Last April 29, we held the pilot workshop “Communicating Ideas that Make an Impact: How to Explain and Defend Your Project” in the IMEB assembly hall, as part of the MetròpolisFPLab programme.

This new initiative was created with the aim of supporting those VET teams that, despite having carried out excellent work throughout the programme, did not reach the Accelerator phase. The workshop sought to strengthen students’ communication skills, help them showcase the value of their projects, and provide a space to conclude and recognise their participation.

The session, which included the participation of 13 teams and the collaboration of ASENCAT, was highly enriching and stood out for the students’ strong engagement and active participation throughout the day.

The call for the 12th edition of the DonaTIC Awards is open, with the aim of recognizing the role of women in the professional, business, and academic fields within information and communication technologies (ICT), promoting role models, and encouraging female participation in technological studies.

The Foundation is part of the Awards jury, which is divided into eight categories and two subcategories, one of which is for an ICT vocational training student who has developed a notable project or initiative in this field.

ICT vocational training students can apply until April 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Call: HERE

Submit your application: HERE

Municipal representatives from across the territory met last Thursday, April 16, at the Fira de Girona a working session of the Forum of Cities with Vocational Training Councils, a network that is consolidating itself as a space for shared knowledge, analysis, and expertise in Vocational Education and Training at the municipal level.

The meeting made it possible to advance coordination among municipalities, share criteria and experiences, and strengthen the role of local VET councils as key instruments to influence the planning of training provision from a territorial perspective. In this context, the incorporation of Vilafranca del Penedès as a new member municipality of the Forum was also formalized.

During the session, organizational aspects of the Forum were addressed and proposals were discussed to improve its dissemination and visibility, with the aim of strengthening its position as a reference space in the field of VET governance and networking among local administrations.

The Forum of Cities with VET Councils thus becomes a strategic instrument for generating collective knowledge, promoting territorial alignment, and contributing to a Vocational Education and Training system better adapted to the country’s social and productive needs.

Last March, two groups of students from the Erasmus+ PFI project carried out a 10-day international mobility in France, specifically in the cities of Toulouse and Dijon. During this stay, students carried out professional internships related to their studies, while also participating in various cultural activities that allowed them to closely experience the social and cultural environment of both cities.

The mobility programme continues in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, April 29, a new group will begin their stay in Munich, and on Tuesday, May 5, the last group will travel to Vejle.

These international experiences represent a unique opportunity for students, as they significantly contribute to their educational, professional and personal development, while fostering autonomy, adaptability and intercultural competence.

From the BCN Vocational Training Foundation and the AMB, we continue to promote the Dual VET Accelerator, a project that already includes more than 50 companies that have simplified their access to young talent through this public and free platform.

This initiative, implemented by the BCN VET Foundation, streamlines student placement and helps you to:

• Find the ideal profile according to the qualification you need.
• Submit requests online quickly and without bureaucracy.
• Reduce costs in the search for new apprentices.

Would you like to join? If your company is looking for talent, visit the platform and submit your request:
Link to the Accelerator platform

This project is an initiative promoted by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area and implemented by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation, with the support of the Department of Education and Vocational Training and the collaboration of the municipalities of Castelldefels, Gavà, El Prat, Sant Boi and Viladecans.

During the month of April, the BCN Vocational Training Foundation welcomed 96 teachers from Munich (Germany), Rome (Italy), Treviso (Italy), Rovaniemi (Finland), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Tartu (Estonia) and Skellefteå (Sweden). Through an Erasmus training stay, the different groups of teachers were able to discover how vocational education and training is managed across the various centres and administrations in Barcelona, especially in the professional sectors of Sociocultural Services, Healthcare, and Hospitality and Tourism.

During their respective stays, the teachers were able to visit institutions such as the Barcelona Education Consortium (CEB), training centres in the healthcare field (such as the Hospital del Mar Vocational Training Institute or the Vall d’Hebron Health Institute), training centres in the sociocultural services field (such as Salvador Seguí Institute, Ferran Tallada Institute or ETP Xavier), centres in the gastronomy and hospitality field (such as the Barcelona School of Hospitality and Tourism or the Barcelona Institute of Gastronomy), centres in the administration and commerce field (Poblenou Institute), and training institutions such as the network of Municipal Nursery Schools.

This week, Leuven is hosting the so-called Creativity Session focused on educational innovation within the European project Build Your VETter Future Challenge. Over three days, participants work in groups on various activities aimed at developing educational spaces and creative methodologies, including guided visits and presentations related to the project. Attendees take part in practical workshops on designing educational spaces, supported by digital tools such as SketchUp, and further explore the creation and development of their own projects.

Cultural activities and specialized talks on educational design are also आयोजित, along with collaborative sessions between teachers and students. The event concludes with presentations of the developed projects, highlighting teamwork as well as monitoring and evaluation by the participating company Egoin Wood Group.

Within the International Measures Plan, we continue to move forward in our commitment to innovation and the internationalisation of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Today, we travel to Treviso to visit Fondazione Lepido Rocco, a leading institution in the field of VET in Italy.

This visit marks the beginning of the peer-to-peer sessions among participating centres—an exchange space that allows us to share methodologies, experiences and best practices across different specialisations. In doing so, we highlight the value of collaborative learning and the development of key competences, in line with the objectives of the VET innovation project.

We take part together with several educational centres involved in the project: Institut Les Salines, Institut Mare de Déu de la Mercè, Institut Torre Roja, Institut dels Aliments de Barcelona, IFP Antoni Algueró and Escola Deià.

Through this experience, we strengthen our goal of placing students at the centre of the learning process, encouraging their active participation and the development of both professional and personal competences. At the same time, we reinforce our centres as spaces for innovation, research and connection with the European environment.

With initiatives like this, we continue to create new educational opportunities and contribute to a more open, innovative and future-oriented Vocational Education and Training system.