Europe needs more and better vocational skills: while every year 13 million people are engaged in Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes and 3 million of them obtain a VET qualification, there is still a shortage of people with VET qualifications in several Member States. 40% of European employers report that they cannot find people with the right skills to grow and innovate. Under the New Skills Agenda for Europe, presented in June 2016, the European Commission wants to make clear that VET can be as attractive as a career as the traditional learning pathway from secondary school through to university. Pursuing vocational skills can lead to quality employment, an entrepreneurial mind-set, attractive and challenging careers, and opportunities for continuous upskilling and re-skilling.