Privacy policy

What information is collected and for what purpose?
Although you can browse through most of the ETF website without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required in order to provide the e-services you request. The information collected varies according to the e-service requested. Such information is treated according to the policy described in the Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001 and is collected only to the extent necessary to provide the requested e-service.

Who has access to your information and how is it protected?
Within the ETF, only designated persons can access your data and require a User ID and a password to do so. The data collected via this website will not be communicated to anyone outside the ETF.

How can you access your data?
You have no direct access to the stored data. If you wish to modify or delete any of the data you supplied, or if you have a question or request concerning this information, please send an e-mail to: info@etf.europa.eu to the attention of the contacts database manager.

How long do we keep your data?
All data received is stored as long as required to provide the e-services requested.

Legal basis
More information on the ETF's legal commitment with respect to user privacy can be found on our Legal notice page.

Topics

Lifelong learning

Put simply, lifelong learning means that people can – and should have the opportunity to – learn throughout their lives.

Equality in education

Across the world, certain groups of people are still hard pressed to get the most out of their education and training system.

Education and business

Partnership between the worlds of work and education is a process that is set to become an integral part of how we go about developing education.

Employment

“Employment”: a better guidance contributes to broader economic and social well-being by easing the functioning of labour markets.

Skills recognition

Making qualifications transparent and easily readable, even across international frontiers, is a high priority for the ETF.

School and teacher development

Teachers are a critical factor in education reforms. The ETF takes therefore the role of schools and teachers seriously throughout its work.

Key competences

Focusing on key competences is one of the surest ways of keeping education and training relevant in a fast-changing environment.

VET Governance

Governance modes and models have a high correlation with the overall performance of education and training policies, influencing their strategic formulation and implementation.