European research projects in VET and HRD (completed)

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Final year

				2009
CREDIVOC	ERO Base Home page	Transparency and mobility through accreditation of vocational learning outcomes	accreditation of vocational learning outcomes	2009
EurOccupations	ERO Base Home page	Developing a detailed 8-country occupations database for comparative socio-economic research in the European Union	occupations database for comparative socio-economic research	2009
LITVETNET	ERO Base Home page	Modelling of the regional networks of vocational education and training in Lithuania (applying the experience of France, Germany and the Netherlands)	regional networks of VET	2009
SECCOMPAT	ERO Base Home page	EQF and compatibility of sectoral qualifications between the countries	EQF and compatibility of qualifications	2009
TOP+	Home page	Training Older Persons - Pioneer modeL Usable for older adult TrainerS	training of older persons	2009
VISIBLE	Home page	Validation IssueS Induct Basis for Learning Evaluation	evaluation of learning	2009

				2008
CiE	Home page	Consult In Europe	consulting	2008
CROSSLIFE	ERO Base Home page	Cross-cultural collaboration in lifelong learning and work (learning pathway in MA/Dr degree)	cross-cultural collaboration	2008
[Cross-national equivalence]	Home page	Cross-national equivalence of vocational skills and qualifications	equivalence of vocational skills	2008
SINCERE	ERO Base Home page	Supporting international networking and cooperation in educational research	international networking in educational research	2008
STEP	ERO Base Home page	Service Sector Training in European Employment Practices	training and mentoring	2008
TransEQFrame	ERO Base Home page	Trans-European qualifications framework development	qualifications framework	2008
TTplus	ERO Base Home page	TTplus – A framework for the continuing professional development of trainers	continuing professional development of trainers	2008
WORKS	ERO Base Home page	Work organisation and restructuring in the Knowledge Society	how employment, learning and labour practices adapt to change	2008

				2007
AERONET	ERO Base Home page	Identification of common skill needs in the aeronautic industry	identification of common skill needs	2007
CVTS2 Revisited	ERO Base Home page	Continuing vocational training in Europe - benchmarks and best practice	continuing vocational training - benchmarks	2007
DEQU	ERO Base Home page	Development of elements for quality assurance within practice oriented higher education	quality assurance in practice oriented higher education	2007
ECUANET	ERO Base Home page	European Corporate Universities and Academies Network: New learning & competitive knowledge innovation	learning and knowledge innovation	2007
EGCRF	ERO Base Home page	European guidance and counselling research forum	guidance and counselling - equal opportunties	2007
EuroguideVAL	ERO Base Home page	(The professionalisation of practitioners active in the field of APEL - Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning)	professionalisation of APEL practitioners	2007
EUROTRAINER	ERO Base Home page	European study on trainers in vocational education and training	trainers	2007
[Evaluation Methods]	ERO Base Home page	New methods of evaluating student’s performance in the vocational training system	methods of evaluating student’s performance	2007
Guidance in Europe	ERO Base Home page	Comparative and evaluative analysis of guidance and counselling services for out of work individuals and workers at risk in five European countries	guidance and counselling for workers at risk	2007
KALEIDOSCOPE	ERO Base Home page	Concepts and methods for exploring the future of learning with digital technologies (network of excellence)	technology enhanced learning	2007
LILARA	ERO Base Home page	Learning in local and regional authorities	training and learning of management and professionals in local and regional authorities	2007
Modules	ERO Base Home page	Approval of modules in pre-vocational education and training	modules in pre-vocational education and training	2007
MoVE-iT	ERO Base Home page	Overcoming Obstacles to Mobility for Apprentices and Other Young People in Vocational Education and Training	obstacles to mobility of apprentices	2007
Peer Review Extended	ERO Base Home page	Implementing the Common Quality Assurance Framework (CQAF) through peer review	quality assurance - peer review	2007
PROFKNOW	ERO Base Home page	Professional knowledge in education and health: Restructuring work and life between the state and the citizens in Europe	professional knowledge	2007
PROLEARN	ERO Base Home page	Professional learning	partnership between university and industry for professional learning	2007
QualiVET	ERO Base Home page	Quality development and quality assurance with labour market reference for the VET system in the metal sector	quality assurance	2007
Reflective Evaluation	ERO Base Home page	Reflective quality development for CVT teachers and trainers through self-evaluation	self-evaluation of CVT professionals	2007
REFLEX	ERO Base Home page	The flexible professional in the knowledge society: New demands on higher education in Europe	flexible professional/ graduate competences for the knowledge society	2007
SAETO	ERO Base Home page	Self-Assessment for Educational and Training Organisations	development of a quality framework for self-assessment	2007
TEVAL	ERO Base Home page	Evaluation model for teaching and training practice competences	evaluation model for teaching and training practice competences	2007
VOW	ERO Base Home page	Validation of competencies acquired in the workplace	validation of competencies	2007

				2006
CRITICAL	ERO Base Home page	City-regions as intelligent territories: Inclusion, competitiveness and learning	forms of knowledge and learning in city regions	2006
EPANIL	ERO Base Home page	European Common Principles for the Accreditation of Non-formal and Informal Learning in Lifelong Learning	accreditation of non-formal and informal learning	2006
EXEMPLO	ERO Base Home page	Assessment of non-formally required competencies of EXperienced EMPLOyees	assessment of non-formal competencies of employees	2006
KMPlus	ERO Base Home page	SME knowledge exploitation and learning through knowledge management	learning through knowledge management in SME	2006
MASKS	ERO Base Home page	Matching skills in the knowledge society	(mis-)match between workforce skills and job requirements	2006
[Older Workers and Lifelong Learning]	ERO Base Home page	Older workers and lifelong learning	lifelong learning for older workers	2006
QUAL-PRAXIS	ERO Base Home page	Quality assurance and practice-oriented assessment in vocational education and training	quality assurance and assessment in VET	2006
Peer Review in Initial VET	ERO Base Home page	Peer review as an instrument for quality assurance and quality improvement in initial VET in Europe	peer review as an instrument for quality assurance	2006
Reorienta45	ERO Base Home page	Re-orientation and labour market insertion for persons aged over 45 years: Development of an experimental model	professional re-orientation of persons aged over 45 years	2006
VQTS	ERO Base Home page	Vocational qualification transfer system	international transfer of vocational qualifications	2006
WLP: Work & Learning Partners	ERO Base Home page	Improving quality of informal learning through tools and instruments for workplace learning partnerships	informal learning for workplace learning partnerships	2006

				2005
EDWIN	ERO Base Home page	Education and wage inequality in Europe	interplay between educational expansion and wage inequality	2005
EFWE	ERO Base Home page	European framework for work experience	accreditation of employability skills gained from work experience	2005
PILOT	ERO Base Home page	Policy and innovation in low tech knowledge formation, employment & growth: Contributions of the "old economy" industries in Europe	knowledge formation and learning processes in low-tech industries	2005
PUBLIN	ERO Base Home page	Innovation in the public sector	learning and innovation in the public sector	2005
TLM.NET	ERO Base Home page	Managing social risks through transitional labour markets	lifelong learning in transitional labour markets	2005
				2004
50+ EUROPE	ERO Base Home page	Strategies to overcome barriers to employment for the over 50s in Europe	overcoming skills shortages among older workers	2004
ELAN2	ERO Base Home page	European learning automobile network	knowledgemanagement, e-learning and counselling in the automotive industry	2004
EURONE&T	ERO Base Home page	Towards the European society: Challenges for education and training policies arising from the European integration and enlargement	learning related policies in EU accession countries	2004
JOURNEYMEN	ERO Base Home page	Students as "Journeymen" between communities of higher education and work	journeymen between higher education and work	2004
LEARNPARTNER	ERO Base Home page	Learning in partnership: Responding to the restructuring of the European steel and metal industry	learning in partnership in the metal industry	2004
PARTICIPA	ERO Base Home page	Participation in continuing vocational education and training (VET): A need for a sustainable employability	participation in continuing vocational education and training	2004
REGULEDUC	ERO Base Home page	Change in regulation modes and social production of inequalities in education systems : A European comparison	inequalities in education systems	2004
SELF-EVALUATION	ERO Base Home page	Transnational methods and models for self-evaluation of non-formal personal competencies	self-evaluation of non-formal personal competencies	2004
YOYO	ERO Base Home page	Youth policy and participation: The role of participation and informal learning in the transition of young people to the labour market: A comparative analysis in 10 European regions	participation and informal learning in the transition of young people to the labour market	2004

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