Choose Your Pathway Platform is the information portal for all students, teachers and company representatives who are interested in following a path in vocational and technical education, as well as the development of an education and practical training option provides the necessary information on vocational education, qualifications and necessary documents students (registration forms, practical training contracts, etc.), teachers (curriculum) and companies wishing to become partners on vocational and technical education routes.

Romania is focused on relaunching of the agricultural education to ensure a skilled and professionalized workforce in agriculture. More information on the dual system for initial vocational education in the agricultural field in Romania can be found here.

In the next 5 years, the two educational systems, the Romanian and the Dutch, aim to cooperate in the field of agricultural education to meet current challenges.

The European Union recommends teachers to promote, among students, the role that farmers play in society and the importance of agriculture not only as a source of food supply, but also from the point of view of protecting the environment and natural resources. To this end, the European Commission has created a platform with educational teaching materials aimed at raising awareness among young Europeans about the importance of agriculture in Europe and how markets work.

The platform can be used by teachers who teach various subjects, such as geography, economics, European studies, national economics, agricultural sciences, information and communication technology or social sciences and addresses three topics: Food, Aquaculture and Agriculture. The aim is to arouse young people’s interest in agriculture, to educate them in the spirit of adopting a healthy diet, to understand agriculture and new techniques used, from machines and equipment used, to crop development and disease management. The pedagogical package can be found here.

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The platform to facilitate the mobility of students in higher education.
This is an important factor in the advancement of the Dutch intellectual capital.

Student mobility helps diversify student skills and capabilities and lets students shape their own curriculum, following their personal academic interests and goals. As a result, these students are happier, more motivated and much less inclined to drop out.

More information can be found here.

The platform provides teachers with digital resources for interesting and interactive lessons, complementary to Google’s applications for education, including educational programs and participation in competitions. More information can be found here.

Online platform that allows the implementation of interactive courses and lessons with a library, where you can find textbooks, interactive lessons and e-learning courses developed by contributors, over 1400 materials are already available for free. Teachers can benefit of 1 year free access, with the possibility of extension. After filling in a form, those interested can also apply for the diploma of “Educational Software Creator”. Information on how to use the platform can be found in the training section for those who still feel insecure in the digital environment.

The European Parliament and the European Commission (General Directorate for Taxation and Customs Union), with the participation of national tax administrations, have implemented a pilot project to educate young European citizens about taxes and how they affect their lives.

The portal targets three age groups, with information adapted and transmitted through games, e-learning materials and videos for micro-learning, for young Europeans to learn about taxes and duties in their various forms and their associated problems (tax fraud, tax evasion etc.), in a pleasant and engaging way.

There is also a teacher’s space that offers resources, tips and tricks to teach in school about taxes and fees and their benefits. More information here.