EVBB Annual Conference: Europe’s VET Strategy in Action
Study Visits
Friday, 20 November 2026
Step out of the conference hall and into the places where Europe’s skills are built. Choose one of five campuses across the Paris region and see for yourself how vocational education and training is preparing the next generation of professionals for Europe’s changing labour market.
Transport from a central Paris meeting point is included (details in the Info Pack). Lunch is served on site, and the programme closes at 14:00, in time for afternoon departures.
1. Heritage & Craftsmanship of Excellence Campus Versailles Great Stables, Versailles
Few classrooms have a view like this. Based in the historic stables of the Palace of Versailles, this campus trains people in the trades that keep France’s heritage alive, from built heritage and art and design to gastronomy, horticulture and tourism. See how hands-on learning passes traditional expertise to a new generation.
Focus: Cultural heritage and luxury arts.
Discover it for yourself before you go
Focus: Cultural heritage and luxury arts.
2. Arts, Design & Fashion Campus of Arts, Design and Fashion (MOMAD) Manufacture des Gobelins, Paris
Step inside the Manufacture des Gobelins, where tapestries have been woven for centuries. This campus brings together around 50 training and cultural partners, and shows how hands-on training and creativity turn traditional technique into careers in arts, design and fashion.
Focus: Creative industries and design.
Discover it for yourself before you go
Focus: Creative industries and design.
3. Industry 4.0 & Innovation Campus for Industry of the Future and its Innovation Centre – Saclay / Évry
Robots, automation, additive manufacturing and immersive technologies: this is the factory floor of the future. Find out how training providers and industry work hand in hand so learners gain the digital and technical skills that modern manufacturing demands.
Focus: Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing.
Discover it for yourself before you go
Focus: Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing.
4. Nuclear Energy & Grid Security Campus for Sustainable Energy – Nuclear Hub (Energy-Edu), Montereau
Where do the people who keep a low-carbon energy system running learn their trade? Here. Discover how schools, universities and employers work together to teach safety, reliability and technical excellence, and how that partnership supports the energy transition and a more resilient grid.
Discover it for yourself before you go
Focus: Nuclear energy and grid security.
5. Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transition Campus for Artificial Intelligence (Campus de l’IA) – Sorbonne Cluster, Paris
How should education respond to the fastest-moving technology of our time? Explore the Sorbonne’s AI cluster, backed by more than 60 industry partners, and see how AI and data skills are reshaping learning and work, and how education providers and employers can prepare learners for what comes next.
Discover it for yourself before you go
Focus: Digital transition and artificial intelligence.