First, it is important to create a level playing field: learners at VET level are entitled to equal access, resources and opportunities to study, live and work abroad. This requires consistent and transparent communication in accessible language and equal access to systems, regardless of educational level. The ability to easily search for and find information about studying or working abroad is a basic precondition.
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MBO Raad
NGO · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 726924727096-27
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 311 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #171 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.6
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EUproVET www.euprovet.eu (assosiation of providers in VET)
- VET4EU2 https://vet4eu2.eu (The acronym VET4EU2 refers to the 4 networks that are mainly working in secondary VET plu…
- Neth-ER https://www.neth-er.eu/ Neth-ER (Netherlands house for Education and Research) is an association of the Dutch…
- EFEE https://educationemployers.eu/ The European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE) is a dynamic organisation e…
- EVTA EVTA
- European Vocational Training Association
- The European Vocational Training Association – EVTA, is a leading European network in the field of Vocational Educati…
- EfVET
- European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
- EfVET is a unique European-wide professional association which has been created by and for providers of Technical and…
- eucen →
- European University Continuing Education Network
- and 10 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Head office
- Woerden, Netherlands
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
MBO Raad filed 2 positions between 19 Feb 2026 and 27 Feb 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
What they argued
Skilled technicians, craftspeople, operators and people-centred professionals trained through vocational education and training (VET) are central to Europes Independence Moment. In sectors such as energy, manufacturing, construction, healthcare and digital services, it becomes particularly clear that VET is not merely a labour market instrument, but a strategic lever for territorial, ecological and economic…
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- VÖWG · 2 files in common
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) · 2 files in common
- Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) · 2 files in common
- ENSIE, European Network of Social Integration Enterprises · 2 files in common
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