It is not usual to gather in the same conference all the most relevant European stakeholders in the knowledge triangle of VET: providers, researchers, institutions and policy-makers at European level. This event set the pace for a new stronger collaboration for promoting innovation and attractiveness of VET. Inclusive Excellence is the distinctive element in the …

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The JVET 2019 conference takes place 28-30 June 2019 in Oxford, UK. Your are invited to hand in a proposal for a paper or symposium. The conference website is here: https://jvet.co.uk/ Deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2019. (communicated by A.M.Bathmaker@bham.ac.uk) 

European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Hamburg, 2-6 September 2019 The call for proposal for ECER 2019 is open until 31 January 2019. We encourage proposals with different theoretical and methodological backgrounds. Proposals are welcome that discuss the conference theme "Education in an Era of Risk - the Role of Educational Research for the Future" …

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We congratulate Tobias Ley and his research team and partners on winning the VET Excellence Award for their research project LEARNING LAYERS. Learning Layers investigated informal learning in the workplace and developed technology to support practice-based learning in small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2016 VETNET has been mandated by the European Commission to organize the nomination …

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For the third time, VETNET organised a research workshop during the European Vocational Skills Week in collaboration with and upon the invitation of the European Commission, Employment Social Affairs & Inclusion. Focusing challenges of vocational education and training across the lifespan, four impetus presentations were given and discussed by VETNET researchers from all around the world. The …

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You are invited to join in the online voting for the VET Excellence Awards 2018 On behalf of the European Commission, VETNET organised the nomination procedure for the VET excellence award. VETNET proposed two projects. Now, there will be a public voting. You are invited to vote either for the "Learning Layers Project" or the project …

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Extended deadline to submit abstracts. The International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) extends the deadline for its call for papers until November 15, 2018. ---- The International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) invites contributions to its 8th international conference “Contemporary Apprenticeship Reforms and Reconfigurations” which will take place at March 21st – 22nd 2019 at the University of …

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After an intensive and long evaluation process (see figure) we recently got the following positive feedback from Scopus.  Scopus is the largest and probably most important abstract and citation database of scientific peer-reviewed literature. "The review of International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is now complete and the CSAB (Content Selection …

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