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MET-VET – Metacognition for
Environmental Thinking in VET
Project number:
2021-2-PL01-KA220-VET-000050783

- providing continuous support to avoid that the people involved in the change revert to old
habits. The support should include: constant communication opportunities, recollection and
valorisation of feedback, provision of material and immaterial resources (e.g.: technologies,
devices, structures, training and upskilling, counselling) to stakeholders

1.2 Successful experiences of integration and change management in
Educational Institutions that have integrated metacognitive
initiatives as part of a green and digital strategy

The European Union has strongly highlighted the relevance of modernization of education to integrate
digital and sustainability skills, that are of the utmost importance in the current era characterized by a
rapid technological evolution and urgent environmental challenges.
Among the key EU policies that support the integration of metacognitive, green, and digital strategies
in VET Institutions, it is worth mentioning the “European Skills Agenda” and the “Digital Education
Action Plan”. In the table below there is an insight in these initiatives, with an emphasis on their link
to VET and metacognition.

EUROPEAN SKILLS AGENDA
In brief Introduced in 2020, it is a five-year plan aimed at supporting individuals and
enterprise in developing more and better skills and put them into practice,
by:
- strengthening sustainable competitiveness, as set out in the
European Green Deal
- ensuring social fairness, putting into practice the first principle of
the European Pillar of Social Rights: access to
education, training and lifelong learning for everybody,
everywhere in the EU
- building resilience to react to crises, based on the lessons learnt
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during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This agenda is crucial for fostering an economy that is sustainable, resilient,
and inclusive.
Relevance to VET The European Skills Agenda promotes a “skills revolution” focused not
and Metacognitive exclusively on digital skills, but also on cognitive and metacognitive skills,
Initiatives such as critical thinking, problem-solving, holistic view and the ability to
learn-to-learn.
The Agenda outlines initiatives such as:
- Pact for Skills: A model for skills development in Europe in which
VET institutions are the protagonists, facilitating the integration of
sustainable practices and digital transformation education.

1 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1223&langId=en

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