EfVET was delighted to join the European Education and Skills Summit 2025, the EU’s flagship gathering for education, training and labour market stakeholders. Hosted by Executive Vice-President Roxana Minzatu, the Summit brought together leaders from across Europe to reflect on the future of skills, competitiveness and social cohesion.
Represented by Dr. Arja Flinkman (Vice-President for Policy) and Paolo Nardi (Director), EfVET contributed to discussions on:
- Tackling Europe’s skills shortages
- Strengthening cooperation between education and industry
- Enhancing basic, civic and digital skills
- Empowering teachers and trainers for a changing society
The event highlighted the essential role of Vocational Education and Training #VET and #LifeLongLearning #LLL in Europe’s green, digital and industrial transitions — and reinforced the value of networks like ours in shaping policy, fostering innovation and supporting learners.
Some key moments from the summit:
✨ Key messages from the EU leadership
✨ Highlights from the main plenaries
✨ Insights from all parallel sessions
✨ The intervention of Dr. Arja Flinkman on VET attractiveness and skills shortages
✨ The political overview from both the European Commission and the European Parliament, thanks to the key contributions by Brigitte van den Berg and Nela Riehl
✨ The contribution of Giulia Meschino on behalf of the VET4EU2 network and Lifelong Learning Platform – European Civil Society for Education
✨ The relevance of emerging partnerships such as SpaceSUITE and SPACE4GEO as showcased by our partner Milva Carbonaro from GISIG Geographical Information Systems International Group