ERI SEE

A coordination meeting between Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe - ERI SEE and the ETF - European Training Foundation was held on 11 May 2026, focusing on strengthening cooperation in key areas of education, skills, and EU accession processes.
The meeting was coordinated by Gordon Purvis, ETF Country Liaison for Serbia and member of the ERI SEE Consultative Body, together with ETF colleagues Filippo Del Ninno, Lisa Rustico, Alessandro Brolpito, Olena Bekh and Wouter Van Damme.

During the meeting the ETF presented:
💡 work related to online job vacancies, labour-market intelligence, ESCO, skills anticipation and matching skills to labour-market needs.
💡 work in the field of adult learning including cross-country mapping and analysis of legal frameworks, governance, financing
💡 plans for further analytical and policy work in this area during 2026 and beyond
💡 work supporting innovation in teaching and learning
💡 the ETF initiatives: Scaffold: a card game to revolutionise teaching, , the READY model, Community of Innovative Educators, Teacher booster, FormA: a formative assessment toolkit, ETF micro-credential courses, DERF 2.0
💡 the ETF event in Brussels “Connecting the Dots” 27-29 May and dissemination webinar “Study on the Digital Competence of Teachers in Montenegro”, scheduled for 3 June 2026.
💡 topics related to quality assurance, Centres of Vocational Excellence, digital competences, artificial intelligence and broader European policy developments

The discussion explored: importance of aligning education and employment policies, strengthening skills intelligence systems and supporting upskilling and adult learning policies, challenges related to participation in adult learning, the impact of demographic changes, labour shortages, digitalisation and the green transition, validation of non-formal and informal learning.

The meeting confirmed continued alignment between ERI SEE and ETF and identified concrete follow-up actions for joint activities and regional cooperation.

More on the meeting is available on the ERI SEE website:

ERI SEE and ETF Hold Coordination Meeting on Future Regional Cooperation and Education Policies – ERI SEE Secretariat ERI SEE and ETF Hold Coordination Meeting on Future Regional Cooperation and Education Policies May 11, 2026 As part of the implementation of ERI SEE’s 2026 Work Programme and its strategic orientation towards strengthening cooperation with international partners, a coordination meeting between th...