Crossing Boundaries 2025 Proceedings Now Online!

The proceedings of the 6th International VET Conference Crossing Boundaries, taking place from 21 to 23 May 2025, are now available online!This year’s focus: “Towards Inclusive and Egalitarian Vocational Education and Training”. The papers explore key challenges such as dropout, gender segregation, and inequality in VET — with contributions ranging from theoretical insights to best …

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Asian-Anglo Lecture Series

Co-organised by the VETNET members Bill Esmond and Johannes Schmees, University of Derby, we announce the Asian-Anglo Lecture Series – between Vocational and Higher Education. It will discuss the relationship between different sectors in education. Across the world, educational pathways are evolving—creating new opportunities but also new tensions. Institutions that sit between vocational and higher education …

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Professor Karen Evans – International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame

Provided by Dr Natasha Kersh, University College London, member of VETNET. Karen was recognised for her lifetime achievements in education and lifelong learning at the 2024 International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame ceremony held at the University of Florence on 8 November. The IACE 'honours outstanding leaders in the fields of adult …

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Call for Papers Cross-European Symposium

Provided by Dr Andrea Laczik, The Edge Foundation, member of VETNET. We are pleased to announce a call for contributions to a cross-European symposium to take place in Belgrade (immediately after the ECER conference) on 13-14 September 2025 entitled ‘Achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don’t go to university: …

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Conference Calendar

Upcoming Conferences of Interest To add a conference, email covenor@vetnetsite.org. Only VETNET members' requests are considered. 2025 Call open SFUVET-Congress "Vocational and Professional Education and Training: Opportunities and Challenges of Contemporary Career Transition", 3–5 September 2025. Call open until 14 March 2025 - details here. VET and Culture, 32nd Network meeting, 16-18th July 2025 at the University …

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Call for Papers : “Apprenticeships: Future global trends”, 9th Research Conference of the International Network for Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP), May 8th – 9th 2025, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England

Keynote speakers will include Ashwani Aggarwal, International Labour Organization Global Lead for Skill and Lifelong Learning Policy. Leesa Wheelahan, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto. Professors Philipp Gonon (Zurich), Oscar Valiente (Glasgow) and Matthias Pilz (Cologne) – a discussion panel on ‘Transfer of Dual VET’. The International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) invites contributions to its ninth international research …

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International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET): First Issue in 2025 published!

First of all, we wish all members of the VETNET community all the best for the new year, interesting projects, exciting reading and discussions. The IJRVET office was closed over Christmas and the New Year, but is now back with a new issue. Emphasising Self-Directed Learning in VET-Schools: Teachers' Convictions and Role Negotiations by Anna …

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