European Training Foundation
@etfeuropa.bsky.social
Improving lives through education and jobs! The only EU agency working with EU neighbouring countries. Let’s work together on skills!
🌱Discover new insights on the skills needed for a green future - join us as we present two new ETF studies on skills and green transformation of the construction sector.
👉 17 November, 12:00 CET: shorturl.at/BDJul
#COP30 #ClimateAction #Skills4Future
👉 17 November, 12:00 CET: shorturl.at/BDJul
#COP30 #ClimateAction #Skills4Future
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🌱Discover new insights on the skills needed for a green future - join us as we present two new ETF studies on skills and green transformation of the construction sector.
👉 17 November, 12:00 CET: shorturl.at/BDJul
#COP30 #ClimateAction #Skills4Future
👉 17 November, 12:00 CET: shorturl.at/BDJul
#COP30 #ClimateAction #Skills4Future
The ETF New Learning Award celebrates learning innovators who combine digital, citizenship, sustainability, entrepreneurship, STEM and personal or social learning competences.
🏆 Finalists will join the Innovation in Learning Event in Brussels, spring 2026.
📅 Apply by 15 December
#Skills4Future
🏆 Finalists will join the Innovation in Learning Event in Brussels, spring 2026.
📅 Apply by 15 December
#Skills4Future
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The ETF New Learning Award celebrates learning innovators who combine digital, citizenship, sustainability, entrepreneurship, STEM and personal or social learning competences.
🏆 Finalists will join the Innovation in Learning Event in Brussels, spring 2026.
📅 Apply by 15 December
#Skills4Future
🏆 Finalists will join the Innovation in Learning Event in Brussels, spring 2026.
📅 Apply by 15 December
#Skills4Future
Following what happens to learners after they finish education is key to shape smarter education and skills policies.
👉Join our webinar to learn more about it: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅20 November 2025 | 10:00–12:00 CET
#Skills4Future
👉Join our webinar to learn more about it: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅20 November 2025 | 10:00–12:00 CET
#Skills4Future
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Following what happens to learners after they finish education is key to shape smarter education and skills policies.
👉Join our webinar to learn more about it: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅20 November 2025 | 10:00–12:00 CET
#Skills4Future
👉Join our webinar to learn more about it: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅20 November 2025 | 10:00–12:00 CET
#Skills4Future
💡 Skills are the real climate currency.
🌍 Tech can cut emissions, but education and lifelong learning make the transition fair for all.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, let’s put people and skills at the heart of climate action.
👉 Read more link.europa.eu/WbnwYv
#ClimateAction #Skills4Future @unep.org
🌍 Tech can cut emissions, but education and lifelong learning make the transition fair for all.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, let’s put people and skills at the heart of climate action.
👉 Read more link.europa.eu/WbnwYv
#ClimateAction #Skills4Future @unep.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
💡 Skills are the real climate currency.
🌍 Tech can cut emissions, but education and lifelong learning make the transition fair for all.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, let’s put people and skills at the heart of climate action.
👉 Read more link.europa.eu/WbnwYv
#ClimateAction #Skills4Future @unep.org
🌍 Tech can cut emissions, but education and lifelong learning make the transition fair for all.
As #COP30 begins in Brazil, let’s put people and skills at the heart of climate action.
👉 Read more link.europa.eu/WbnwYv
#ClimateAction #Skills4Future @unep.org
🧭No one has their career all figured out, that’s why guidance matters at every age
🔍On 5 Nov #GlobalCareersMonth kicks off with ILO, OECD, UNESCO, EC, World Bank exploring how all generations can make better choices on learning and work
🔗Register tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u #CareerGuidance #GlobalCommunity
🔍On 5 Nov #GlobalCareersMonth kicks off with ILO, OECD, UNESCO, EC, World Bank exploring how all generations can make better choices on learning and work
🔗Register tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u #CareerGuidance #GlobalCommunity
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🧭No one has their career all figured out, that’s why guidance matters at every age
🔍On 5 Nov #GlobalCareersMonth kicks off with ILO, OECD, UNESCO, EC, World Bank exploring how all generations can make better choices on learning and work
🔗Register tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u #CareerGuidance #GlobalCommunity
🔍On 5 Nov #GlobalCareersMonth kicks off with ILO, OECD, UNESCO, EC, World Bank exploring how all generations can make better choices on learning and work
🔗Register tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u #CareerGuidance #GlobalCommunity
🌍Careers don’t come with maps, that’s why career guidance matters.
Join us on 5 Nov for the Global Careers Month opening with experts from @ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social , @cedefop.europa.eu,@unesco.org,@ec.europa.eu & @World Bank.
🔗Register: tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u
#CareerGuidance #globalcareersmonth202
Join us on 5 Nov for the Global Careers Month opening with experts from @ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social , @cedefop.europa.eu,@unesco.org,@ec.europa.eu & @World Bank.
🔗Register: tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u
#CareerGuidance #globalcareersmonth202
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🌍Careers don’t come with maps, that’s why career guidance matters.
Join us on 5 Nov for the Global Careers Month opening with experts from @ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social , @cedefop.europa.eu,@unesco.org,@ec.europa.eu & @World Bank.
🔗Register: tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u
#CareerGuidance #globalcareersmonth202
Join us on 5 Nov for the Global Careers Month opening with experts from @ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social , @cedefop.europa.eu,@unesco.org,@ec.europa.eu & @World Bank.
🔗Register: tinyurl.com/yzu22m9u
#CareerGuidance #globalcareersmonth202
A giant step for Africa’s skills future! 🌍
The African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is now led by an African network of experts, connecting skills and opportunities across the continent.
🇪🇺 Supported by the EU | Implemented by ETF
🔗 link.europa.eu/QvVDtH
The African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is now led by an African network of experts, connecting skills and opportunities across the continent.
🇪🇺 Supported by the EU | Implemented by ETF
🔗 link.europa.eu/QvVDtH
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A giant step for Africa’s skills future! 🌍
The African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is now led by an African network of experts, connecting skills and opportunities across the continent.
🇪🇺 Supported by the EU | Implemented by ETF
🔗 link.europa.eu/QvVDtH
The African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is now led by an African network of experts, connecting skills and opportunities across the continent.
🇪🇺 Supported by the EU | Implemented by ETF
🔗 link.europa.eu/QvVDtH
🎉Excited to launch the ‘Towards a Global TVET Agenda’ initiative! Funded by @BMBF_Bund , coordinated by @bibb.de with partners UNESCO-UNEVOC, ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social shaping the future of #TVET.
ETF contributes via partnership for vocational excellence
🔗https://lnkd.in/e4mbR-JU #GlobalTVETAgenda
ETF contributes via partnership for vocational excellence
🔗https://lnkd.in/e4mbR-JU #GlobalTVETAgenda
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🎉Excited to launch the ‘Towards a Global TVET Agenda’ initiative! Funded by @BMBF_Bund , coordinated by @bibb.de with partners UNESCO-UNEVOC, ILO, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social shaping the future of #TVET.
ETF contributes via partnership for vocational excellence
🔗https://lnkd.in/e4mbR-JU #GlobalTVETAgenda
ETF contributes via partnership for vocational excellence
🔗https://lnkd.in/e4mbR-JU #GlobalTVETAgenda
🌍 EU–Egypt High-Level Event: Global Europe in action
ETF Director P. Torsti joined leaders to discuss research, innovation, and skills at the core of the partnership.
Through ETF work, we support the connection between education, industry & research, building a resilient Euro-Mediterranean region💪
ETF Director P. Torsti joined leaders to discuss research, innovation, and skills at the core of the partnership.
Through ETF work, we support the connection between education, industry & research, building a resilient Euro-Mediterranean region💪
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌍 EU–Egypt High-Level Event: Global Europe in action
ETF Director P. Torsti joined leaders to discuss research, innovation, and skills at the core of the partnership.
Through ETF work, we support the connection between education, industry & research, building a resilient Euro-Mediterranean region💪
ETF Director P. Torsti joined leaders to discuss research, innovation, and skills at the core of the partnership.
Through ETF work, we support the connection between education, industry & research, building a resilient Euro-Mediterranean region💪
🌍 The Pact for the Mediterranean was launched by @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu of @ec.europa.eu to set a path for shared prosperity, skills & stability. New MED Skill Tracker will document skills, boost recognition & mobility. ETF will keep supporting a shared Mediterranean future. #skills4future
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌍 The Pact for the Mediterranean was launched by @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu of @ec.europa.eu to set a path for shared prosperity, skills & stability. New MED Skill Tracker will document skills, boost recognition & mobility. ETF will keep supporting a shared Mediterranean future. #skills4future
🟡 Reduce stress. Build resilience. Promote well-being.
Mental well-being is a skill. Poverty and exclusion increase stress and anxiety, making it harder to learn or adapt.
Inclusive education can support not just skills—but the minds and lives behind them.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Mental well-being is a skill. Poverty and exclusion increase stress and anxiety, making it harder to learn or adapt.
Inclusive education can support not just skills—but the minds and lives behind them.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🟡 Reduce stress. Build resilience. Promote well-being.
Mental well-being is a skill. Poverty and exclusion increase stress and anxiety, making it harder to learn or adapt.
Inclusive education can support not just skills—but the minds and lives behind them.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Mental well-being is a skill. Poverty and exclusion increase stress and anxiety, making it harder to learn or adapt.
Inclusive education can support not just skills—but the minds and lives behind them.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🌍 Can digital transformation in skills be fair for everyone?
At the event “Skills for Fair Digital Transitions in Africa”, ETF Director Pilvi Torsti joined African and European experts in a discussion on inclusive, people-centred digital change.
#Skills4Future
At the event “Skills for Fair Digital Transitions in Africa”, ETF Director Pilvi Torsti joined African and European experts in a discussion on inclusive, people-centred digital change.
#Skills4Future
October 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🌍 Can digital transformation in skills be fair for everyone?
At the event “Skills for Fair Digital Transitions in Africa”, ETF Director Pilvi Torsti joined African and European experts in a discussion on inclusive, people-centred digital change.
#Skills4Future
At the event “Skills for Fair Digital Transitions in Africa”, ETF Director Pilvi Torsti joined African and European experts in a discussion on inclusive, people-centred digital change.
#Skills4Future
Support the teachers, support the future. In Eastern Europe, educators face long journeys to the classroom and need strong institutional to thrive.
This #TeachersDay, let’s reflect on how do we empower those who empower us?
To learn, more read first reply.
#WorldTeachersDay
This #TeachersDay, let’s reflect on how do we empower those who empower us?
To learn, more read first reply.
#WorldTeachersDay
October 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Support the teachers, support the future. In Eastern Europe, educators face long journeys to the classroom and need strong institutional to thrive.
This #TeachersDay, let’s reflect on how do we empower those who empower us?
To learn, more read first reply.
#WorldTeachersDay
This #TeachersDay, let’s reflect on how do we empower those who empower us?
To learn, more read first reply.
#WorldTeachersDay
Two days ago, Moldova held parliamentary elections, with results showing strong support for the country’s EU path.
At the ETF, we stand ready to support the country in strengthening institutional capacity and building inclusive skills system in line with European frameworks.
#Skills4Future
At the ETF, we stand ready to support the country in strengthening institutional capacity and building inclusive skills system in line with European frameworks.
#Skills4Future
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Two days ago, Moldova held parliamentary elections, with results showing strong support for the country’s EU path.
At the ETF, we stand ready to support the country in strengthening institutional capacity and building inclusive skills system in line with European frameworks.
#Skills4Future
At the ETF, we stand ready to support the country in strengthening institutional capacity and building inclusive skills system in line with European frameworks.
#Skills4Future
🤝A warm welcome to @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu Executive Vice-President for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, who visited us today!
ETF Director P.Torsti greeted the Commissioner at Villa Gualino to discuss skills, competitiveness, future of work.
#Skills4Future
ETF Director P.Torsti greeted the Commissioner at Villa Gualino to discuss skills, competitiveness, future of work.
#Skills4Future
September 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🤝A warm welcome to @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu Executive Vice-President for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, who visited us today!
ETF Director P.Torsti greeted the Commissioner at Villa Gualino to discuss skills, competitiveness, future of work.
#Skills4Future
ETF Director P.Torsti greeted the Commissioner at Villa Gualino to discuss skills, competitiveness, future of work.
#Skills4Future
President von der Leyen’s #SOTEU2025 speech reminds that Europe should keep people, competitiveness and jobs at the heart of its agenda.
Our future depends on #skills, innovation and opportunities to grow 🌱
Our future depends on #skills, innovation and opportunities to grow 🌱
September 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
President von der Leyen’s #SOTEU2025 speech reminds that Europe should keep people, competitiveness and jobs at the heart of its agenda.
Our future depends on #skills, innovation and opportunities to grow 🌱
Our future depends on #skills, innovation and opportunities to grow 🌱
Join us for #SOTEU 2025!
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Join us for #SOTEU 2025!
🌍AI transformation brings challenges, but also big opportunities for education & training.
💡Join our webinar with global experts to discuss:
-AI’s impact on jobs & skills
-Digital transformation in training
-Inclusive AI-powered tools
📅Save your spot→ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Skills4future
💡Join our webinar with global experts to discuss:
-AI’s impact on jobs & skills
-Digital transformation in training
-Inclusive AI-powered tools
📅Save your spot→ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Skills4future
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌍AI transformation brings challenges, but also big opportunities for education & training.
💡Join our webinar with global experts to discuss:
-AI’s impact on jobs & skills
-Digital transformation in training
-Inclusive AI-powered tools
📅Save your spot→ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Skills4future
💡Join our webinar with global experts to discuss:
-AI’s impact on jobs & skills
-Digital transformation in training
-Inclusive AI-powered tools
📅Save your spot→ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Skills4future
Vocational excellence = education that drives innovation, inclusion & resilience.
🌱 330+ institutions in 50+ countries are building Centres of #VocationalExcellence to help vocational training keep pace with a changing world.
👉 Full story: europa.eu/!dvbdbjpj
#Skills4Future
🌱 330+ institutions in 50+ countries are building Centres of #VocationalExcellence to help vocational training keep pace with a changing world.
👉 Full story: europa.eu/!dvbdbjpj
#Skills4Future
September 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Vocational excellence = education that drives innovation, inclusion & resilience.
🌱 330+ institutions in 50+ countries are building Centres of #VocationalExcellence to help vocational training keep pace with a changing world.
👉 Full story: europa.eu/!dvbdbjpj
#Skills4Future
🌱 330+ institutions in 50+ countries are building Centres of #VocationalExcellence to help vocational training keep pace with a changing world.
👉 Full story: europa.eu/!dvbdbjpj
#Skills4Future
🚧 Construction creates 21% of global emissions—but the green transition could add 18M jobs by 2030. The challenge? Only 1 in 4 workers has the skills.
🌱 New ETF report shows how Centres of Vocational Excellence can close the gap.
📘Learn more: europa.eu/!jhfcrcyj
#skills4future #vocationalexcellence
🌱 New ETF report shows how Centres of Vocational Excellence can close the gap.
📘Learn more: europa.eu/!jhfcrcyj
#skills4future #vocationalexcellence
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🚧 Construction creates 21% of global emissions—but the green transition could add 18M jobs by 2030. The challenge? Only 1 in 4 workers has the skills.
🌱 New ETF report shows how Centres of Vocational Excellence can close the gap.
📘Learn more: europa.eu/!jhfcrcyj
#skills4future #vocationalexcellence
🌱 New ETF report shows how Centres of Vocational Excellence can close the gap.
📘Learn more: europa.eu/!jhfcrcyj
#skills4future #vocationalexcellence
📚 Time to go back to school!
As Malala Yousafzai reminds us, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world.”
This school year, let’s remember that every lesson learned, every skill developed, and every idea shared can help us move forward together 🌈
#backtoschool
As Malala Yousafzai reminds us, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world.”
This school year, let’s remember that every lesson learned, every skill developed, and every idea shared can help us move forward together 🌈
#backtoschool
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📚 Time to go back to school!
As Malala Yousafzai reminds us, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world.”
This school year, let’s remember that every lesson learned, every skill developed, and every idea shared can help us move forward together 🌈
#backtoschool
As Malala Yousafzai reminds us, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world.”
This school year, let’s remember that every lesson learned, every skill developed, and every idea shared can help us move forward together 🌈
#backtoschool
🇲🇩 On this Independence Day, Moldova is not only celebrating its past but also investing in its future.
✨ La mulți ani de Ziua Independenței, Moldova!🇲🇩
📘Read more on how the country strengthens skills and opportunities for its people: europa.eu/!NWgG9d
#ziuaindependenței #moldova34
✨ La mulți ani de Ziua Independenței, Moldova!🇲🇩
📘Read more on how the country strengthens skills and opportunities for its people: europa.eu/!NWgG9d
#ziuaindependenței #moldova34
August 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🇲🇩 On this Independence Day, Moldova is not only celebrating its past but also investing in its future.
✨ La mulți ani de Ziua Independenței, Moldova!🇲🇩
📘Read more on how the country strengthens skills and opportunities for its people: europa.eu/!NWgG9d
#ziuaindependenței #moldova34
✨ La mulți ani de Ziua Independenței, Moldova!🇲🇩
📘Read more on how the country strengthens skills and opportunities for its people: europa.eu/!NWgG9d
#ziuaindependenței #moldova34
As Ukraine prepares to mark #IndependenceDay amid ongoing Russian aggression, skills are key to recovery
➡️€700 mln EU-Ukraine Skills Alliance: training 180,000+ workers
➡️Youth Guarantee: tackling youth unemployment
More: europa.eu/!FM3Bb4
З Днем Незалежності!🔵🟡
#StandWithUkraine #ДеньНезалежності
➡️€700 mln EU-Ukraine Skills Alliance: training 180,000+ workers
➡️Youth Guarantee: tackling youth unemployment
More: europa.eu/!FM3Bb4
З Днем Незалежності!🔵🟡
#StandWithUkraine #ДеньНезалежності
August 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
As Ukraine prepares to mark #IndependenceDay amid ongoing Russian aggression, skills are key to recovery
➡️€700 mln EU-Ukraine Skills Alliance: training 180,000+ workers
➡️Youth Guarantee: tackling youth unemployment
More: europa.eu/!FM3Bb4
З Днем Незалежності!🔵🟡
#StandWithUkraine #ДеньНезалежності
➡️€700 mln EU-Ukraine Skills Alliance: training 180,000+ workers
➡️Youth Guarantee: tackling youth unemployment
More: europa.eu/!FM3Bb4
З Днем Незалежності!🔵🟡
#StandWithUkraine #ДеньНезалежності
🇱🇧 Lebanon pushes forward skills development despite hardship:
✔️ New national TVET strategy
✔️ Career guidance policy in progress
✔️ Over 12,000 teachers trained in digital education
✔️ Youth unemployment at 47.8%: urgent action underway
🔗 Full ETF 2024 update: https://europa.eu/!jrJfRG
#Skills4Future
✔️ New national TVET strategy
✔️ Career guidance policy in progress
✔️ Over 12,000 teachers trained in digital education
✔️ Youth unemployment at 47.8%: urgent action underway
🔗 Full ETF 2024 update: https://europa.eu/!jrJfRG
#Skills4Future
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🇱🇧 Lebanon pushes forward skills development despite hardship:
✔️ New national TVET strategy
✔️ Career guidance policy in progress
✔️ Over 12,000 teachers trained in digital education
✔️ Youth unemployment at 47.8%: urgent action underway
🔗 Full ETF 2024 update: https://europa.eu/!jrJfRG
#Skills4Future
✔️ New national TVET strategy
✔️ Career guidance policy in progress
✔️ Over 12,000 teachers trained in digital education
✔️ Youth unemployment at 47.8%: urgent action underway
🔗 Full ETF 2024 update: https://europa.eu/!jrJfRG
#Skills4Future
🇩🇿 Algeria is investing in its young people: 📚💼
✔️ 13 new vocational centres
✔️ Digital tools to support learning + management
✔️ Apprenticeships and entrepreneurship in focus
✔️ Reskilling & training for youth employability
🔗 Full ETF Algeria update: https://europa.eu/!PPCGhk
#Skills4Future
✔️ 13 new vocational centres
✔️ Digital tools to support learning + management
✔️ Apprenticeships and entrepreneurship in focus
✔️ Reskilling & training for youth employability
🔗 Full ETF Algeria update: https://europa.eu/!PPCGhk
#Skills4Future
August 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🇩🇿 Algeria is investing in its young people: 📚💼
✔️ 13 new vocational centres
✔️ Digital tools to support learning + management
✔️ Apprenticeships and entrepreneurship in focus
✔️ Reskilling & training for youth employability
🔗 Full ETF Algeria update: https://europa.eu/!PPCGhk
#Skills4Future
✔️ 13 new vocational centres
✔️ Digital tools to support learning + management
✔️ Apprenticeships and entrepreneurship in focus
✔️ Reskilling & training for youth employability
🔗 Full ETF Algeria update: https://europa.eu/!PPCGhk
#Skills4Future