Skillset and match: article on Croatia

Article on Croatia in Cedefop's magazine Skillset and match

The January 2020 issue of Skillset and match, Cedefop’s magazine promoting learning for work, is now available to read and download.

Issue highlights:

Germany’s First Lady Elke Büdenbender talks about equal participation for a more equitable society and how women can break through the glass ceiling in the STEM fields;
Improving skills is an investment in people, says Director-General of the European Commission’s DG Employment Joost Korte;
Italian football legend Demetrio Albertini puts his skills in the service of vocational education and training as ambassador of the European vocational skills week;
We report from a leading vocational college in Helsinki on Finland’s achievements in the field;
Article on key competences: approaches and challenges;
Occupation in focus: Machine and plant operators;
Revamping vocational education and training in Croatia, article on the occasion of Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union;
The next steps for apprenticeship.

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Latest news

In May-June 2021, the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb conducted a survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in Croatia. The survey concludes that the effects of the pandemic on learners’ wellbeing and learning progress were considerable; it calls for effective policy responses.

While facing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the WorldSkills Croatia 2021 competition was held live from 11 to 13 May in Zagreb, Croatia, for over 300 IVET learners in 43 disciplines.

From March to June 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown and the school transition to distance learning, the Agency for VET and Adult Education (ASOO) conducted a survey on the experience, attitudes and needs associated with distance learning in Croatia. They asked 1348 IVET and CVET teachers to assess digital competences, distance learning delivery and available support. Further surveys were also conducted among pre-tertiary and provider levels to plan support and different scenarios for education and training delivery in 2020/21.

The Zagreb and Petrinja earthquakes that occurred in the spring and winter of 2020 respectively, caused major disruption in the education process at all levels, including VET.

Latest publications

Key competences in vocational education and training - Croatia

Vocational education and training in Europe: Croatia - country report

Apprenticeship-type schemes and structured work-based learning programmes

Innovation in vet - Croatia

Supporting teachers and trainers for successful reforms and quality of vet - Croatia

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