Between 5 March and 7 May 2026, ENAIP NET organised a series of VETCompass multiplier events in Italy. Four face-to-face sessions took place at the ENAIP Veneto headquarters in Padua on 5, 9 and 30 March and 7 May, while two online webinars were held via Zoom on 15 and 16 April. Instead of one large conference, the organisers chose smaller, targeted sessions, creating more space for practical demonstrations, individual testing and detailed feedback.
The events involved 36 participants: 23 attended in person and 13 joined online. The audience represented a broad cross-section of the vocational education and training community, including VET teachers and trainers, iVET tutors, cVET instructors, school and centre directors, administrative staff, training providers, project managers and assistants. The in-person programme also had an international dimension, welcoming mobility groups from VET schools in Barcelona and Bilbao alongside staff from ENAIP’s International Office. The webinars brought together teachers and directors from different ENAIP Veneto schools and centres.
Participants were introduced to the VETCompass project and its main results, including the VET Teachers’ Transversal Skills Competence Assessment System, the Game-Based Assessment Tool and the Toolbox Library. Particular attention was given to the assessment tool, which uses realistic professional scenarios to help VET practitioners reflect on transversal skills in their daily work. After a demonstration, participants tested the tool themselves and discussed its methodology. The online groups also requested further information about the ten transversal skills identified during the project’s initial phase.
“A concise, interactive, and efficient way to reflect on transversal skills in daily professional practice.”
Participants valued the practical format of the tool and considered the project highly relevant to professional development in VET. Their feedback also identified concrete improvements, notably a smoother registration process and corrections to translation oversights to strengthen accessibility.
These events matter because they moved VETCompass beyond presentation and into direct use by the professionals for whom it was designed. The small-session model showed how tailored engagement can generate meaningful feedback while building confidence in a ready-to-use resource. The next step is to act on the usability and language feedback, continue disseminating the project’s results and encourage wider piloting and adoption of transversal-skills development and assessment across VET institutions.