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ESF+ project in Italy supports persons with disabilities among displaced people from Ukraine
The Italian project "P.Ac.S – Percorsi di accoglienza e solidarieta" (Reception and Solidarity Pathways), co-funded by the European Social Fund, is an innovative example of how social projects help persons with disabilities escaping the war in Ukraine to integrate into society.
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Statement by Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli issued today the following statement on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Report highlights role of Europe’s PES in providing labour market training for the long-term unemployed
The latest PES Network report reveals how Public Employment Services (PES) have been delivering vital training and up-skilling to help long-term unemployed workers access jobs, despite the pandemic. It also identifies key improvements for future training programmes.
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European skills: Launch of a large-scale partnership on skills in retail
Today, with the support of the Commission, retail employers and trade union associations Eurocommerce and Uni Europa have set up a large-scale skills partnership for the retail industrial ecosystem.
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Germany hosted the sixth EQAVET Peer Review
The Peer Review, held on 14 and 15 November, focused on the different instruments at the federal government’s level, in Germany, to ensure quality assurance in Continuing vocational education and training (CVET). The Peer Review explored the examples of distance learning, nationally valid further training regulations and quality requirements in Germany’s case of state funding.
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Building global partnerships at the first Forum on Vocational Excellence
The 2022 Forum on Vocational Excellence has taken place on 15 and 16 November 2022 in San Sebastian (Spain). This first international meeting of partners involved in initiatives on Vocational excellence included panel discussions and parallel sessions on some of the most pressing issues going from smart specialisation to social inclusion.
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Commission recommends recognising COVID-19 as occupational disease in certain sectors and during a pandemic
Today, the Commission adopted an updated Recommendation on occupational diseases.
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Skellefteå wins 2023 Access City Award for its outstanding efforts to become accessible to persons with disabilities
Today, the Swedish city of Skellefteå received the 2023 Access City Award in recognition of its long-term commitment and innovative approach to enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities.
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The first ever European Employment & Social Rights Forum attracted over 1200 participants
The European Employment and Social Rights Forum took place on 16-17 November in Brussels. This first edition of the event focused on how to achieve a fair and inclusive green transition for all. The Forum also celebrated the 5th anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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Commission publishes proposal for Joint Employment Report 2023
The proposal for the Joint Employment Report (JER) confirms that the EU labour market has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, showing a strong performance and surpassing pre-pandemic employment levels since the third quarter of 2021.