European Training Foundation

🎉 Farewell to 2024 — a year that has seen us celebrate 30 years of shaping skills and bridging education and labour markets. As we move into 2025, we are inspired to continue our mission for a more inclusive and sustainable world, one skill at a time! 🌍💡 #happynewyear #Goodbye2024 #Hello2025 #ETF30Years #Skills4Future

🎄🎆🎊 Season’s greetings from Dr. Pilvi Torsti, Director, European Training Foundation! #2024wrapped 

True or false? 🤔 🔹 Memorisation skills are not a priority for education. 🔹 Social media bans for kids could help them to improve their academic performance. 🔹 AI might destroy the education system as we know it. 💡In the latest Skills Factory episode, we challenge these ideas with Dr. Khalid El-Metaal, the rector of the United World College of the Adriatic! 🎙️Get ready for inspiring insights about motivation, empathy, and the skills that will shape the next generation. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/dkKT2Vf3 #Skills4Future #podcast #skillsfactory

🎄Season’s greetings from the European Training Foundation! ✨ As we reflect on 2024, the year we turned 30, we celebrate the power of skills and learning in shaping brighter futures. Here’s to continuing our work together, fostering growth and opportunities for all in the year ahead. 🌍🤝 #etf30years #skills4future

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 "Imagine 600 people drowning at the same time. Just imagine that. And you are a mother. So 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱. And that's sometimes what we miss, you know. [...] Why can we not be touched just by knowing about things without having to have the images so often in front of us? That, to me, is a big problem in relation to not just politics and the decisions they make, but the extent to which 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 these situations and to put ourselves in the place of these people. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 '𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'—they are us, just in a different place." On #InternationalMigrantsDay, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 between European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly and the Director of the European Training Foundation, Dr. Pilvi Torsti. Full video here: https://lnkd.in/dHs4Eam4 #18december #MigrantsDay European Commission European External Action Service

🌍 Today is International Migrants Day! Did you know that nearly half of the world’s migrant population are women—135 million in 2020 alone? Yet, their skills are often underutilised, leaving them with lower salaries, limited opportunities, and tougher living conditions. Discover how ETF’s latest research sheds light on women migrants' untapped potential and explores ways to enhance their skills development for better opportunities. 🛠️ Learn more: https://europa.eu/!CRfJFJ #InternationalMigrantsDay #18december #MigrantsDay

🎓 Human capital at the heart of Ukraine’s future Last week, Kyiv hosted the Fifth International Forum on "Human Capital: Value, Quality, Development," an event shaping #Ukraine’s skills ecosystem as it moves towards EU integration. Ukraine’s Minister of Education and Science, Oksen Lisovyi, highlighted the critical role of #skills in rebuilding a resilient society, stating: "I cannot stress enough the key role of skills in building socially fair and resilient societies and ensuring Europe’s competitiveness globally." From EU's Mario Nava to ETF Director Dr. Pilvi Torsti, speakers emphasised the importance of transparent #qualifications, #mobility, and #digitalisation to foster trust and support displaced professionals. 🤝 The ETF stands with Ukraine, supporting its journey towards alignment with EU standards. Together, we’re building a future where skills empower resilience and growth. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/dHqDGq_B

30 years, 30+ stories: Egypt’s roadmap for socio-economic transformation through technical education For decades, the European Training Foundation (ETF) has partnered with #Egypt to reform technical and vocational education and training (TVET), promoting inclusive, sustainable growth and human capital development. “The ETF helps shape an effective ecosystem for human capital and #skills development in a quite direct way”, said Pasqualino Mare, ETF Country Liaison for Egypt. Among the key achievements: ✅ Over 80 Applied Technology Schools introduced, aligning education with labour market needs. ✅ Emphasis on #green and #digital skills to position Egypt as a clean energy hub. ✅ Strategic collaboration with national and international partners for impactful reforms. 📖 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dKkUsqeE #Skills4Growth #ETF30Years

The Skills Factory #podcast returns with an essential listening episode with David O'Sullivan on the importance of critical thinking in the post-truth era. 🧠 In a world where misinformation spreads fast, can education and training help individuals to evaluate information effectively and make the right decisions? 🎙️Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dEM77weU

💡 Did you know? Work-based learning bridges the gap between school and work, empowering learners with practical skills and real-world experience. 🔥📰 Check out new leaflet of the Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training by Cedefop European Commission OECD Education and Skills The World Bank UNESCO International Labour Organization and ETF. ✅Learn more: https://europa.eu/!t8vCHy #skills4future #workbasedlearning