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News2020-10-28

European Vocational Skills Week 2020

The European Vocational Skills Week is an annual event where local, regional or national organisations showcase the very best of vocational education and training (VET).

The fifth edition of the Week will be a 100% online event organised, from 9 to 13 November 2020, by the European Commission in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

This year’s theme is VET for Green and Digital Transitions, in line with the Commission priorities of a “European Green Deal” and a “Europe fit for the digital age”.

A series of partner activities will take place digitally across the EU. Anyone, anywhere can join in these activities and VET activities/events can be registered in the framework of the EVSW until the end of the year.

The definition of activities/events is very broad. It includes, namely, award-giving / competitions, conferences/online conferences, employers' days, exhibitions/online exhibitions, fair/career days, information campaigns, interviews or articles in magazines, open doors events/online open doors events, press-conferences, webinars, online meetings, videoconferences, workshops or seminars/online workshops or seminars.

VET activities and events can be registered on the Week’s website via this form.

More information on the European Vocational Skills Week