ReferNet is a network of institutions created by Cedefop in 2002 to provide information on national vocational education and training (VET) systems and policies in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. Each national partner is a key organisation involved in VET in the country it represents.
National partners of the European ReferNet network:
Austria
ibw Austria-Research & Development in VET
Belgium
in process
Bulgaria
National Agency for VOcational Education and Training (NAVET)
Croatia
Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (AVETAE)
Cyprus
Human Resource Development Authority of Ciprus
Czechia
National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic (NPI CR)
Denmark
University College Copenhagen (UCC)
Estonia
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research (HTM)
Finland
Finnish National Agency for Education
France
Centre Inffo – Centre for the Development of Information on Continuing Vocational Training
Germany
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Greece
National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP)
Hungary
Ministry for Innovation and Technology and IKK Innovative Training Support Center Plc
Iceland
Directorate of Education (Menntamálastofnun)
Ireland
The Further Education and Training Authority (SOLAS)
Italy
National Institute for the Analysis of Public Policies (INAPP)
Latvia
Ministry of Education and Science
Lithuania
Qualifications and VET Development Centre (KPMPC)
Luxembourg
National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training (INFPC)
Malta
Ministry for Education and Employment
Netherlands
Centre for Expertise in Vocational Education and Training (ECBO)
Norway
Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU)
Poland
Educational Research Institute (IBE)
Portugal
Directorate-General of Employment and Industrial Relations (DGERT) / Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security
Romania
National Centre for TVET Development (NCTVETD)
Slovakia
State Institute of Vocational Education & Training (ŠIOV)
Spain
State Foundation for Training in Employment (Fundae)
Sweden
The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)
