Skills Competitions
Announcement of the National Competition for Vocational School Students – WorldSkills Croatia 2024.
10. April 2024.
Cedefop’s ReferNet Network Partnership Forum will take place in Croatia for the first time
4. April 2024.
The Agency has contracted a new ESF+ project Further Implementation of the Vocational Education Curriculum Reform
6. March 2024.
The successful presentation of the new system for evaluating non-formal and informal learning in the Republic of Croatia
6. March 2024.
The Third National Conference on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
22. February 2024.
Cedefop Video Award
24. January 2024.
The Conference for Directors of Secondary Vocational Schools 2023
28. August 2023.
WorldSkills Croatia 2023 competition
16. May 2023.
The 7th Days of VET Teachers in Šibenik, Croatia
21. March 2023.
The 11th International Andragogic Symposium
2. February 2023.
Event announcement – 15th Lifelong Learning Week and 9th International Andragogic Symposium
13. July 2021.
The 13th edition of EPALE CROATIA Newsletter published
8. July 2021.
The 5th Days of VET Teachers – closing ceremony
17. June 2021.
The 5th Days of VET Teachers – opening ceremony
15. June 2021.
UNESCO – UNEVOC Strategy 2021 – 2023
4. June 2021.
New partnership within the Erasmus + network
23. February 2021.
New partnership within the Erasmus + network
23. February 2021.
New Erasmus + project for Agency for VET and Adult Education
23. February 2021.
SELFIE for Work-based Learning
10. February 2021.
EPALE Community of European VET Practitioners
9. February 2021.
Changes to the Regulations and recommendations for organising and implementing VET student’s competition in the academic year 2020/2021
9. February 2021.
Regulations and recommendations for organising and implementing VET student’s competition in the academic year 2020/2021
1. February 2021.
The first WorldSkills Croatia newsletter – January 2021
28. January 2021.
Professional development seminars for VET teachers and trainees
27. January 2021.
Call for Expression of Interest for Andragogic Workshops
15. January 2021.
Classroom precautions in adult education – additional instructions
14. January 2021.
Apply for VET teachers’ professional development seminars
30. December 2020.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
24. December 2020.
Classroom precautions in adult education – additional instructions
9. December 2020.
Professional development seminars for mentors in companies and teachers in the dual education system
9. December 2020.
New European strategic framework for vocational education and training
1. December 2020.
European Vocational Skills Week: jobs for the future through VET
11. November 2020.
Admitting clients – important notice
5. November 2020.
Recommendations / framework for achieving learning outcomes in the academic year 2020/2021
14. October 2020.
Instructions for distance learning in COVID-19 pandemic
14. October 2020.
European Vocational Skills Week 2020
13. October 2020.
Apply for VET teachers’ professional development seminars
12. October 2020.
Join the #CodeWeek (10 October – 25 October 2020)
2. October 2020.
The 8th International Andragogic Symposium
25. September 2020.
The 14th Lifelong Learning Week
22. September 2020.
VET students’ competitions in the academic year 2020/2021 – important notice
17. September 2020.
COVID-19 related teaching models and classroom precautions in adult education
15. September 2020.
Instructions for conducting professional exams in the session October – December 2020
15. September 2020.
Call to institutions: join the 14th Lifelong Learning Week
8. September 2020.
Join the European Vocational Skills Week 2020
7. September 2020.
Professional development seminars for VET teachers and trainees
4. September 2020.
The winner of the “Dandelion of Knowledge 2020” award for accomplishments in adult education
2. September 2020.
The contract for non-refundable grant for “e-schools: Establishing a System for Developing Digitally Mature Schools (phase II)” signed
28. August 2020.
Financing decision for UP.03.2.2.05.0001 “e-schools: Establishing a System for Developing Digitally Mature Schools (phase II)”
18. August 2020.
CEDEFOP Photo Award 2020: your green or digital skills story
3. August 2020.
European Skills Index 2020
14. July 2020.
In the Republic of Croatia, the Agency for VET and Adult Education organises competitions and fairs of student works at the national level every year, the aim of which is to promote vocational education and training, raise its reputation and strengthen its attractiveness.
The main tasks of the competitions are the presentation of students’ knowledge, skills and abilities, encouraging and motivating students to present their own knowledge, skills and abilities, presentation of occupations, vocational guidance and presentation of practical skills acquired by students during education to employers.
The VET System Development Programme 2016-2020, within its Priority 3. Promoting Excellence, Attractiveness and Inclusiveness of VET, under the Goal 3.1. Strengthening excellence and attractiveness of VET, introduces the Measure 3.1. Promoting VET students skills, modernization and promoting of VET and skills, which envisages for the introduction of a new model of competition.
Accordingly, through the ESF project Promotion of Student Competences and VET Through Skills Competitions the overall concept of new and improved competitions and fairs has been developed.
Vocational competitions are recognized at national, European and global levels as an important mechanism for promoting the excellence and attractiveness of vocational education.
The new model of national competitions and fairs of students from vocational schools is implemented under the name National Competition of Vocational School Students –WorldSkills Croatia, and in accordance with modern trends, the so-called “skills movement” which, under this name, promotes vocational education, career development, the importance of skills, international cooperation and youth competitions. This ensures the visibility of Croatian competitions for vocational school students at the international level.
In 2019, for the first time, according to the new model, the National Competition of Vocational School Students – WorldSkills Croatia 2019 was held at the Zagreb Fair. It was the largest professional competition in this part of Europe, representing the culmination of the reform of professional competitions in the Republic of Croatia. Around 300 best students of vocational schools competed in more than 40 vocational disciplines in which they presented professional competencies and demonstrated the skills needed to successfully perform tasks specific to a particular vocational profession. In an area of 15,000 m2 during the two days of the competition with a strong media campaign and monitoring, the competition was visited by more than 12,000 visitors, including students and teachers from more than 100 primary and secondary schools from all over Croatia.
You can see photos from the WorldSkills Croatia 2019 competition on the following link: photo gallery.
Here you can see a video about the WorldSkills Croatia 2019 competition: longer version | shorter version
PRIMARY SCHOOLS – One of the main purposes of the new competition model is to encourage students in the final grades of primary schools to enroll in vocational schools. The competition is accompanied by numerous activities such as “Test your skill”, where students can test their skills through simple practical tasks and participate in various workshops, listen to information about continuing education and the specifics of many different occupations and new modern technologies.
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS – For principals and teachers of vocational schools, participation in the new competition model is an opportunity for networking, exchange of experiences, professional development, networking with companies and other stakeholders.
EMPLOYERS/PARTNERS – Since many companies and economic entities have supported the new way of competition and many have expressed a desire to connect and cooperate with vocational schools and find employees after the competition, this attractive approach to organizing the competition is proof that the new model fulfills its purpose – promotion and raising the visibility of vocational education.
More information can be found via the following link: www.worldskillscroatia.hr
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