ReferNet: European network of expertise on VET
The Ministry for Innovation and Technology and the IKK Innovative Training Support Center Plc. successfully applied in 2019 to operate the ReferNet project in Hungary for the years 2020-2023 acting as national partners in Cedefop’s European network for information on VET.

European education stakeholders endorse declaration on VET
The ministers in charge of vocational education and training (VET) in the EU Member States, candidate countries and EEA countries, the European social partners and the European Commission endorsed on 30 November the ‘Osnabrück declaration on VET as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies’.
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Coronavirus and the European job market: where the pandemic hit the hardest in spring 2020
European employers advertised 35% fewer jobs in online job portals in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. This significant drop during the first lockdown, identified using Cedefop’s skills OVATE system, provides valuable insights into the impact the coronavirus crisis had on the EU labour market.
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Meet the National EVSW Contact Points
The organizers of the European Vocational Skills Week announced that 12 organisations have accepted the role of National Contact Point for the EWSW 2020. They’ll be playing a crucial role in supporting local event/activity organisers and spreading the word about European Vocational Skills Week.
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EFVET VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON 22 OCTOBER 2020 “COVID-19 BEYOND 2020: A NEW GENERATION OF VET?”
The conference is associated with the European Vocational Skills Week 2020, of which the EfVET is an official partner.
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