REMINDER: Join Us this Wednesday for the ATEE VET Webinar!

Inside VET Teacher Education: Connecting Policy, Practice and People

Date: Wednesday, 17th June 2026

Time: 18:00 CEST

 Platform: Online 

 Keynote Speaker: Paulo Nardi, Executive Director of EfVET

In case you missed it in last week's newsletter, spots are filling up fast for our upcoming webinar celebrating European Skills & VET Week 2026!

As a quick refresher, Vocational Education and Training (VET) is the practical engine of our workforce, giving learners the hands-on, technical skills they need for direct career entry. But behind every great vocational track are the teacher educators who train the instructors.

This Wednesday, Paulo Nardi (Executive Director of EfVET) will show us how to better support these vital professionals by seamlessly linking high-level European policy with day-to-day classroom realities.

If you haven't secured your place yet, there is still time to sign up and join the conversation.

Click Here to Register for the ATEE Webinar

SAVE THE DATE: ATEE Online General Assembly (First Meeting)

 Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Time: 09:30 AM CEST

 Platform: Online (Link to follow)

Please mark your calendars! All ATEE members are warmly invited to attend the first meeting of our annual General Assembly, taking place online next month.

The General Assembly is a vital space for our community to come together, review our collective progress, and discuss the future strategic directions of the association. Your presence, voice, and vote are crucial to ensuring our network continues to thrive and support teacher education across Europe and beyond.

You can register here. 

ETF GLAD Webinar on the Governance of Youth Guarantee

Organized by: European Training Foundation (ETF) – GLAD Network

📅 Date: 16 June 2026

⏰ Time: 11:00 – 12:30 CEST

📍 Format: Online via Zoom

🗣️ Language: English (with interpretation in BCMS, Albanian, Ukrainian, and Romanian)

We are pleased to invite our network to the upcoming webinar, "Governance of Youth Guarantee – sharing practices."

This session tackles the core challenges and opportunities of implementing the Youth Guarantee (YG) programme. Drawing from a recent ETF study, the webinar will address critical issues like fragmented delivery, weak institutional cooperation, and the difficulty of reaching vulnerable NEET groups (especially in rural areas).

Participants will explore how to build a more integrated support "pipeline" through:

• Interoperable data systems for earlier identification and evidence-driven delivery.
• Stronger local partnerships (between municipalities, schools, employers, and CSOs) to expand outreach and boost work-based learning.

All attendees are highly encouraged to bring their own experiences and questions to this interactive discussion.

Read the agenda and register

Call for Input: EASPD Survey on Transitioning Young People with Disabilities into Employment

Organized by: European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)

📅 Deadline to Respond: 19 June 2026

As part of the second phase of the EU Disability Employment Package, EASPD is developing a brand-new set of Guidelines for effective transition of young persons with disabilities from education to employment.

To ensure these guidelines are grounded in real-world expertise, they are seeking input from organizations and individuals across Europe through a dedicated stakeholder survey. This is a unique opportunity for ATEE members to directly influence EU-level policy and showcase successful local practices.

What does the survey cover?

• Policy Frameworks: Laws, strategies, and funding mechanisms in your region that support this transition.
• Good Practices: Concrete programs or services that have worked well and could inspire upscaling across Europe.

How to contribute:

• Fill out the survey: It takes between 10–30 minutes. It is highly flexible; you can fill out just one section or both, and most questions are quick multiple-choice.
  [Access the Stakeholder Survey Here] 
• Share resources via email: If you cannot take the survey but have useful materials, reports, or questions, you can send them directly to the team at [email protected].

OECD Webinar on Driving VET Innovation with AI

📅 Date: 23 June 2026

⏰ Time: 14:00 CEST | Online

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the workforce, putting immense pressure on Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems to adapt quickly. But AI isn't just changing the skills students need, it is also transforming the very tools used to build educational programs.

How can AI be leveraged to design modern VET curricula and qualifications?

To explore this, the OECD is hosting a launch webinar for its brand-new report, Developing VET with AI. A panel of experts will dive into how artificial intelligence is streamlining processes that have traditionally been highly resource-intensive and time-consuming, including:

• Updating occupational standards to match modern industry needs.
• Designing agile, future-ready VET curricula.
• Accelerating the development of official professional qualifications.

This session is highly recommended for VET researchers, teacher educators, and policymakers looking to understand the intersection of digital innovation and vocational training frameworks.

Register here