Greening VET: equipping teachers for Europe’s green transition
As Europe’s green transition is reshaping industry and labour markets, VET teachers and trainers need support to turn sustainability concepts into practical skills.
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Preparing future teachers for the classrooms of tomorrow with eTwinning
Discover how Rich Powers’ innovative eTwinning course is bringing future teachers across Europe and beyond together to collaborate, learn and prepare for the classrooms of tomorrow.
Teachers’ soft skills: the human core of learning
Schools need teachers who can explain, assess and organise learning, but also listen, collaborate, regulate emotions, build trust and support each pupil’s capacity to learn.
The role of continuing professional development in VET teachers’ careers
Vocational education and training (VET) teachers need better opportunities for high-quality professional development to master new skills, adapt to changing learning environments and keep pace with digital and green transitions.
Mentoring benefits teachers, but what about mentor preparation?
Mentoring can benefit both new and experienced teachers when mentors receive professional development in building trust, active listening and collaborative dialogue.
Strengthening inclusion in VET: aligning teacher preparedness with system capacity
As learning environments in vocational education and training (VET) become more diverse, teachers need support to create inclusive environments, engage vulnerable learners and manage student misbehaviour.
AI literacy as a foundational skill for VET learners and teachers
AI literacy in vocational education and training is essential to respond confidently, critically and effectively to an increasingly AI-shaped labour market and society.
Why leaving school can make us better teachers
International mobility builds teachers’ professional confidence and helps them recognise their role as leaders of change.
Clicks, classrooms and care: nurturing VET teachers’ wellbeing and digital skills
Europe’s vocational education and training (VET) systems are at the forefront of the digital transition, creating opportunities and challenges for teachers’ workloads and wellbeing.
When teachers thrive, pupils learn and flourish
Studies show that teacher wellbeing can be a strategic investment for schools that want to improve learning outcomes.
