Excellent and inclusive European VET is equally necessary for the competitiveness of European enterprises and a well-functioning European labour market.

Apprenticeships and work-based learning embedded in a real-life work environment improve employability. VET equips our labour force with knowledge, skills and competences that are relevant for the ever-changing labour market and offers upskilling and re-skilling for inclusion and excellence.

Passing through formal VET education provided in formal educational system ensures our labour force will be well equipped with theoretical knowledge and skills to learn.

Non-formal education in European VET is strongly affected by increasing digitalisation and climate changes and needs to be stressed out even more due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related social boundaries.

The project activities are based on the principle “map – research – create – validate – disseminate”. The mapping will be performed at the very beginning and experts will research existing barriers and challenges in terms of digital up-skilling in project partner countries in VET sector.

Within project, also VET learning models will be researched across 4 EU countries to offer the research-based approach for future-proof VET. The aim is to create so called “SKILLS INTELIGENCE DATA BASE” resulting from the mentioned actions. This data base will support the empowerment of transversal skills useful for employability throughout VET learner’s study. Experts will make sure wide set of different training experiences (school work alternation, internships, non-formal education experiences) are embedded within 3 key skill priorities: digital, intercultural, entrepreneurial.

In an age where most adolescents are living their second lives through smartphones, project plans to launch VET3D Mobile application offering existing courses aimed at developing soft skills. Besides the possibility to search in the list of existing courses, the application will also offer new, interactive courses focused on set of soft skills identified as needed in mapping phase. In total, there will be 3 new application-run courses developed by VET3D experts.

Finally, project will develop online training materials for VET teachers to be able to guide students through formal, non-formal and work-placed training digitally. VET educators can boost their e-leadership in post-pandemic era.

Our visions:

• Increased European employability
• Excellent and inclusive European VET
• Increased competition in the European labour market