EVBB Annual Conference: The EU VET Strategy
Wed 18 Nov: Arrival & Opening
Afternoon · Arrivals day
17:00 to 18:00 · EVBB General Assembly (members only)
A short members assembly to open the conference.
20:00 to 23:00 · Networking Gala
The conference opens not with a plenary but with people. Drinks, food and open networking, because the partnerships that matter often start here. Prepare your dresses, suit and tie, it will be memorable !
Thu 19 Nov: Full Conference Day
09:00 to 10:00 · Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 to 10:15 · Welcome to Paris
EVBB and our host partners open the day and set the one question everyone will leave able to answer: what does the new Strategy actually mean for you?
10:15 to 10:50 · The Strategy, first hand
The European Commission presents the new EU VET Strategy to the sector for the first time. The vision, the priorities to 2030, and what changes on the ground.
10:50 to 11:30 · What it means across Europe
European agencies and national delegations respond, with an honest read on the opportunities and the harder parts.
11:30 to 12:00 · Coffee and networking
12:00 to 13:00 · From strategy to national action
How are Member States turning the Strategy into national policy? A panel with national ministries and directors, opening with the French perspective.
13:00 to 14:00 · Lunch and networking
14:00 to 14:20 · Engineering the transition
A leading national provider on what implementation really takes, from certification to pedagogy to supporting the learners who need it most.
14:20 to 15:05 · The VET Voice
The session you will not find at other policy events. Learners, practitioners, a VET school and a social partner take the stage together, on what makes vocational training attractive, inclusive and future ready. Candid, personal and grounded.
15:05 to 15:30 · National systems in dialogue
Providers from across Europe compare how they are responding, from labour market foresight to wellbeing at work.
15:30 to 16:00 · Coffee and networking
16:00 to 16:25 · Beyond funding: turning money into change
Funding is not the finish line. How to move from single projects to lasting change across your institution and your network.
16:25 to 17:15 · Funding that delivers
A practical panel on accessing and making the most of EU funding: Erasmus+, the Competitiveness Fund, COVE and national budgets, with ETF, UNESCO-UNEVOC, OECD and social partners.
17:15 to 17:30 · Closing and the road ahead
Where we go from here, and how to stay part of it.
Free evening to enjoy Paris by night!
Fri 20 Nov: Study Visits
09:00 to 13:00 · Inside VET in the Paris region
No policy conversation is complete without seeing it in action. Morning visits to two VET and skills campuses, including a Campus des Métiers et Qualifications, to meet the teams and learners behind the numbers.
Sat 21 Nov: Cultural Programme (optional)
09:00 to 13:00 · Paris, one more morning
An cultural morning for those extending their stay. Choose between Notre-Dame de Paris and the Château de Versailles. Outside the official programme, details to follow (included in the fee).