The mission devoted to ReferNet is to support Cedefop by reporting on national VET systems and policy developments and by raising the visibility of VET and Cedefop’s products. It comprises 30 members known as ReferNet national partners from EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. ReferNet national partners are key institutions involved in VET or labour market policies in the country they represent  

The Hungarian national partners  concluded a four-year framework partnership agreement, with the Cedefop and a  specific grant agreement for the work plan to be carried out in 2020.  

Being a partner institution of the ReferNet network gives the possibility  to enhance international cooperation in VET, which is an important aim of the Hungarian  „Vocational Education and Training (VET) 4.0 – mid-term policy strategy for the renewal of VET and Adult Education (AE)  which sets up the directions for the  legal provisions of the new Act LXXX/2019 on VET.  Hungary - as other countries – faces challenges: to be competitive in the global economy, to keep its labour-market flexibility, to be able to meet the new and changing demands of the economy, to encourage people to  take part in the lifelong learning process is a necessity.. We can give well functioning solutions to this demands only if we cooperate on an international level with the relevant  VET and AL stakeholders. Thus we can gather comparable information on VET in the EU, learning from each other’s  relevant experiences and good practices, and sharing ours too. Our aim is also to share the information gathered in the course of the implementation of the project   with the Hungarian VET  stakeholders contributing  to make them able  to understand better the „big picture” of VET which can be  a useful help to their everyday  working  practice. Our aim is to reach through the ReferNet project’s Facebook  website (ReferNet Hungary) and the Cedefop’s Photo Award   VET students too.  

The Hungarian ReferNet national partners believe that the quality VET is useful not only for the economy, it can be also a path to personal fulfillment.