The guiding principles are a contribution of the European Commission, Cedefop and the thematic working group on professional development of trainers in VET to the objective set in the Bruges communiqué of collecting good practice and developing guiding principles on changing roles, competences...

European companies' economic performance depends on effective utilisation of their employees' skills. Employers are key players in fostering continuing vocational education and training (CVET). Nine out of 10 participants in job-related training received support from their employers, who either...

This publication focuses on a topic of critical concern for policy-makers in recent years: skill mismatch. Cedefop has been active in skill mismatch research and analysis for almost a decade now, identifying significant areas of concern and contention surrounding the issue, including...