European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training - EVBB

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

TourX Final Event

30/04/2026

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗩𝗘𝗧, 𝗔𝗜 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗘𝗩𝗕𝗕 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

📌 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://www.b2match.com/e/evbb-policy-camp-2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 | 𝟮𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 – 𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔍 This year’s : What do VET leaders really need to know?

For 4 days in Thessaloniki, we’re uniting practitioners, policymakers, and partners for real talk focusing only on what truly matter:

🚀 MFF Negotiations & AI in EU Proposals at 2026!
🏛️ Inside MFF negotiations: Our Secretary General reveals real-time insights on funding priorities and trade-offs for your projects.
🤖 AI in EU proposals: Practitioners share how VET orgs use AI in proposals, followed by an EU evaluator’s take on AI-assisted applications.
📍 Full-day sessions on EU VET policy, the new EU VET Strategy, and CEDEFOP’s research priorities.
🤝 Ecosystem networking: Sector-based matchmaking (Tourism, Construction, Digital, Maritime, Society) with B2match booking.
🏫 VET school visits: Explore institutions in Thessaloniki.
🎭 Cultural visits (optional): guided visit to the Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, exploration of Ano Poli, or a walk through the city’s historic waterfront district.
Places are capped at 150.

⏰ Early bird: €150 until 18 May | Standard: €200

The EVBB Policy Camp is the annual convening for European VET leaders, funded project practitioners, policymakers, and institutional partners who want to move beyond conference rhetoric and into real engagement with EU policy and funding realities.

10/03/2026

🌍 Strengthening European Citizenship Education in VET

We are pleased to share the successful implementation of a mobility organized by EVBB – European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training within the framework of the EUCLASS Alliance project.

EUCLASS Alliance is a European initiative that aims to strengthen European Citizenship Education in Vocational Education and Training (VET). The project addresses a key challenge: helping VET teachers integrate EU-related topics into their teaching and engaging vocational students with broader themes such as democracy, rights, and active participation in European society.

Through activities such as international mobilities, collaboration between institutions, and the development of innovative teaching resources, the project works to:

• enhance teachers’ skills
• increase students’ awareness of EU citizenship
• strengthen the EU dimension in VET programmes
• foster cooperation between vocational education institutions across Europe.

The mobility organized by EVBB provided an important opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, explore innovative educational practices, and reinforce European collaboration in vocational education.

🤝 A big thank you to all the partners involved in the EUCLASS Alliance project:

Ente Nazionale Canossiano
International


degli Studi di Trento
Canónica Autónoma Marcelo Gangoiti – Centro San Viator
Luovi
- ja Teadusministeerium / Kuressaare Ametikool

Together we are working to bring European values, citizenship education, and international collaboration closer to VET students and teachers across Europe.

29/01/2026

Great energy and strong collaboration at the VET4EU2 workshop in Brussels, hosted at EVBB!
Our Secretary-General Theodor Grassos kicked off the day by setting the scene and outlining the workshop objectives.

Cluster 1 – Learners, inclusion & lifelong pathways
Moderated by Giulia Meschino (European Vocational Training Association - EVTA), with inspiring contributions from Silvia Genero (ENAIP Veneto), Marco Muzzarelli (ENGIM ONG Foundation) and Kevin O’Shea (FET), bringing concrete examples from practice and policy.

Cluster 2 – Quality, innovation & skills relevance
Led by Scilla van Cuijlenborg & Adrijana Hodak (EUproVET), with strong inputs from Vasilis Siomadis (Small Enterprises' Institute of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen - IME GSEVEE) and Pieter Hoekstra (). Expert reflections from Tamar Atabarut (eucen) (curricula & skills) and Ali Rashid (Folkuniversitetet) (quality assurance) helped turn discussions into actionable takeaways.

Cluster 3 – Governance, funding, partnerships & internationalisation/mobility
Igor Hanc () opened Cluster 3 by presenting how higher vocational colleges are governed in Slovenia. Theodor Grassos also prompted a lively exchange by reflecting on the funding situation in VET, and by raising key problems and suggestions around internationalisation and mobilities that VET institutions and their members face.

We wrapped up by synthesising cross-cutting messages and prioritising recommendations to strengthen VET systems and partnerships moving forward.

23/12/2025

✨ Holiday Break ✨

It is time to let the elves take over 🎅

EVBB will be closed the week of the 22nd while our team enjoys a holiday break.

We wish you and your loved ones days filled with warmth, joy, and cheer!

24/11/2025

🚀 𝗘𝗩𝗕𝗕 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

26–27 November | 10:00–11:30 CET | Online
The countdown is on!

Register now: https://lnkd.in/gf7Ka6Yz

Join VET educators, policymakers, and training experts from Europe and around the globe for an inspiring 2-day online PLA designed to connect, share, and innovate.

Whether you're passionate about upskilling adults, skills portability, or STEM opportunities in emerging sectors, this is your moment to collaborate with peers and shape the future of VET.
Don’t miss this chance to learn, exchange ideas, and expand your international network.

18/11/2025

📣 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤!

The event brings together educators, policymakers, NGOs, researchers, and student representatives to discuss the future of inclusive teaching in Europe.

WHEN: 21 November 2025
TIME: 09:00–13:00 CET
WHERE: EVBB VET House, Brussels & Online

Register here: https://lnkd.in/d3MrnYjY

Participants will explore findings from pilot trainings, discover the new curriculum and three specialisation courses, and reflect on how to scale inclusive practices that support all learners, including LGBTIQ+ youth, migrant/refugee students, and those facing socio-economic barriers.
Join us and be part of advancing equity and inclusion in European classrooms.

23/10/2025

🤝 𝐄𝐕𝐁𝐁 𝐱 𝐃𝐋𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐤𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚̈𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 – “𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬”

On 10 November 2025, the EVBB VET House in Brussels will host the next Brussels FutureTalk, co-organised by EVBB and DLR Projektträger, bringing together policymakers, educators, and innovators to discuss how Artificial Intelligence can help create a fair, inclusive, and future-ready VET system in Europe.
AI is transforming the way we learn and work - offering opportunities to personalise education, improve access, and connect generations while also challenging us to ensure digital progress is equitable. This edition will explore how VET can harness AI to:
🔹 Build fair and inclusive learning environments
🔹 Foster intergenerational cooperation and knowledge exchange
🔹 Support a sustainable and future-ready European skills ecosystem

Speakers:

Theodor Grassos, Sabrina Repp, Daniele Sabato, Damla Harman, Matthäus Fandrejewski, Andrea Leruste, Klaus Uckel

📅 10 November 2025 | 17:00–19:00 CET
📍 EVBB VET House, Boulevard Charlemagne 28, Brussels
Join us for this 11th edition of the Brussels FutureTalks and be part of shaping the dialogue on intergenerational fairness, digital transformation, and the future of VET.
🔗 Register here: https://projekttraeger.dlr.de/en/news/brussels-futuretalks-ai-vet-chances-intergenerational-fairness

23/10/2025

🍃 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐍𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐏𝐌: 𝐃𝐚𝐲 2

As the DigiGreeNPost Final TPM in VET House, Brussels came to an end yesterday, partners focused on consolidating results, validating procedures, and setting the stage for the project’s final milestones. The discussions highlighted the consortium’s commitment to ensuring long-term impact and fostering European cooperation in the postal sector.

Key themes and activities included:
🔹 Defining certification standards, auditing processes, and inspection parameters to ensure consistency and transparency across countries
🔹 Preparing the implementation of cross-border certification with learners from all partner countries
🔹 Exchanging views on European sectoral cooperation and strengthening cross-border collaboration
🔹 Reflecting on how digitalisation and the green transition continue to shape the sector’s transformation
These discussions not only wrapped up two productive days of collaboration but also set the tone for what’s next; the project’s final conference, where partners will present results, and explore the path forward for a greener, more digital postal sector.



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