CEDEFOP’s mission is to support the promotion, development and implementation of the Union’s policy on vocational training and qualifications, as well as skills and qualifications policies, by working with the Commission, the Member States and the social partners. To this end, it promotes and disseminates knowledge, provides evidence and services for policy-making, including research-based findings, […]
Learning – Training in Human Rights Education
The COMPASS Training Courses in Human Rights Education are strategic national or regional activities for the development of competences of key multipliers for human rights education with young people. The training courses can be organised at the initiative of national youth organisations or institutions interested in advancing the provisions and quality of human rights education and implementing […]
Council calls for greater efforts to combat child poverty
The Council is calling on the Commission and EU countries to provide greater support to children, in order to increase their well-being and combat poverty and social exclusion. In conclusions approved last March 9, the Council draws attention to the potential long-term implications of child poverty, and calls for adequate funding for policies that address child […]
Disability strategy: EP calls for greater efforts in employment, housing and healthcare
The EP wants ambitious measures to ensure access for people with disabilities to the labour market, social protection, education, healthcare, housing and digital services. In a resolution adopted on Thursday by 490 votes to 9, with 109 abstentions, MEPs call for an effective strategy for 2025-2030 that includes concrete measures and legal instruments to address […]
Commission announces over €5 billion in funding for skills under Erasmus+ 2026
Last November 12, the European Commission has opened the Erasmus+ 2026 call for proposals, offering new funding opportunities in education, training, youth and sport across Europe and beyond. With a budget of around € 5.2 billion for 2026, the programme continues to invest in skills development and citizenship education through cross-border mobility and cooperation projects. […]
Investment in education across Europe is increasing
A new report from the European Commission highlights a positive shift in education funding across Europe, which is boosting the EU’s competitive advantage. The report, entitled ‘Investing in Education 2025’, details multiple economic and social benefits and shows that public investment in education is recovering after the decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, although it […]
SEPIE awards 377.5 million euros to Erasmus+ 2025 educational mobility projects
Spain continues to lead the Erasmus+ programme in receiving applications for mobility projects in 2025. 4,538 projects selected in the sectors of Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training, School Education and Adult Education. 153,717 awarded mobilities of students and staff of education and training organisations in Spain from all education sectors. 527 external experts selected […]
Volunteering – Growing Together: Volunteer in a Kindergarten – Hungary
Bring your passion and make a real difference in early childhood education with “Growing Together”, a European Solidarity Corps project inviting young people to volunteer in kindergartens, fostering development, inclusion, and intercultural connections. For 10.5 months, starting September 1st, you’ll join a kindergarten, engage in daily activities, help organise events, and promote values of solidarity […]
PhD – Position in AI-skills in education – Belgium
Duties You will conduct research within the framework of the ChatEQUITY project on artificial intelligence and educational inequality. Within this project, you are responsible for developing an innovative assessment tool to map AI skills. To develop this instrument, you will first carry out (digital) ethnographic and qualitative research activities in multilingual educational settings to gain […]