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About National VET systems

This page provides comprehensive information about vocational education and training (VET) systems and policies in Europe.

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    News
    04 JUN 2025
    From strategy to action: tracking vocational education reform across Europe
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    21 MAY 2025
    Czechia: new lyceum programme to balance general and vocational secondary education pathways
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    2025 NQF developments across Europe
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    2025 ReferNet Partnership Forum in Warsaw
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Publications & reports

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January 2025
Towards EU priorities in VET
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January 2025
Vocational education and training in Poland
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January 2025
Meeting skill needs for the green transition
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January 2025
Spotlight on VET Poland
belgium
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Belgium
austria
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Austria
slovakia
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Slovakia
netherlands
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Netherlands 2024
iceland
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Iceland 2024
hungary
2024
Implementing European priorities in VET: Hungary
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Online tools

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Timeline of VET policies in Europe
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VET in Europe database
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European database on apprenticeships schemes
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National qualifications frameworks (NQFs) online tool
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Matching skills
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Financing adult learning database

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  • Monitoring and analysing VET policies in Europe
  • National qualifications frameworks (NQFs)
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  • VET excellence and inclusion for the 21st century
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