In 2024, the Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (AVETAE), home of the ReferNet Croatia team shall welcome their colleagues and partners to the 2024 partnership forum organised jointly with Cedefop.

In this annual forum, ReferNet members will discuss issues related to vocational education and training (VET), skills and qualifications, improve their knowledge by sharing information on recent developments in national policies and systems, and develop a common approach to the deliverables included in their annual work plan. This year’s partnership forum will take place on 13 and 14 May in Zagreb, Croatia.

Among other issues, partners will also reflected on how to improve the visibility of Cedefop/ReferNet deliverables in order to draft recommendations to the whole network.

We warmly thank the Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (AVETAE) for keeping up the momentum, and we look to Zagreb for inspiration in our discussions.

ReferNet is a network of institutions across Europe representing the 27 Member States, plus Iceland and Norway. The network provides Cedefop with information and analysis on national vocational education and training, skills and qualifications. National partners also disseminate information on European VET and Cedefop’s work to stakeholders in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. ReferNet publications can be accessed through the ReferNet page on Cedefop’s website.

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Draft programme - (CET time)

 

Monday, 13 May 2024 
Cultural tour and welcome dinner

Venue: Zagreb city centre

17.00 - 19.00

19.00 - 22.00

Cultural Tour of the city of Zagreb

PaFo welcome welcome dinner

Tuesday, 14 may 2024
Peer learning session

Venue: Zagreb Fair, Conference hall Brijuni, Avenija Dubrovnik 15, Zagreb, Blue building, entrance South (Jug)

7.45 - 8.00 Departure from the Hotel
8.30 - 9.00

Arrival to the Zagreb Fair
Welcome coffee and registration of participants

9.00 - 9.30

Welcome to PaFo
Agency for VET and Adult Education (AVETAE), Ministry of Science and Education & Cedefop

  • Chairing: Nino Buić, AVETAE
9.30-10.00

Keynote speech – VET System in Croatia

  • Vesna Hrvoj-Šic, Ministry of Science and Education,
    Nino Buić, AVETAE
10.00 - 10.15

VET Curricula Reform in Croatia

  • Vesna Anđelić, AVETAE 
10.15 - 10.30

Micro-credentials Voucher Scheme in Croatia

  • Martina Klapan Štambuk, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break & Family photo
11.00 - 12.30

ReferNet Thematic session A – What are the “hot” topics in VET in your country in 2024?

  • Moderator: Ioannis Katsikis, ReferNet coordinator, Cedefop

Round table discussions with the ReferNet partners

12.30 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 - 15.00

WorldSkills Croatia competition guided tour

Zagreb Fair; Nino Buić and Sandra Dobrić, AVETAE
15.00 - 16.15

ReferNet Thematic session B: Promotion and internationalization of VET

Moderator: Irina Jemeljanova, Expert in VET policies and systems, Cedefop

  • Ute Hippach-Schneider, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, BIBB, Germany
  • Wolfgang Bliem, ibw Austria - Research & Development in VET, Austria
  • Jerzy Bielecki, Educational Research Institute, Poland
  • Metka Šlander, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for VET, Slovenia
  • Hélia Moura, Directorate General for Employment and Industrial Relations, DGERT, Portugal
16.15 - 16.30

Conclusions and end of the PaFo

  • Nino Buić, AVETAE, and Ioannis Katsikis, ReferNet coordinator, Cedefop  

Event details

Event Date(s)
13/05/2024 - 14/05/2024
Event Type
Event
City
Zagreb
Country
Croatia
Participation
Invitation only
Cedefop involvement
Co-organiser

Downloads

ReferNet 2024 Partnership Forum agenda

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ReferNet 2024 Partnership Forum guide for participants

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ReferNet 2024 Partnership Forum privacy statement

EN

Contacts

Who is who
Ioannis Katsikis
Expert - ReferNet coordinator
Who is who
Chryssa Zekou
Assistant - ReferNet