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Mobility

Last update : 22.02.2016

Definition

Ability of an individual to move and adapt to a new occupational or educational environment.

Comments:
  • mobility can be geographical or "functional" (a move to a new post in a company or to a new occupation, a move between employment and education);
  • mobility enables individuals to acquire new skills and thus increase their employability.
Source: Cedefop (2014) "Terminology of European education and training policy: A selection of 130 key terms"