Frequently Asked Questions

Most popular questions

DiverseVET is a four-year project co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) initiative. It runs from 2026 to 2030 and aims to make vocational education and training (VET) more inclusive, more innovative and better aligned with the skills needed for the green and digital transitions. The project brings together partners from Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece and Lithuania.

DiverseVET aims to:

  • Promote inclusive vocational education and training.
  • Strengthen collaboration between education providers, SMEs and regional stakeholders.
  • Develop new learning programmes and practical resources.
  • Support learners with the skills needed for the future of work.
  • Improve diversity, inclusion and innovation in vocational education and in SMEs.

The project is designed for:

  • Learners and students
  • Vocational education providers and educators
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Public authorities and policymakers
  • Researchers
  • NGOs and civil society organisations
As part of the project, five regional Centres of Vocational Excellence will be established in Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece and Lithuania. These partnerships bring together education providers, businesses, public authorities and other stakeholders to identify regional skills needs, develop innovative training approaches and strengthen cooperation between education and the labour market.
  • Vocational training courses and learning modules
  • Practical tools for SMEs and educators
  • Research reports and policy recommendations
  • Career guidance resources
  • Good practice examples and case studies
  • Publications, videos and newsletters
    • Most of these resources will be published in the Library section of this website as they become available.
    Yes. Unless stated otherwise, our publications are released as Open Educational Resources under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. You may share and adapt them, including commercially, as long as you credit DiverseVET and the European Union, indicate any changes, and share your version under the same licence. Logos and the EU emblem are excluded. Full details are given on our EU Funding Acknowledgement page.
    This website is the public home of the project: it presents the project, its partners, news, events and publications. The DiverseVET learning and community platform is a separate service, developed under a different work package, which will host training modules, community features and career tools. Where relevant, this website links to the platform.

    There are many ways to engage with DiverseVET. Organisations can take part in workshops, consultations, pilot activities, events and the Community of Practice, or help share project results through their own networks.

    If you would like to collaborate with the project, please contact the project team at diversevet@csicy.com.

    Yes. Throughout the project, DiverseVET will organise workshops, stakeholder meetings, training activities, conferences and dissemination events at both national and European level. Upcoming events are published in the Events section of this website. Many of our event formats offer the option to join online, and onsite events take place in the six partner countries.
    Most project activities and resources are funded through the Erasmus+ programme and are free of charge for participants, although eligibility may vary depending on the specific activity.
    DiverseVET is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme under the Centres of Vocational Excellence initiative (project number 101260755).
    The website is available in English, French, German, Greek and Lithuanian. English is the main working language of the project, so some documents and news items may be published in English only.
    You can follow the latest developments in the News section of this website, subscribe to our newsletter, and follow DiverseVET on LinkedIn and our other social media channels.
    Inclusion is at the heart of the project. DiverseVET aims to ensure that its learning resources, events and communication activities are accessible to diverse audiences. The project promotes inclusive language, accessible design and collaboration with organisations representing underrepresented groups, in order to create learning opportunities that are open to everyone. Our commitments for this website are set out in our Accessibility Statement.
    We only collect the data you choose to give us through the contact form or the newsletter sign-up, together with anonymised usage statistics. We never sell your data and we do not use it for advertising. Full details are given in our Privacy Policy.

    Still need help

    Didn’t find what you were looking for? Here are a few more ways to get in touch or explore the project.

    E-mail
    diversevet@csicy.com

    Address
    Centre for Social Innovation
    Rigenis 62, Nicosia 1010m Cyprus

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