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The European Training Foundation (ETF) is an agency of the European Union. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The agencies of the European Union (or decentralised bodies of the European Union) are bodies which are distinct from the European Union's institutions, Established in 1990, operational since 1994, the European Training Foundation is located in Turin, Italy. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
The ETF helps improve vocational training systems in non-EU countries, mostly in neighbouring regions such as the countries preparing for EU accession, North Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans and the former Soviet Union. Vocational education or Vocational Education and Training (VET also called Career and Technical Education (CTE prepares learners for jobs that are based The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent nations that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The ETF offers these countries insight, know-how and experience in training people for new jobs and in developing lifelong learning programmes. Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning" a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations
It cooperates closely with its sister agency, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), which has a mandate on education and vocational training within the EU member states. The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training ( Cedefop) is an agency of the European Union.
It counts approximately 150 staff, representing most EU member states and some of the ETF non-EU partner countries. Its first director was Peter de Rooij, Dutch. Since 2004 the ETF's Director is Muriel Dunbar, British.