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Online training: Involving social partners in apprenticeships
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 12:49
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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The new Erasmus Programme starts today
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 11:10
Published today the first calls for proposals under the new Erasmus+. The programme’s budget is €26.2 billion, compared with €14.7 billion for 2014-2020.
The new Erasmus+ programme provides opportunities for study periods abroad, traineeships, …
Cities4apprenticeship meets the municipalities of the metropolitan area of Rome - live discussion 18 March
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 08:31
Apprenticeship as a lever for economic development when the Covid emergency is over. Keep in mind this idea that Metropolitan City has put in place a series of initiatives to promote apprenticeships and skills for local economic development and digital transition. Initiatives presented to some…
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What are the priority actions to promote apprenticeship. The results of the survey of municipalities and european cities of the Network.
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 09:36
Provide financial and non-financial incentives for apprenticeships, encourage the participation of vulnerable and low-income actors, but also raise awareness among accountants to overcome the difficulties of companies. These are just some of the points that emerged from the answers to…
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What does "quality apprenticeship" mean in practice? The answers of the EAfa debate on 11 February
Thu, 03/18/2021 - 09:07
A live discussion to explore how the concept of ‘quality apprenticeships’ is perceived by VET-stakeholders, and highlighted the importance of the apprentice’s perspective. The discussion, which went online on 11 February, gathered a broad panel of VET representatives…
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The next steps for apprenticeship - 16 papers by researchers from EU, Australia and USA
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 10:57
The next steps of apprenticeship, its future and the perspective of emerging policy objectives, but also new approaches to education and training and external megatrends. These are the issues at the heart of the joint Cedefop / OECD publication, which came out last January under the…
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Cities4appren enters into a partnership with the Xarxa Fp network
Fri, 02/12/2021 - 13:06
The General Meeting of Xarxa FP took place on Thursday, February 11. During the event, reserved for the members of Xarxa FP, Metropolitan City of Rome presented Cities4Appren, a network that aims to become a collective voice to influence policy at EU, national and regional level, in particular…
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Routes to recovery and resilience. New strategies for skills and employment and role of Cities and Metropolitan Cities
Wed, 02/03/2021 - 11:20
The second…
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Apprenticeships can improve young people’s prospects and deliver local economic growth
Tue, 01/19/2021 - 17:00
Apprenticeships work. As revealed by a recent research (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth, 2020) apprenticeships can improve local economic growth in a number of ways. Apprenticeships can have a…
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European Alliance for Apprenticeship (EAfA) has achieved one million pledged apprenticeships
Tue, 01/19/2021 - 16:46
The year 2020 marked an important milestone for the Alliance, as EAfA has now received over one million pledged apprenticeship opportunities. Since March 2020, 24 organisations from 15 countries have joined EAfA. …
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