Apprenticeship News in Europe: First Half of 2025 Overview
The first half of 2025 has been particularly active for apprenticeships on the European political agenda. The European Commission and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) announced a new action plan, introduced new tools, strengthened communities, and initiated discussions on the role of apprenticeships in the green and digital transition, social inclusion, and regional cohesion. […]
Apprenticeships at the Crossroads of Europe’s Transformations: Key Highlights from the 2025 EAfA High-Level Event
On 30 June – 1 July 2025, Brussels hosted the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) high-level event, which underlined the role of apprenticeships in the Union of Skills and Clean Industrial Deal strategies. The two-day gathering brought together policymakers, education experts, employers, employee representatives, and apprentices themselves. Main Theme: Apprenticeships for Europe’s Green and Digital […]
Apprenticeship in Lithuania: Earn a Salary While You Learn
The Employment Service invites employers and employees to take advantage of the state-supported apprenticeship scheme. This is a form of vocational training where most skills are acquired in a real workplace, while theoretical knowledge is provided by a vocational training institution. Who can participate? Jobseekers. Employees wishing to acquire a new qualification or retrain. What […]
European Alliance for Apprenticeships Awards 2022
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has launched a call for recommendations where EAfA members can nominate companies and apprentices for the prestigious EAfA Awards. EAfA members will have until 18 February 2022 to submit their recommendations. The nominees will be invited to participate in the award celebration event on 18 May 2022 in Brussels as part […]
The Alliance publishes its 2022 Action Plan
On 12-12-2021 the 2022 Action Plan of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has been published. Building on the many activities implemented in 2021, the 2022 Action Plan defines the EAfA approach to follow through on the six priorities established in 2020: Priority 1: Committing to quality and effective apprenticeships, and encouraging Member States and […]
Upskill training material: a magnifying lens on the content of the manuals
The strenuous work carried out by the partners of UPSKILL project (Actions Upward: The Skills for the Digital Future of Plastics Factories) in this two and a half years long journey has given life to the Student’s and the Teacher’s books. Within the plastics industry, the manuals will now represent the vademecum for the development […]
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) is a multi-stakeholder platform aiming at: Strengthening the quality, supply and image of apprenticeships in Europe; Promoting the mobility of apprentices. These aims are promoted through national commitments and voluntary pledges from stakeholders. Who are the members? In addition to national governments, members of EAfA include companies and business organisations, chambers of industry, commerce and crafts, […]
STEP – UP Supporting Tutor’s Educational and Professional Upgrade
STEP UP moves from the assumption that there is a direct link between the effectiveness of WBL schemes and the pedagogical skills detained by all the different professionals involved in the planning, follow up and evaluation of these paths. Therefore, project aims to deepen the applications of the WBL methodology and the dual system as […]
UPSKILL – Actions Upward: The Skills for the Digital Future of Plastics Factories
The aim of the project is to enhance the capability of European VET systems to respond ti the plastics sector – specific labour market needs by designing, piloting and implemeting an innovative vocational training programme for plastics production line conductors with specific emphasis on digital skills to work with robotics and other smart manufacturing technologies, […]
Promotion of vocational education and training through apprenticeships: an analysis of the needs for cooperation between business and vocational education and training institutions
The participants of the “Create Lithuania” programme together with the Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre implemented the project for the improvement of the education system “Promotion of vocational education and training through apprenticeships: an analysis of the needs for cooperation between business and vocational education and training institutions”. The project contributed to […]