The week 2020
Summary of the Week
The 5th edition of the European Vocational Skills Week took place from 09-13 November 2020. Being held during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was organised as a 100% online event, with a wide range of stakeholders involved and a series of partner activities taking place digitally across the EU.
As in previous years, the Week 2020 aimed to promote VET as a way to help young and adult learners discover their talents and as a smart choice that leads to high-quality jobs and increased employability.
More specifically, the Week 2020 focused on how vocational skills can help deliver on the Commission priorities of a European Green Deal and a Europe fit for the digital age, both becoming increasingly important with the ways of working having changed during the crisis. Both the themes are also closely connected to the European Skills Agenda, presented by the European Commission on 1 July 2020 to partner up for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience.
Key figures
As a part of the European Skills Agenda, the Week 2020 also saw the Pact For Skills launched on 10 November 2020. The Pact for Skills is a shared engagement model for skills development in Europe that aims to mobilise public and private stakeholders to act on up- and reskilling of people of working age.
The online event was watched by almost 800 people.
Award Winners
Category: Companies and learners
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Training at Work Magnetic MRO AS (company) and Kevin Parras (learner) |
Estonia |
Category: VET innovators
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Innovative VET provider Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana (BIC Ljubljana) |
Slovenia |
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VET teacher and trainer Vitalij Kabelis, Vilnius |
Lithuania |
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VET researchers Team Prof Dr Raija Hämäläinen, University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Education and Psychology |
Finland |
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The Entrepreneurial School Award TES, JA Europe Higher College for Engineering Wolfsberg (HTL Wolfsberg) |
Austria |
Category: European funding for excellence in VET
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European Social Fund “Green Leather Manager”, Regione del Veneto - Area Capitale Umano, Cultura e Programmazione comunitaria |
Italy |
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Erasmus+ Distance Learning BLESABEE - “Innovative Blended Learning Toolkit for the Safe Pest Management of Honeybees”, Stredna Odborna Skola |
Slovakia |
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Erasmus+ Green Dimension "Energy efficiency in operation", Staatliche Technikerschule Mindelheim |
Germany |
Category: European Agencies
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#CedefopPhotoAward "Digital & Green Waves", 2nd VET School of Thessaloniki |
Greece |
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European Training Foundation – Entrepreneurship award Centre of Excellence in Construction, Moldova |
Moldova |