WIFO mailing lists

WIFO mailing lists
Sharing information among European researchers in vocational education and human resource development

Editor: Sabine Manning

The Research Forum WIFO has set up several mailing lists in order to support the sharing of research information among European experts. These lists have emerged in the course of WIFO's involvement in collaborative European VET and HRD research related to various networks, particularly VETNET and the University Forum for HRD, to EU programmes and Cedefop activities. The members included in the WIFO mailing lists are active researchers and professionals at European level, and therefore involved as both providers and disseminators of information.

The following mailing lists are currently in operation:

The mailing list of the Newsletter for European Research in Learning and Work [L&W Newsletter], which is intended to disseminate first-hand information provided by WIFO on European VET and HRD research, including news on networks, conferences and seminars, web-based resources, projects and publications. The list involves about 950 members across 40 (mainly European) countries.
The mailing list for Professional Contacts related to the Directory of Professional Contacts [www.dpc.wifo-gate.org], which includes about 170 experts from 31 countries. These are themselves involved in various networks and partnerships in the broad field of vocational education and human resource development in Europe. Announcements and calls of wide interest, received by WIFO, are forwarded to this list.
The mailing list for HRD experts, used for disseminating information related to research and professional work on human resource development in Europe. This list, comprising about 500 members, is a follow-up of the former network of European HRD (see EHRD Portal), also including participants in the annual international conference on HRD research and practice across Europe (see home page of the UFHRD).
The mailing list for VET experts, used for disseminating information related to research and development in vocational education and training across Europe (about 650 members). The majority of experts on this list have participated in the conference programme of the European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET) at the annual European Conference on Educational Research (ECER); another large group, partly overlapping with the former, are associated with the Cedefop ReferNet. --- A special list is used for disseminating announcements in German, which reaches VET experts (about 200) in selected European countries (AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, LU, NL).
The former mailing list for VETNET, the European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), is replaced by a new list for interactive communication, set up in collaboration with the VETNET Board - see VETNET mailing list. It includes the current and former VETNET board members (network convenors within the European Educational Research Association - EERA), the contributors to the ECER VETNET proceedings and frequent presenters in the annual ECER VETNET programmes (altogether about 260 members).

All WIFO mailing lists are closed lists operating within the professional community concerned. The email addresses included are only used for this purpose and are not passed on to any third party. Please contact the editor (sm@wifo-gate.org) for further information.