The conference will address current issues and findings within the context of sustainability in vocational education and training (VET). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), initiated in 2015 in the United Nations’ publication ‘Transforming our World’, declare VET as a central aspect of Goal 4 of the SDGs, which aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”(UN, 2015, 17).
Within the context of the conference, a broad understanding of the concept of sustainability will be applied, integrating scientific papers from a wide range of perspectives. Consequently, both conceptual and empirical contributions are welcomed. In addition to ecological topics, social and economic issues can also be the focus of investigation, whether at the macro, meso or micro-level of VET. Formal, non-formal or informal learning can also be addressed.
As in the past, the G.R.E.A.T. conference considers itself an international forum for scientific exchange. Therefore, contributions from diverse geographical locations, including those from countries or regions worldwide, as well as those offering a global or local perspective, are equally welcome. In order to participate in the conference and offer a 30-minute conference presentation, we welcome submissions of abstracts which may be qualitatively, quantitatively or conceptually oriented, and with a focus that may be national, international or even internationally comparative. Collaborative presentations by several researchers are also invited (with a maximum of two presenters active at the conference).