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- Source: Cedefop https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/luxembourg-skillstrucks-take-vocational-occupations-road-young-people
Luxembourg has deployed three mobile SkillsTrucks to bring vocational training directly into secondary schools, with the vehicles presented on 30 September 2026 during a ministerial visit to one of the workshops in Luxembourg City. Each truck carries a workshop of about 90 square metres, and around 400 students are expected to take part every trimester during the 2026/27 school year, according to a Cedefop news item published on 20 October 2026 citing ReferNet Luxembourg.
Key facts
- Three specially equipped SkillsTrucks were presented on 30 September 2026 in Luxembourg City during a ministerial visit.
- Each truck provides a mobile workshop of around 90 square metres dedicated to one of three fields: wood and metal, cooking and pastry, or hairdressing and aesthetics.
- Around 400 students from general and classical secondary education can take part per trimester in the 2026/27 school year.
- The trucks rotate between locations each trimester and cover six craft occupations in total.
- Activities are also open to the wider public during school holidays, with registration through the Shape Your Future campaign website.
How do the trucks reach students?
The three vehicles are fitted out as travelling workshops and move from school to school rather than requiring pupils to travel to a training centre. They rotate between locations each trimester, which the initiative says allows students in different parts of the country to access the various vocational fields.
Activities are arranged with participating schools and can be slotted into option courses, orientation and discovery activities, or extracurricular programmes. In longer sessions, students move between the two occupational fields offered by their SkillsTruck.
Who teaches the sessions?
The practical sessions are run by trainers who hold a Master Craftsman's Certificate. The aim is to let young people try out hands-on tasks and get a sense of different trades as well as of their own interests and abilities. Cedefop's summary says that by experiencing vocational work directly, students can better understand the skills involved and the education and career paths linked to these occupations.
Are the workshops only for school pupils?
Although the trucks are primarily designed for secondary school students, they will also be open to the general public during school holidays. Sessions are offered during the 2026 autumn break, with sign-up handled through the Shape Your Future campaign website.
The national campaign builds on other measures intended to raise the visibility of vocational routes, including the one-year 1re DAP pathway. According to the summary, the SkillsTrucks extend that approach by giving young people a chance to explore craft occupations through practical experience.
What is the wider context?
The initiative complements existing career guidance and promotion of vocational education and training in Luxembourg, presenting craft trades as a possible route to further study and future employment. The Cedefop item, published in its National news on VET series, frames the trucks as a way of reaching pupils who might not otherwise consider vocational education.
For Luxembourg, a small labour market that draws on cross-border workers, making craft occupations visible to school-age pupils feeds into a broader European debate about how to present vocational pathways as attractive alternatives to academic study. The next milestone is the autumn break of 2026, when the public sessions open and registration is handled through the Shape Your Future website.
Source: Cedefop
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