VET IN THE POST-COVID ENVIRONMENT – the case of Bequal.app” (14 December 2020)
Organised by EVBB in the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Bequal.app”, this event will be hosted by Theodor Grassos, Secretary General of EVBB.
December 14th, 2020
9:30 to 12:30 (CET)
Love Food, Reduce Waste: Life Foster Goes on in Top Gear
COVID brought the world on its knees and put everything on hold. However, it did not prevent Foster Life partners from going on serving their trainees and sticking to their training schedule.
European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME mourns its President Mario Ohoven
As EVBB is a member of the European Entrepreneuers CEA-PME, we hereby have to inform you that its European President Mario Ohoven, also president of BVMW (German Association of Medium-Sized Enterprises) in Germany, was suddenly torn from his life on 1st of November in...
Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic: Work-based learning should not be forgotten
As smart-working and home-office are becoming the new “normal” working mode amidst the Covid crisis, the prerogatives of on-site training should not be forgotten.
The European community of learning providers: Working Papers published
Through cooperation, mutual learning, selection of good practices, and production of concrete practical guidance on priority themes, the European community of learning providers worked on three themes in three parallel working groups.
Professional Development Activities: Meeting the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Institute for Professional Development at Education Academy from the “Vytautas Magnus University” (EVBB Member) in Lithuania shares its experience on conducting online learning webinars and online consultations for school teachers while also implementing research activities on the issue of COVID-19 and distance education.
DIMPA MOOC – Learning and Teaching Technologies for Digital Innovative Media Publishing in the VET sector
This MOOC is in its final stage and our member BFI Upper Austria would like to test it on a wide scale. You are invited to test it with them. Pre-Registration form in EN:...
Reload Europe Strategy
Based on the recent resolution, there was a position paper developed for a comprehensive and SME-friendly post COVID-19 Exit and Economic Recovery Strategy called "Reload Europe Strategy". We invite you all to share this proposal with your government representatives,...
† Obituary – Dr. Adalbert Kitsche
An active European leaves us –
but remains unforgotten at our side.
On 21 March 2020, just five days before his 94th birthday, the eyes of Dr. Adalbert Kitsche shut forever. This is the end of a busy and successful life.
Sprint to the finish line: Online Benchmarking for Quality Assurance in WBL platform available soon!
The third partners meeting for the project Erasmus+ Bequal.app was organized by EFFEBI and held in Rome (Italy) from 20th to 21st February 2020. Partners from Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Greece, Lithuania and Italy were present at the meeting. IDEC, our partners...
Civil Society Days 2020 – Building a sustainable future for European citizens?
Please note that - until further notice - this event has been postponed due the current situation with regard to COVID-19.At a time when citizens are demanding broader involvement in shaping European policies, the EESC Civil Society Days are intended to be a public...
Sharing knowledge for VET future quality – CEDEFOP Community of Learning Providers
There is common agreement among members of Cedefop’s Community of Learning Providers to continue their work along the lines described in its summary report for 2017-19 and presented in Helsinki during the European vocational skills week in October...
Think globally, act locally: the social and environmental impact of VET in the territory
“Think globally, act locally: the social and environmental impact of VET in the territory”: the 3rd Joint Staff Training of the ETTE project (http://evbb.eu/project/ette/) organised by ENAIP in its Conegliano VET center gathered partners from EVBB, EVTA, AFPA, LE FOREM, IME-GSEVEE, Cefochim, Technifutur and Endurance.
European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME President Mario Ohoven re-elected as President of BVMW
EVBB congratulates European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME President Mario Ohoven for his re-election as President of Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW),
EVBB Training – “EU funding from A to Ω”, A Roaring Success (28-30 November 2019)
The 3-day programme led by AKMI is the first of a series of customised training activities that EVBB will organise hand-in-hand with its members and partners. Our goal: providing participants with the complete toolbox and step-by-step guidance for building strong partnerships and successful applications.
The Bratislava Declaration – Together for the Future of Education
EVBB signs the official document summarizing the main outcomes and highlights of its Annual International Conference, along with SOLIDAR Foundation and the European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME Association.