For several years, we have observed a renaissance of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Poland and across Europe. Both the European Commission and national authorities take this sector of education into account when setting educational policy priorities. Vocational skills development is strongly promoted during the prestigious WorldSkills and EuroSkills competitions, where representatives from more than 80 countries compete in a variety of skills. In 2018, at the initiative of the Foundation for the Development of the Education System, representatives from Poland entered the EuroSkills competition for the first time. We did not have to wait long for success – already the next year, Maciej Pisarek took second place in the cooking competition during the WorldSkills World Championships in Kazan. Vocational Education and Training is included in many initiatives managed by FRSE. This publication presents the sector of education from the perspective of eTwinning, in which modern technologies and creative teaching methods play a central role. For 15 years, eTwinning has supported vocational schools in establishing European cooperation, developing the competencies of students and teachers and achieving their educational goals. eTwinning projects in VET sector enjoy considerable popularity. They stand out in terms of ambitious topics, variety of activities and creative use of ICT tools. They produce extremely useful outcomes – as evidenced by good practices described in the publication and the number of awards given to educators working at vocational schools. Vocational teachers can use this book as a guide to eTwinning. However, it is addressed not only to VET teachers. I am convinced that also teachers working at general secondary schools, primary schools and even kindergartens will find inspiration and many interesting ideas here. dr Paweł Poszytek Director General Foundation for the Development of the Education System
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