Welcome to the Homepage of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB)
The EVBB is an European umbrella association of independent and non-profit vocational training institutes.
Its aim is the qualitative improvement of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in European countries and an intensification of efforts concerning VET at European level.
The detailed aims are to:
- enhance the competitive strength of training institutes and promote the further qualification of their staff;
- encourage and support transnational vocational training schemes as well as the exchange of information and experiences;
- promote increased efficiency in the fields of vocational training and further education in order to keep them aligned with developments on the labour market.
Fourty-two vocational training institutes and associations from twenty-two European countries are currently members of the EVBB. Further institutions are being assessed for admission. In total the EVBB oversees more than 35.000 employees in more than 1.500 vocational training institutions.
EVBB members are involved in projects in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, England, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Palestine,, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, USA, Vietnam and Belarus.
The EVBB adopts a neutral stance with regard to both politics and religion.
Its activities are not geared towards economic business and profit. It solely and directly serves non-profit purposes as laid down by the General Fiscal Law of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Every year the "DIE EUROPA" prize is awarded by the Adalbert Kitsche Foundation to EVBB members who have initiated innovative projects involving disadvantaged young people.
