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Cedefop

Cedefop (1) - the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, established in 1975 (2), is a European agency that helps promote and develop vocational education and training in the European Union (EU). It is the EU's reference centre for vocational education and training.

Cedefop was one of the first specialised and decentralised agencies set up to provide scientific and technical know-how in specific fields and promote exchanges of ideas between different European partners.

Cedefop

EuroPass

What is Europass?

Whether you are planning to enrol in an education or training programme, looking for a job, or getting experience abroad, it is important to be able to make your skills and competences clearly understood.

Europass is a new way of helping people to:

• make their skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe (European Union, EFTA/EEA and candidate countries);

• move anywhere in Europe.

Europass consists of five documents:

• two documents (Europass curriculum vitae - CV) and Europass Language Passport) you can fill in yourself; and

• three other documents (Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Diploma Supplement and Europass Mobility) filled in and issued by competent organisations.

Europass
Europass (in Swedish)

The Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013

Information about the Lifelong Learning Programme

• Alfa
• Cedefop
• EU-USA/EU-Canada/EU-New Zealand/EU-Australia/EU-Japan
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Socrates
• Tempus
• Comenius
• Grundtvig

National programes

• A Year in France, Spain, Germany or Austria
• IAESTE
• Linnaeus-Palme
• MFS
• Nordplus
• Scholarships for schools
• Sida Travel Grant for Internships

National programmes
Application form (in Swedish)

European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (Copenhagen Process)

In March 2000, the European Council in Lisbon set the strategic aim of making the European Union "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion" by 2010 (Lisbon agenda).

European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (Copenhagen Process)