VET-Bib
# VET-Bib

VET-Bib is a bibliographic database covering European vocational education and training (VET) literature maintained by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

The Cedefop library exists since 1975. One of its main tasks is to provide reference services on VET.

## Database content

VET-Bib contains over 80.000 references on the topics related to Cedefop's priorities:

* vocational education and training (VET) policy and systems
* qualifications, competences and skills
* vocational guidance and career counselling
* skill needs and shortages
* adult education, continuous and lifelong learning
* informal learning and nonformal learning
* training research
* VET teachers and trainers
* assessment and recognition of learning outcomes and diplomas
* European tools such as the European Qualifications Framework, Europass, and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training
* labour mobility and migrant workers

Approximately two thirds of the complete VET-Bib collection is available in full text. VET-Bib is multilingual and all European Union languages are represented in the database.

## Database development

The development of VET-Bib is shared between the following institutions:

* Cedefop's library and documentation service: responsible for European and international references, also provides guidelines for collection development, and the indexing tool European Training Thesaurus
* , Cedefop's decentralised network consisting of 27 partners in all EU member states plus Norway and Iceland: each national ReferNet partner provides national references to VET-Bib

## Sub products

* VET-Alert: a monthly review on what has just been published on vocational education and training
* VET bibliographies: These are thematic pre-defined bibliographies on key topics of vocational education and training: skill needs, E-learning, Validation of non-formal and informal learning, green skills, lifelong guidance, lifelong learning, etc.
