The 16th issue of EQAVET Newsletter has been published in the context of adopting a new Recommendation on tracking graduates of VET and higher education on 20 November 2017 by the Council of Ministers of Education. Tracking graduates initiative has been one of the actions announced in the New Skills Agenda for Europe published in June 2016 and part of the renewed EU agenda for higher education.

Contents of this issue:

• Editorial by Koen Bois d’Enghien, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• The 2016 Erasmus+ programme for National Reference Points – Giorgio Allulli, EQAVET Expert
• Supporting EQAVET through the Erasmus+ Programme – the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
• The quality assurance of vocational training in France – Sara Croüs from CNEFOP, France
• Vision for revision – increasing the labour market relevance of VET - Vanya Tividosheva from the VET Directorate of the Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria
• Do higher level skills lead to greater economic resilience? –Philip Whitney, National Reference Point, Wales
• Strengthening quality assurance using EQAVET in Latvia –Inita Juhévica from the State Education Quality Service, Latvia
• Events
• News

Find the full issue here.