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The starting point for each VET organisation considering working on employer
engagement at an international level must be to set itself the goals it aims to
reach with the internationalisation of its activities. They must consider topics

such as:

▪ Which changes will it introduce in their internal organisation?
▪ What will be the impact for trainers and learners in practice?
▪ Which geographical areas/kind of organisations are important to work

with, and why?
▪ In which sectors should investment be done considering future labour
needs, which arrangements will be needed?

▪ How the curricula will need to be developed/adapted or what will be
assessed abroad?

After reflecting on these topics, a detailed action plan must be defined.

Establishing links with organisations abroad can be done using different
approaches, e.g.:

▪ Creation/participation in international activities, such as conferences and
seminars, that promote employer engagement in education and training.
That is the case of the International Conference on Employer

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Engagement, which 6 edition took place online in July 2021 under the
motto “Preparing young people for the Future”. Many current challenges

can be the theme of such activities, like, for example, “How WBL has been
approached during COVID-19 pandemic?”
▪ Development of international communities of practices, focused on
specific sectors, to serve as an ongoing sharing and learning venue to

provide inspiration for VET providers and employers. In a community of
practice, partners can share goals, interests, problems and how they
approach them. The digital means can contribute for the successful

implementation of an international community of practice – which is also
one of the outcomes of BRIDGES project. Being digital, it allows more
participation, more opportunities and easier access to stakeholders.

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