EfVET, Square de Meeus 19, Ixelles (2026)

25/09/2026

📢 Message from WorldSkills International Shanghai 🇨🇳🌍: "Skills are the new societal wealth."

EfVET is pleased to join the international TVET community at and the Conference, with around 1,400 young Competitors from 70+ countries and regions and more than 2,000 delegates.

Beyond the numbers, a few key messages stand out:
🔹 Skills go beyond employment. They are central to people's , personal and participation in , and must be developed throughout life.
🔹 Enterprises and providers need deeper, structural , not only on training but also on identifying, assessing, recognising and transferring across borders.
🔹 The is not only about . Semiconductors, advanced transport, maritime industries, water management and construction also need major investment in skills and .
🔹 Initiatives to watch: the proposed , the upcoming OECD - OCDE PISA-VET, and new ways of using AI and labour-market data to manage TVET systems.

👉 Above all, WorldSkills is about people. Their commitment, emotion and pride show what really means. They are the protagonists of the future of skills.

🙌 Thank you to WorldSkills International, CEO David Hoey, the whole WorldSkills community and our partner WorldSkills Europe for welcoming EfVET to Shanghai. Next stop: EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027 and Abilympics 2027!

🔎 Read the full article in EfVET's website: https://efvet.org/message-from-worldskills-in-shanghai-skills-are-the-new-societal-wealth/

24/09/2026

📢💻 Webinar: "Empowering VET for Work Integration Social Enterprises: the B-WISE project"

👉 How can better respond to the skills needs of Work Integration Social Enterprises?
👉 Which practical tools can help strengthen the training and of disadvantaged workers?

This webinar, moderates by Paolo Nardi, Executive Director of EfVET, will present the key results of the B-WISE project, a comprehensive set of practical resources to support skills development in WISEs. These include European occupational profiles, competence frameworks, curricula, training materials, educator toolkits and the B-WISE MOOC, all designed to strengthen vocational education and training for the WISE sector. Participants will also learn how the project has been implemented at national level and what results it achieved.

Join our speakers:
🎙️ Patrizia Bussi, Director of ENSIE NETWORK, the European Network of Work Integration Social Enterprises, which represents more than 3,000 WISEs across 24 countries, and Vice-President of Social Economy Europe. She co-coordinated the B-WISE project.
🎙️ Loïc Tournedouet, Project Director at AFPA and Board Member of AINOA, with more than 30 years of experience leading national and European projects on instructional design, digital learning and inclusive vocational training.

📅 15 October 2026, 16:00 CET, Online
🔗 Register here: 9e93a719-cff9-4cb3-91e5-1e824df1aa4c@bcf29f09-6e86-42a4-ab38-3a1d7c6fa9ad" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9e93a719-cff9-4cb3-91e5-1e824df1aa4c@bcf29f09-6e86-42a4-ab38-3a1d7c6fa9ad

💡 Together, we will explore how VET can empower Work Integration Social Enterprises and help build more inclusive labour markets, where everyone has the opportunity to develop their skills and thrive.

🙌 Join us to discover the B-WISE results and become part of a growing European community for inclusive, skills-driven social enterprises.

24/09/2026

📢 EfVET Annual Conference 2026 - Mobility for global impact

Our speaker spotlight series continues by officially introducing the main characters of our parallel sessions on 22 October.

🌟 Let’s end with our fourth and final session, which will be moderated by our Treasurer Jonathan Harding and feature:
🎙️ Anna Barbieri, Team Leader for Apprenticeships and Erasmus+, DG EMPL, European Commission
🎙️ Andreas Gabriel, European Development Manager, Euro App Mobility
🎙️ Oscar Prat van Thiel, President, World Skills Development Alliance

Our expert panelists will delve into how mobility programmes in the EU and at international level contribute to enhance learners’ and teachers’ awareness of other cultures, traditions, mentalities and approaches, favouring cross-contamination at all levels: methodologies, practices and policies. What are some strategies in shaping mobility for VET learners and staff that can truly make learners grow in their understanding of the world and of their own role as active citizens?

The session, aimed mainly at VET practitioners, mobility coordinators and officers, will provide insights into the relation between mobility and citizenship education, as well as the best practices that have been proven to work in this specific area of vocational education and training.

💡 Do you want to listen to our speakers? Don't miss this session and secure your spot at the conference now!

🎟️ Tickets & Programme: https://conference.efvet.org/

23/09/2026

🖥️📢 AI is already changing VET. The question is: are we preparing teachers to lead that change?

Across Europe, Vocational Education is entering a new phase. AI is becoming part of the workplace, the classroom and the way students learn. But introducing more AI tools is not, by itself, educational transformation.

👩‍🏫 For K-tuin · Apple Premium Partner and IAcademia I Academia de Inteligencia Artificial, the real transformation must be teacher-led.

teachers need more than the ability to use . They need the confidence and competences to decide when to use it, how to use it, when not to use it, and how to make sure AI strengthens learning, critical thinking and human judgement rather than replacing them.

🚀 In Spain, K-tuin and IAcademia, in partnership with UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia), have been developing a comprehensive approach to AI professional development for educators. It covers AI literacy and pedagogy, ethics, governance, privacy, assessment and educational leadership.

🖇️ A key element of their model is the link between professional development and university-certified learning pathways based on ECTS credits. This gives educators the chance to have their AI training formally recognised within a European higher-education framework.

🌍 At the EfVET Annual Conference 2026 in Brussels (21–23 October), our sponsor K-tuin wants to open the next conversation:
👉 What should a Training Framework for VET Teachers look like?

🤝 They will present what they have done in Spain, and they also want to listen, compare experiences and find European partners to co-design, pilot and validate the next stage together.

📚 Different countries. Different VET systems. One shared challenge.

👉 AI is changing VET.
👉 Teachers should lead the change.
👉 Let's build the European framework that equips them to do it.

🔎 More about the Spanish partnership: https://k-tuin.iacademia.es/

17/09/2026

📢 EfVET Annual Conference 2026 - Speaker Spotlight: Shizuka Kato 🎤

Our speaker spotlight series continues with Shizuka Kato, Policy Analyst at the OECD - OCDE (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), who will be joining the opening panel discussion themed "Global citizenship empowered by VET."

💡 VET trains adults and young people alike to become global citizens, supporting and education. Embedded in curricula, pedagogy and work-based learning, it prepares learners to engage responsibly in diverse communities, respond to and technological change, and contribute to more stable and cohesive societies.

🌟 Shizuka will bring a skills and lifelong learning policy perspective to the conversation, drawing on her work on skills-first approaches, talent and skill shortages, and individual learning accounts to explore the many dimensions of in VET.

📅 Opening Panel: "Global citizenship empowered by VET" | Thursday, 22 October, 10:00-11:00

Shizuka Kato is a Policy Analyst at the OECD - OCDE, specialising in skills and lifelong learning policies. She is currently based in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, where her work covers skills-first approaches in hiring and training, talent and skill shortages, and individual learning accounts. Before joining the OECD - OCDE, she worked at Waseda University in Tokyo, advancing student and staff mobility and strengthening international partnerships as part of the International Affairs Division.

🎙️ It's this blend of international education experience and deep policy expertise on skills and lifelong learning that makes Shizuka a great addition to our Conference. 🌍

💫 Don't miss it! Secure your spot now.
🎟️ Tickets & Programme: https://conference.efvet.org/p/ #/overview

16/09/2026

📢 Europe needs more skilled professionals. But attracting and retaining the next generation of learners is also part of the challenge.

Today's learners have different expectations and ways of consuming content, while some traditional approaches to delivering theoretical content have changed much more slowly.

Technology, such as text to speech, can help bridge that gap by making content more accessible, flexible and engaging, without taking away from the practical learning experience that makes TVET so valuable.

👉 Want to learn more? As new members of EfVET and conference sponsors, ReadSpeaker will be attending the upcoming EfVET Conference 2026 in Brussels, we look forward to seeing you there!

15/09/2026

📢 EfVET Annual Conference 2026 - Quo vadis VET? VET at the intersection of European and global agendas.

👉 Our speaker spotlight series continues by officially introducing the main characters of our parallel sessions on 22 October. First things first: let’s start with the policy debate, moderated by EfVET President James Calleja, which will feature:

🎙️ Anna Banczyk, Head of Unit “Vocational Education and Training, Skills Portability, CEDEFOP”, DG EMPL (EU Employment and Skills), European Commission
🎙️ Marie-Josée Fortin, Director of Programmes and Partnerships, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)
🎙️ Laurence Gates, CEO, WorldSkills Europe
🎙️ Natalie Ax, Project Manager, UNESCO-UNEVOC

💡 Panelists will address different facets of at EU and global level form their own institutional and national perspective: How can networks and institutions create a long-term vision for and at European and international level? How to enhance cooperation between European and non-European models of vocational education and training? What policies are needed to push for feasible and forward-looking strategies for more , , and efficient ?

🎯 Targeted at public bodies and civil society representatives, experts and policymakers, this policy debate will delve into the agendas for and skills around the world, bringing together European and international experts and giving an overview of the latest policy developments in VET.

Do you want to listen to our speakers? Don't miss this session and secure your spot at the conference now!
🎟️ Tickets & Programme: https://conference.efvet.org/p/ #/overview

14/09/2026

🎓 A great opportunity for VET students and institutions! 🎓

Our sponsor WordPress.com Education is offering VET schools and teachers the chance to give their students one year of free WordPress.com hosting, plus their own .blog or .art domain, giving them access to professional tools directly from the classroom. 💻✨

The Student plan includes:
🔌 Plugins
💾 6 GB of storage
🔄 Backups & staging sites
🔐 SFTP/SSH & phpMyAdmin access
🔗 Studio Sync

Students also get access to the current tools of the WordPress.com ecosystem, including Studio Code (the AI tool for building and customising WordPress.com sites) and WooCommerce for creating eCommerce projects. 🛒🤖

An opportunity for students in web development, marketing, communication, design, eCommerce and entrepreneurship to build their own digital projects with professional technology. 🚀

👉 Learn more: https://wordpress.com/education/

10/09/2026

📢 EfVET Annual Conference 2026 - Leadership in a fast-changing world: how to be up to the task with innovation?

💡 Our speaker spotlight series continues by officially introducing the main characters of our parallel sessions on 22 October. Let’s continue with the fireside chat, which will be moderated by our Vice-President Dr. Arja Flinkman and feature:
🎙️ Prof. Dr. Stefan Kammhuber, Director of the OST - ikik-Institut für Kommunikation und Interkulturelle Kompetenz
🎙️ Kari Puumalainen, Director, Ylä-Savon ammattiopisto Municipal Federation of Education
🎙️ Marlies Verkuijlen, Executive Director, MBO Amersfoort

The chat will start with an input by Stefan Kammhuber and be followed by discussants Kari Puumalainen and Marlies Verkuijlen. Our guests will address many dimensions of , reflecting on and affecting both at local and global level: lack of funding, struggles with activities’ sustainability in the long-term, staff management and increased diversity of needs and approaches in classrooms.

🎯 Targeted at , , and , this fireside chat will discuss main challenges in leadership and highlight forward-looking lessons and practices to manage VET centres with an eye to , and intercultural approaches.

Do you want to listen to our speakers? Don't miss this session and secure your spot at the conference now!
🎟️ Tickets & Programme: https://conference.efvet.org/

09/09/2026

How can VET centres deliver hands-on training at scale?

At , we'll showcase real projects where XR is already creating impact, including the Basque VET network, where immersive learning experiences are shared across multiple centres through an XR infrastructure.

✅ Shared content
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Come and discover how VIROO helps transform vocational training.

Read the full story:👉 https://viroo.virtualwareco.com/portfolio/xr-vet-basque-centers/

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