Vocational Education and Training (2010-2012)

The project was initiated by Agency member countries as a key issue of major concern at national, European and international level, taking into account the high level of unemployment among people with disabilities and SEN.

The starting point of the project will be the main findings of two analyses dealing with the issue of how best to prepare students with SEN to enter the labour market, conducted within the framework of previous Agency work. The first one was Transition from School to Employment published in 2002; the second Individual Transition Plans: Supporting the Move from School to Employment published in 2006.

The aim of the project will be to identify and investigate the relevant key aspects of vocational education and training (VET) programmes for students with SEN with a clear link to employment opportunities: “what works” and “why” in VET for students with SEN.  

In order to avoid overlapping with European or International projects on the issue, the project will be conducted in co-operation with OECD and CEDEFOP.

The summary project report, presenting the framework, aims and objectives as well as the main findings of the project on the issue on “what works” and “why” for students with SEN in vocational education and training, will be published in all Agency languages and will be available on the Agency website.

Summarised country information on Vocational Education and Training, collected within the project lifetime will also be available on the project website.