In 2024, the NEB Label for VET project partners completed their first research activity, mapping best practices in applying the New European Bauhaus (NEB) values and principles within vocational education and training (VET). Through desk research, 39 initiatives were identified across Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, other EU countries, and Norway. Each was assessed against the NEB Compass, covering the three core values—sustainable, together, beautiful—and the three working principles—participatory, transdisciplinary, multi-level.
The study highlighted strong potential within Europe’s VET sector to embrace NEB principles more systematically, creatively, and inclusively. Findings were then tested with VET stakeholders through focus group discussions, ensuring that sector voices shaped the analysis and future directions.
Insights from this work will feed directly into the project’s upcoming digital tool and guidebook, designed to help VET centres assess their alignment with NEB and apply for the NEB Label.