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 …
Vocational Skills Week Vienna, November 2018
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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IJRVET: Special Issue published
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published today the Special Issue: Social Dimensions and Participation in Vocational Education and Training (Vol 5, No 3). Editors: Franz Kaiser and Susann Krugmann Content with direct links Social Dimensions and Participation in Vocational Education and Training – An Introduction in the Special Issue Franz …
VET Excellence Awards 2018
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 …
INAP 2019 “Contemporary Apprenticeship Reforms and Reconfigurations”
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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Scopus: IJRVET accepted for inclusion!
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 …
Reflections on #ECER2018 – Part Five: Transfer of Innovation after the Learning Layers Project
In this post I will concentrate on my own contributions that focus on the follow-up phase of our EU-funded Learning Layers (LL) project and on the issue ‘transfer of innovation’ after such a project. Firstly I will discuss my presentation on the research background of the LTB – prepared for the EERA session on using …
Reflections on #ECER2018 – Part Four: Bringing Learning Toolbox and ePosters ‘home’ to ECER
At ECER 2018 I and my colleagues were in charge of the pilot activities with ePosters powered by the Learning Toolbox (LTB). Below I give first insights into the Interactive ePoster session of the VETNET network (European Vocational Education and Training Research Network). Then I report on the EERA special session for discussing the use …
New blogs on #ECER2018 in Bolzano/ Bozen – Third Batch: The VETNET pilot with ePosters (powered by the Learning Toolbox)
Vetnetsite completes the publication of the blogs that Pekka Kämäräinen has written on the #ECER2018 conference in Bolzano/Bozen. The first batch gave access to posts that focused on the VETNET network and its key activities. The second batch presented impressions on different paper presentations during the conference. The third and final batch presents firstly the …
Reflections on #ECER2018 – Part Three: Insights into different VETNET sessions
This post will give insights into some of the VETNET sessions that I attended. Here it is worthwhile to note that I don’t try to cover the whole VETNET program nor the sessions that I attended. Instead I try to draw attention to some specific presentations. Continuing vocational training, progression to managerial positions and digital …
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