EUCLASS Alliance: bridging EU Vocational Schools for EU Education

The EUCLASS Alliance aims to address challenges in European Citizenship Education, particularly in VET settings. The main problem identified is the lack of knowledge among VET teachers about European issues, hindering the integration of EU education into daily lessons.
VET teachers face additional challenges compared to general education teachers, since really often VET students struggle with general subjects making it complex to integrate this subject in VET curricula.
Several studies indicate lower importance given to citizenship education in IVET programmes, leading to lower levels of political engagement among young individuals following vocational pathways.