The multiple benefits of international best practice sharing and advice are well illustrated by two entrepreneurial centres of vocational excellence (CoVEs), in Morocco and North Macedonia. Working with the European Training Foundation (ETF), they have taken a step ahead in aligning with European standards, and infusing entrepreneurial mindsets and skills into curricula and activities.
The benefits go in all directions, and will be explored during ETF events at the upcoming third Forum on Vocational Excellence being held in Lyon, France.
Connecting to the ETF changed the entrepreneurship experience for ESITH (École supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement), a vocational and higher education college in Morocco.
The ETF’s approach to entrepreneurship is broad and integrated. It has forged a dedicated partnership of seven CoVEs in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Morocco, North Macedonia and Tunisia.
The ETF has been leading a partnership among selected EntreCoVEs in partner countries since 2021. The rationale for this major campaign is that by acting in a more entrepreneurial way, CoVEs can help boost socio-economic development in their communities and regions.
The partnership was inspired by EntreComp – the EU’s entrepreneurship competence framework promoting entrepreneurship as a key competence for lifelong learning, – and the ETF’s successful support to Tunisia in developing an entrepreneurial spirit across vocational training.