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Summing up 2025, What to Expect in 2026

As we approach the final phase of the GreenVET Pathway project, 2025 stands out as a year of significant milestones, concrete results, and growing community engagement. Our goal has remained clear: to support VET schools across Europe in integrating environmental sustainability into their operations, learning environments, and educational practices. The achievements of this past year lay a strong foundation for what is yet to come.

One of the most impactful results of 2025 was the launch of the GreenVET Database, an open-access platform showcasing case studies, brief descriptions of implemented activities, and visual material to inspire action. This tool now serves as a central reference point, enabling VET schools, VET teachers and VET students to explore and learn about environmental sustainability.

The community also came together through two well-attended online workshops. The first workshop in February brought together the VET educators, students and experts who participated in the previous year’s workshop in Espoo, Finland, to discuss practical challenges and institutional strategies. The second, held in April, focused on experience sharing among GreenVET teams and included thematic breakout sessions led by experts from Finland and Germany. Both events underlined the value of peer learning and direct exchange in fostering real change in VET systems.

Finally, we held our final transnational partner meeting in May in the picturesque town of Cori, Italy. This face-to-face gathering allowed the consortium to evaluate progress, discuss final steps, and coordinate the work ahead.

What Comes Next in 2026

The final months of the project will be equally productive and decisive. Early in 2026, we will launch the GreenVET Online Path—a comprehensive digital map featuring over 60 best practices from VET institutions across Europe. These examples will cover different aspects of sustainability, from curriculum redesign and student-led eco-initiatives to waste management, energy use, and community engagement. The GreenVET Online Path is designed to be not just informative, but actionable.

To complement this, a new set of GreenVET Worksheets will also be published. These tools will help schools assess their current level of sustainability and plan their next steps. The worksheets will be available in multiple languages to ensure wider adoption.

In parallel, each partner will organise a multiplier event in their country to present the project results to VET communities, policy makers, and stakeholders. These events will aim to maximise impact and promote long-term uptake of the project’s tools.

Finally, in April 2026, we will close the project with an online Final Conference, open to the wider European VET audience. This event will highlight our key achievements, showcase success stories, and offer a space for dialogue on the future of sustainability in VET education.

Together, these final activities will ensure that GreenVET Pathway leaves behind lasting results and a motivated community ready to continue the work.