European Training Foundation

European Training Foundation

Agency overview
Formed	30 November 1993 (1993-11-30)
Jurisdiction	European Union
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Agency executives	Xavier Matheu, Director ad interim Joost Korte, Chairperson of the Governing Board
Key document	Regulation (EC) No 1339/2008
Website	etf.europa.eu

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is an agency of the European Union. Established in 1990, operational since 1994, the European Training Foundation is located in Turin, Italy.

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.

The ETF offers these countries insight, know-how and experience in training people for new jobs and in developing lifelong learning programmes.

It cooperates closely with its sister agency, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), which has a mandate on vocational training within the EU member states.

It counts approximately 130 staff, representing most EU member states and some of the ETF non-EU partner countries. Its first director was Peter de Rooij, Dutch (1994-2004), followed by Muriel Dunbar, British (2004-2009) and Madlen Serban, Romanian (2009-2017). From 1 September 2017 to 15 February 2021 the ETF's Director was Cesare Onestini, Italian. From 16 February 2022 Xavier Matheu, Spanish, has been appointed Director ad interim.

External links

• European Training Foundation
• Description of the ETF on the EU website
• Open Space (community of people interested in learning and skills)

References

• How the European Union works