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Cedefop-European Center for the Development of Vocational training
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) is an agency of the European Union.
Established in 1975, Cedefop is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Cedefop is the acronym of its French title, Centre Européen pour le Développement de la Formation Professionnelle. Cedefop supports development of European vocational education and training (VET) policies and contributes to their implementation.
Cedefop works closely with the European Commission, governments, representatives of employers and trade unions, VET researchers and practitioners to strengthen European cooperation. It provides the evidence on which to base European VET policy and identifies trends in and challenges for VET. The agency also brings together policy-makers, social partners, researchers and practitioners to share ideas and debate the best ways to improve European VET policies. The issues it covers span guidance and counselling; training for older workers; forecasting the demand and supply of skills; the recognition and validation of learning that takes place outside the education system; and the development of qualification frameworks.
Cedefop is run by a Governing Board on which national governments, trade unions, employers’ organisations and the European Commission are represented. Day to day operation is the responsibility of the director, who is appointed by the European Commission on the basis of recommendations by from the Governing Board. Cedefop’s budget comes from the European Commission.
What Cedefop does
The right VET policies depend on understanding how economies, societies and people are changing.
Cedefop works to strengthen European cooperation and provide the evidence on which to base European VET policy. Cedefop’s added value is the high quality of its comparative analyses and expertise gathered through research and networking, which are used to:
- Provide technical advice and propose ideas for VET policies;
- Fill knowledge gaps and generating new insights that identify trends in and challenges for VET
- Increase awareness of VET’s image and importance;
- Bring together policy-makers, social partners, researchers and practitioners to share ideas and debate the best ways to improve VET policies;
- Support and encourage joint European approaches, principles and tools to improve VET.
Cedefop works closely with the European Commission, Member States’ governments, representatives of employers and trade unions, VET researchers and practitioners. It provides them with up-to-date information on developments in VET as well as opportunities for policy debate.
Cedefop disseminates its information through its website, publications, networks, study visits, conferences and seminars. Cedefop’s activities are guided by its mission and medium-term priorities.
Mission
Cedefop’s mission is to support development of European VET policies and contribute to their implementation.
Cedefop’s strategic objective is to ‘strengthen European cooperation and support the European Commission, Member States and social partners in designing and implementing policies for an attractive VET that promotes excellence and social inclusion’.
The strategic objective is supported by three medium-term priorities for 2012-14:
- Supporting modernisation of VET systems
- Careers and transitions – Continuing VET, adult and work-based learning
- Analysing skills and competence needs to inform VET provision
Job Opportunities
The recruitment policy of Cedefop aims to select well-qualified staff with a high degree of professionalism. To achieve this goal our selection procedures are streamlined to guarantee maximum transparency and equal treatment for all candidates.
As an agency of the European Union, Cedefop’s conditions of employment abide by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities. Cedefop offers competitive salaries which are free from national taxation and attractive additional benefits in line with those of European Union civil servants. Furthermore, Cedefop offers an international working environment and possibilities for training and development.
Events
Dates: 14/02/2014 - 14/02/2014
Venue: Paris
Country: France
Languages: English
Event Status: Open event
Cedefop Involvement: Co-Organiser
Dates: 24/02/2014 - 25/02/2014
Venue: Cedefop
Country: Greece
Languages: English
Event Status: Invitation Only,Restricted participation
Cedefop Involvement: Organiser
Available languages:
English
German
French
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