November 2017

Palestine Polytechic University wins the Torino Process Award

November 26, 2017

By Susanna Dunkerley Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) is the winner of the Torino Process Award for the Entrepreneurship Key Competence. European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, presented the award at the closing ceremony of European Vocational Skills Week, November 24, in Brussels. The European Training Foundation (ETF) award recognises … More Palestine Polytechic University wins the Torino Process Award

Taking it to the regions: Tunisia

November 19, 2017

Tunisia has been involved in the Torino Process since its launch in 2010. In the latest round, Tunisia extended its approach helping to deliver a more comprehensive picture of vocational education and training (VET). ‘For the first three editions we implemented only at a national level; in this fourth round (2016-17) we worked also … More Taking it to the regions: Tunisia

Spotlight on Albania

November 5, 2017

The EU supports reforms in the candidate countries with financial and technical help through the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). Linked to this, in the area of vocational education, Albania is the first EU candidate to embrace a sector-wide approach. The National Employment and Skills Strategy and Action Plan 2014-20, adopted by the Albanian Government in … More Spotlight on Albania