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First Winter Camp on Vocational Excellence

This event will bring together Centres of Vocational Excellence to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The event will focus on the development of green and digital skills. It will feature workshops and opportunities for innovative projects to drive excellence in vocational education across Europe.

 
ESCO at EXCEED Upskilling Programme for VET Professionals

On 12th of December 2024, ESCO Secretariat offered a session that provided a comprehensive introduction to ESCO, covering its structure, how is it updated, and key use cases. Participants also learned how ESCO incorporates green and digital labels within its classification and how it can be used to link the learning outcomes of qualifications to ESCO skills.

 
ESCO workshop

On December 12, 2024, the European Commission organised a workshop focused on the transmission of labelled data to EURES. The session provided guidance on how to send ESCO codes to EURES and highlighted the most common errors encountered in the process.

 
Valorising volunteering for people and places

This webinar organised by the OECD will explore effective policies, programmes, and initiatives to support volunteering. Tune in on 5 December for fresh insights on the topic, followed by a dynamic panel discussion with international experts and practitioners

 
European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024

This conference is part of the EU’s wider efforts to raise awareness and tackle everyday challenges faced by persons with disabilities. This year´s edition is taking place in Brussels on 28 and 29 November 2024.

 
ESCO Member States Working Group meeting - November 2024

On 25th of November 2024, the European Commission opened and chaired the ESCO Member States Working Group meeting where the Member States were informed about the upcoming minor ESCO version (v1.2.1) and consultation process, review progress in skills clustering, discuss ESCO’s implementation in EURES, present the ESCO-NACE mapping, and share updates on the uptake of ESCO in labour market and education and training.

 
ETF Workshop on ESCO

On 20th November 2024, ETF organised a workshop on ESCO. This workshop was part of the ETF bridging support to the Ministry of Labour and the technical interministerial committee responsible for updating of the Egyptian National Classification of Occupations (ENOC). The aim of the workshop was to build a practical understanding of ESCO, including how ESCO is built and its links with national and international classifications. The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss how ESCO could be used for updating the ENOC.

 
Webinar: Understanding Special Cash Benefits

This event will explore the complex 30-year debate around Special Non-Contributory Cash Benefits, their non-exportability across Member States, and their role in EU social security coordination.

 
Open Data x Skills Hackathon

ESCO participated in the Open Data x Skills Hackathon that was held on 24 and 25 October 2024 in Luxemburg. The event was organised by the GovTech Lab in collaboration with the Information and Press Service (SIP) and the National Employment Agency (ADEM). Its aim was to develop innovative tools that leverage data from ADEM, ESCO, and Eurostat. If you want to find out more about ESCO's participation, you can read the news article on the portal.

 
ESCO Secretariat in Qualifications Authority’s international conference

At the Qualifications Authority’s international conference, lifelong learning and the assessment of skills were at the center of the discussions. ESCO Secretariat was invited to the conference on 19th of September "Making use of your skills" and participated in the discussion panel: “How do skills systems support lifelong learning?” which led to fruitful exchanges on skills and building classifications based on ESCO.

 
ESCO Member States Working Group focus meeting - September 2024

In September 2024, the European Commission opened and chaired the ESCO Member States Working Group focus meeting where the Member States were informed about the upcoming language consultation and dived into the topic of developing new heuristic principles for ESCO.