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28/04/2021
Sixth online training: Going digital in apprenticeships
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has launched a new online training module on the importance of digitalisation in apprenticeships. This is the sixth in a series of training modules designed to provide insight into apprenticeship systems in the EU.
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28/04/2021
Live discussion: How can employers be encouraged to establish apprenticeships?
On 28 April, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) held the live discussion ‘How can employers be encouraged to establish apprenticeships? Understanding the barriers to implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises’. The live discussion was chaired by Dr Jeff Bridgford, Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education, Communication and Society, King’s College London, and panellists shared good practice examples from Austria, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.
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21/04/2021
Webinar: Inter-company training centres and Centres of Vocational Excellence
On 21 April, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) organised the webinar ‘Inter-company training centres and Centres of Vocational Excellence’. The webinar falls under priority 2 of the renewed EAfA Action Plan 2020−2021 ‘Incentivising support to SMEs for providing a stable supply of quality and effective apprenticeships’ and corresponds to the action ‘Promoting cooperation in joint training centres’.
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23/03/2021
Online event: The role of regions and cities in supporting apprenticeships, upskilling and reskilling in the health sector
On 23 March, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) held the online event ‘The role of regions and cities in supporting apprenticeships, upskilling and reskilling in the health sector’. This was the final event in a series of three roadmap events leading to a high-level conference on apprenticeships on 3 and 4 June. The discussion explored local and regional initiatives for training, upskilling and reskilling health workers, taking into account the future skill needs of the sector.
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16/03/2021
High-level conference: Quality and effective apprenticeships and international labour standards on apprenticeships
On 15 and 16 March, the European Commission and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a joint high-level conference to celebrate three years of the European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (EFQEA). The conference served as an occasion to assess the current state of play for both the EU and ILO in setting quality standards for apprenticeships. It examined national apprenticeship reforms in countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, and explored key priorities of the renewed EAfA, including how to foster apprenticeship coalitions and strengthen social dialogue. The event featured keynote speeches by Nicolas Schmit, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, and the ILO’s Director General Guy Ryder.
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12/03/2021
Fifth online training: Involving social partners in apprenticeships
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has published a new online training module on social partners’ involvement at different stages of apprenticeships. This is the fifth in a series of training modules designed to provide insight into apprenticeship systems in the EU.
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23/02/2021
Webinar: Financing apprenticeships in the EU
The topic of financing apprenticeships is of critical importance. Securing a suitable level of funding and ensuring appropriate cost-sharing between the different actors involved (notably employers, social partners, public authorities and apprentices) is one of the key determinants of the successful implementation of quality and effective apprenticeships.
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11/02/2021
Live Discussion: What does quality mean in practice? Integrating the apprentice’s perspective
On 11 February, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) organised the live discussion ‘What does quality mean in practice? Integrating the apprentice’s perspective’.
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26/01/2021
Online event: The role of regions and cities in the digital and green transitions
On 26 January, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships held the online event ‘Green and digital transition. The role of regions and cities’. This was the second of a series of three events, leading up to a high-level event that will take place in the summer of 2021.
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21/01/2021
European Network of Cities meets to discuss new strategies for skills and employment, and the role of cities and metropolitan cities
On 21 January, the Network Cities for Apprenticeship (Cities4Appren) held an online meeting on the topic ‘Routes to recovery and resilience. New strategies for skills and employment, and the role of cities and metropolitan cities’.