National Contact Points (NCPs) played a vital role in the success of the European Vocational Skills Week 2022. They promoted the wonderful world of VET, and helped local event organizers get their message out and gain exposure.
The mission of NCPs
NCPs support local event/activity organisers and spread the word about the Week by:
- identifying and encouraging national, regional and local stakeholders to organise VET-related events/activities and to register these events/activities on the European Commission’s dedicated website;
- providing dedicated assistance to potential Week-associated events/activities organisers in their countries;
- motivating the public in their countries and networks to share their VET success stories on the Week’s website;
- contacting local, regional or national media in their countries to spread the word about the Week and the local activities taking place;
- encouraging the public to participate in the VET Excellence Awards that will be held during the Week;
- promoting the candidacy of VET Excellence Awards nominees from their countries through their network of contacts and encouraging the public to vote for them.
NCPs invaluable voluntary involvement and support in helping and promoting local event organisers is greatly appreciated.
Find your local NCP:

Technobel
Technobel is a VET skills centre specialised in the ICT sector. Each year, Technobel trains nearly 200 job seekers by giving them ICT professional skills.
- Country
- Belgium

National Agency for Vocational Education and Training / Национална агенция за професионално образование и обучение
NAVET is a specialised body of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria established with the Vocational Education and Training Act in 2000.
- Country
- Bulgaria

Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education / Agencija za strukovno obrazovanje i obrazovanje odraslih
AVETAE was established in 2010 by the Republic of Croatia for the purpose of planning, developing, organising, monitoring and improving the VET and adult education system in Croatia.
- Country
- Croatia

Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth
The Department of Secondary Technical and Vocational Education and Training of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth is responsible for the design, supervision and coordination of all the educational and administrative issues related to public initial
- Country
- Cyprus

National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic
The NPI ČR is a public organisation directly managed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The main mission is to analyse and transfer innovation for the development of general, vocational, art and linguistic education, and continuing teachers' education.
- Country
- Czechia

HARNO
The Education and Youth Board (Harno) is a government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research that deals with the implementation of Estonian education and youth policy. Harno’s goal is to offer Estonian people high-quality, modern, and widely accessible educational opportunities.
- Country
- Estonia

Finnish National Agency for Education / Opetushallitus Utbildningsstyrelsen
EDUFI is a national development agency working under the Ministry of Education and Culture and our tasks and organisation are set in our legislation.
- Country
- Finland

National Agency for Adult Vocational Training / Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes
AFPA is a major operator of vocational training in France and Europe. A national agency since 1 January 2017, AFPA has been an invaluable partner of the French Ministry of Labour, Employment and Public Inclusion for more than 70 years.
- Country
- France

Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) is recognised as a centre of excellence for vocational research and for the progressive development of VET in Germany.
- Country
- Germany

IVT AKMI S.A. / ΙΕΚ ΑΚΜΗ
IVT AKMI is the leading private vocational training institute in Greece offering more than 100 State-recognised degree programs covering 14 professional areas in the labour market.
- Country
- Greece

The National Office of Vocational Education and Training and Adult Learning / Nemzeti Szakképzési és Felnőttképzési Hivatal
NOVETAL is a national agency working for the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. NOVETAL operates 41 VET centres and more than 371 VET schools in Hungary on the national level, coordinates career guidance as well as promotes VET activities at the domestic level.
- Country
- Hungary

Education and Training Boards Ireland
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) is the national representative body established to collectively represent the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and promote their interests, which is recognised by the Minister for the purposes of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013.
- Country
- Ireland

ENAIP NET
Established in 2016, ENAIP NET is an Italian non-profit consortium bringing together the regional ENAIP bodies in Piemonte, Lombardia, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia with the participation of ENAIP Nazionale.
- Country
- Italy

Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre / Kvalifikaciju ir profesinio mokymo pletros centras
KPMPC strives to ensure that the developments of the Lithuanian lifelong learning system correspond to the needs of the economy via the following activities: managing the Lithuanian qualifications system, improving VET quality...
- Country
- Lithuania

Service de la formation professionnelle
The Service National de la formation professionnelle (SFP) is the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth’s responsible department for Initial Vocational Education and Training (IVET), Continuing Vocational Education and Training (CVET) and the Validation of Prior Learning.
- Country
- Luxembourg

ISQ
ISQ is the biggest technological platform in Portugal, with over 50 years’ experience working on technical engineering solutions, inspections, testing, quality assurance and training focused on tech and STEAM skills, including 4.0 and green skills.
- Country
- Portugal

National Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Development / Centrul National de Dezvoltare a Invatamantului Profesional si Tehnic
NCTVETD is a specialised body of the Ministry of Education of Romania that proposes the principles of educational policy and development strategies for initial VET (IVET) through the network of school units of IVET, and coordinates the implementation of all IVET programmes.
- Country
- Romania

State Vocational Education Institute / Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania
SIOV is a directly managed organisation of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. It performs tasks related to the pedagogical and organisational provision of education and training in secondary vocational schools, via apprenticeships and in practical training centres.
- Country
- Slovakia

Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges
The Association HVC is the professional Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges on the national level, which means it includes 49 members all providing European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level 5 as private or public providers.
- Country
- Slovenia

Mundus Association (Asociación Mundus)
Asociación Mundus is a non-profit organisation established in 2013 in Spain. Its aim is to promote intercultural learning, volunteering and non-formal education, especially for the youth. Our main activities consist in managing international training and mobility projects like internships, volunteering, youth exchanges and training courses.
- Country
- Spain