ReferNet Across Europe
As well as providing information on the national VET system, UK ReferNet also acts as a broker of information on VET across Europe through the network of other ReferNet teams. If you would us to make enquiries on your behalf, please get in touch.
Alternatively, you can contact any of the other ReferNet teams via the websites of the organisations in which they are based. These organisations are listed below by country.
Austria
IBW - Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft
Ms Sabine Archan
ReferNet AT
Bulgaria
HRDC - Human Resource Development Centre
Ms. Vanya Tividosheva
ReferNet BG
Belgium
VDAB - Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding
Mr Reinald Van Weydeveldt
ReferNet BE
Cyprus
HRDA - Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus
Mr Yiannis Mourouzides
ReferNet CY
Czech Republic
NUOV - National Institute of Technical and Vocational Education
Mr Pavel Petrovic
ReferNet CZ
Denmark
CIRIUS
Mr Svend-Erik Povelsen
ReferNet DK
Estonia
Foundation for Lifelong Learning Development Innove
Ms Kersti Raudsepp
ReferNet EE
Finland
OPH - Opetushallitus
Mr Matti Kyrö
ReferNet FI
France
Centre INFFO - Centre pour le développement de l'information sur la formation permanente
Mr Régis Roussel
ReferNet FR
Germany
BIBB - Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung
Ms Ute Hippach-Schneider
ReferNet DE
Greece
OEEK - Organisation for Vocational Education and Training
Ms Ermioni Barkaba
ReferNet GR
Hungary
Observatory for Educational Development - Corvinus University of Budapest
Mr Tamás Köpeczi-Bócz
ReferNet HU
Iceland
University of Iceland - Research Liaison Office
Ms Dóra Stefánsdóttir
ReferNet IS
Ireland
FAS - Training and Employment Authority
Ms Jennifer O’ Mullane
ReferNet IE
Italy
ISFOL - Istituto per lo sviluppo della formazione professionale dei lavoratori
Ms Isabella Pitoni
ReferNet IT
Latvia
Academic Information Centre - Latvian National Observatory
Ms Baiba Ramina
ReferNet LV
Lithuania
Methodological Centre for Vocational Education & Training
Ms Giedre Beleckiene
ReferNet LT
Luxembourg
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle
Mr Jos Noesen
ReferNet LU
Malta
Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment
Ms Margaret M. Ellul
ReferNet MT
Netherlands
CINOP - Centrum voor innovatie van opleidingen
Mr Karel Visser
ReferNet NL
Norway
Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
Ms Hilde Brodahl
RefeNet NO
Poland
BKKK Co-operation Fund - National Observatory
Ms Kinga Motysia
ReferNet PL
Portugal
DGERT- Direcção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho
Ms Fernanda Ferreira
Ms. Alexandra Teixeira
ReferNet PT
Romania
IES - Institute for Educational Sciences
Mr. Mihai Jigau
ReferNet RO
Slovak Republic
State Institute of Vocational Education/Slovak National Observatory of Vocational Education
Ms Dagmar Jelinkova
ReferNet SK
Slovenia
Centre for Vocational Education & Training
Ms Mojca Cek
ReferNet SI
Spain
INEM - Instituto Nacional de Empleo
Ms Maria Luz de las Cuevas Torresano
ReferNet ES
Sweden
SKOLVERKET - Swedish National Agency for Education
Mr Shawn Mendes
ReferNet SE
