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GERMANY
policies SDGs digital transformation post-COVID
• The dual vocational • Provision of stable • Germany’s EU Presidency • Programmes to enhance
training is implemented partnerships in 2020 addressed digital literacy of all
on all levels • Close cooperation digitalisation in four generations and of
• All VET organisations among public bodies, priority areas: educational staff are
must be in line with authorities, companies, - digital sovereignty initiated
EQAVET and EQF and educational - fight cybercrime • A post-COVID recovery
• There are many projects institutions - data to be used securely plan is being discussed
for the inclusion of • Application of EQAVET - Europe to be digital and including several aspects:
people with fewer and EQF closer to citizens economy, social sector,
opportunities • Dual VET system creates • Based on the European education, and
access to formal initial Digitalisation Strategy, environment, based on
VET and supports Germany initiated a several European
employment Digitalisation pact for the initiatives, such as the
• Individual and multi- educational sector Green Deal
angle approach for
success

PORTUGAL
policies SDGs digital transformation post-COVID
• The Portuguese National • In 2021, ANESPO • The Portuguese Action • In 2021, ANESPO
Reform Plan advocates committed to: Plan for Digital Transition committed to:
the creation of conditions - intensify contacts with has four key- measures - maintain the Covid-19
for at least 55% of authorities from PALOP focused on VET and WBL: Working Group, consisting
secondary school learners countries to consider i) digital education of Pedagogical Directors of
to be on VET paths cooperative work and ii) VET and requalification VET schools
• Alignment of all VET boost Erasmus+ Africa iii) digital inclusion and - carry out initiatives to
schools with EQAVET (SDG1) literacy enable VET schools to
• Portugal has recently - turn VET courses more iv) transfer of knowhow – share experiences,
created the national flexible and inclusive; partnerships between contributing to strength
brand “Escolas - end discrimination to education providers and responses and find
Profissionais de Portugal” higher education access companies solutions
(VET schools of Portugal) for VET learners; - continue the contacts
under the umbrella of the - guarantee equal access with public authorities to
Portuguese Association of and financial support for ensure protection of VET
VET schools (ANESPO) youngsters from regions schools' interests
with lower VET offer - require the definition of
(SDG4) strategies to assess the
- contact economic and socioeconomic needs of
social agents for the each region, to promote
development of employment, social
educational projects with inclusion and combat early
VET schools, ensuring school leaving
employment (SDG8)

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