ETF - European Training Foundation

02/04/2026

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is seeking to establish a reserve list of talented trainees who are keen to contribute to a wide range of activities across the agency.

If you are eager to grow, bring fresh ideas and work collaboratively in dynamic and multi-cultural teams, these traineeships offer an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful experience while developing valuable skills.

Applications are open until 22 April 2026 via the ETF website (Vacancies section).

27/03/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who applied to the Green Skills Award 2026. 🌳

We were seriously impressed by the passion shown by this year's applicants, and the wealth of ideas shared through each project.💡

The results will be out very soon, so watch this space! 👀

We can’t promise we’ll call you back… but hey, there’s always next year! 😉

23/03/2026

Want to apply to Green Skills Award 2026 but not sure if your project fits?

We looked at 2025 finalists and the message is clear:
It’s not about big budgets.
It’s about real impact.

From solar training for youth to climate education tools and women-led green businesses, these projects started local… and scaled.

✨ If you are working on green skills, education or sustainability, this is your sign.

Apply. Share your story. Be the next Green Skills Award winner

🔗 https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open

11/03/2026

Want to make a real difference? 🌱

You don’t need to be a scientist to do it. Just show us how green skills have transformed your work, your project, or your community.

🔎We’re looking for real people with real projects, creating real impact.

Click the link below and apply today. Don't forget you have until March 27 to do it. 🌍

https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open

09/03/2026

📣 Calling young entrepreneurs across the Mediterranean!

If you’re a young entrepreneur headquartered in a Mediterranean country, consider applying for the ARLEM Award for Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs — or share it with someone who should ✨

Are you a young entrepreneur shaping the future of your local economy?

The Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), together with its partners and supporters, is launching its award for outstanding young entrepreneurs from Mediterranean partner countries.

This award recognises more than business success: it highlights the strong link between young entrepreneurs and the local or regional authorities that support them, showcasing how cooperation at territorial level can drive innovation, job creation, and sustainable development.

The award aims to:

👉 Promote inspiring examples of youth entrepreneurship across the Mediterranean;
👉 Demonstrate the positive role of local and regional authorities in strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems;
👉 Show how young entrepreneurs actively contribute to local economic growth and a positive future narrative.

You are eligible if you are:

✔ A young entrepreneur aged 35 or under;
✔ Supported by your local or regional authority;
✔ Running a company for at least 3 years;
✔ Headquartered in one of the eligible Mediterranean partner countries.

Applications will close on 15 May 2026, don't miss this opportunity!

🔗 Full details and application guidelines are available on our website!

04/03/2026

As discussions unfold at the EU Social Forum, one message is clear: skills are central to Europe’s future.

In the latest episode of our interview series, the ETF Director Pilvi Torsti speaks with Manuela Geleng, Director for Jobs and Skills at the European Commission (DG EMPL), about how Europe can respond to rapidly changing labour markets.

Their conversation explores some of the key questions shaping Europe’s skills agenda today:

🔹Why skills shortages are becoming one of the most pressing challenges for European labour markets

🔹How the Union of Skills aims to better connect education and employment systems

🔹The importance of lifelong learning, with the EU target of 60% adult participation in training by 2030

🔹Why stronger cooperation between institutions, companies and social partners is essential to deliver real change

A key takeaway from the discussion: Europe’s skills challenge cannot be addressed by education or employment policy alone. It requires cooperation across systems, sectors and countries.

Watch the full episode and join the conversation on Europe’s skills future
🔗 https://youtu.be/hamblC3a_kY?is=fZ2EZo_SkvNDfqZz

25/02/2026

🌱 Green skills are meant to be shared. Great ideas are meant to be seen.

Are you driving change in your community? Supporting the green transition in your own unique way? We want to hear from you!

Join the Green Skills Community and inspire others by sharing how you're helping build a more sustainable future. 💚

Click on the link and apply today. Don't forget you have until March 27 to do it.

https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open

19/02/2026

The Green Skills Award is back!

We want to keep celebrating projects that transform communities and protect our planet. 🌍

Would you answer our new call? 📞

👉 Click on the link in and apply today. Don’t forget you have until March 27 to do it.

https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open

17/02/2026

This week in Turin, 35 representatives of Ukraine’s vocational education system are working with the European Training Foundation and Enabel on Centres of Vocational Excellence, a key EU priority under Erasmus+

These centres bring together schools, companies and local partners to deliver high-quality skills and support regional development.

For many participants, vocational education is not just reform: it is a way to prepare for reconstruction after the war and move closer to the European Union.

Read the full article: https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/ukraines-vocational-education-community-teams-etf-and-enabel-toward-eu

11/02/2026

🎉 We're celebrating 5 years of the Green Skills Award, and the stories of these winners will give you hope for our planet's future.

North Macedonian youth creating sustainable solutions through a business challenge. Latvia has a H**p School. Lebanon's working on waste management. Young people in Croatia learning how sustainability works in everyday life. Refugees in Gaza learning green innovation.

Real training. Real jobs. Real solutions.

If you want to become the next Green Skills Award winner, applications are open until 27 March. Apply now! https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/news/green-skills-award-2026-call-applications-now-open

03/02/2026

🌍 Green Skills 2026 is LIVE, and your initiative deserves the global stage.

Every day across ETF partner countries, people are reshaping the green transition. But, most of these stories stay local. The ETF Green Skills Award exists to change that.

🚀 Why apply?
Because when your work becomes visible, it becomes replicable.
And when others adapt it, your impact travels far beyond your city or community.

📢 If your work is moving the green transition forward, the world should know. Read more on how and why this opportunity may be ideal for you -

After wrapping up an inspiring 2025 edition, the ETF is proud to launch the Green Skills Award 2026.We are now looking for the next generation of initiatives that are driving real change in the green transition in classrooms, workplaces, communities, and online.