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The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and training is actively involved in helping to shape the European Education Area. BIBB implements and pilots the European instruments EQF, ECVET and EQAVET and is involved in the validation of informal learning.

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Participants of the micro credentials days sitting in front of the BEM logo.
Monday, 10 November 2025

European Micro Credential Days at the BIBB

An expert discussion was held in November to discuss the transformative potential of micro credentials in VET. Participants from Armenia, Ukraine, the Western Balkans, Sweden, Croatia and Germany discussed the expected benefits, implementation challenges and strategic approaches.

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Portrait photo Hubert Ertl
Monday, 1 September 2025

EU Commission sets out new priorities for VET

In March this year the European Commission published its “Union of Skills” strategy. The main content focuses include the role of initial and continuing VET with regard to the development of sustainable competitiveness and for the purpose of securing availability of skilled workers.

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3.5.304 - Die Rolle der Akteure in den Berufsbildungssystemen in Zeiten der Digitalisierung - ein deutsch-schweizerischer Vergleich (RADigital)

Time period III-18 to IV-19

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7.8.158 - Promotion of European cooperation in the field of quality assurance in vocational education and training

Time period II-16 to I-17

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1.5.313 - Development of national training standards - stakeholders, procedures and organisation in a European comparison

Time period I-15 to IV-17

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7.8.094 - European Agenda for Adult Learning

Time period III-12 to III-17

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1.5.312 - Dual education and training as a company-based strategy for ensuring provision of specialist skills - case studies of motivation and organisation in an international context

Time period II-15 to I-17

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7.8.112 - Information and advisory institution for visits abroad in the context of vocational education and training (IBS)

Time period I-13 to IV-16

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1.0.516 - European cooperation on research in the field of VET within the scope of CEDEFOP's ReferNet network

Time period III-03 to IV-23

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1.5.309 - Vocational education and training in the tertiary education sector – An international comparative analysis of models and functions

Time period I-14 to I-17

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1.5.314 - Transfer in (international) vocational education and training cooperations

Time period II-15 to IV-16

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