Get to know the candidates' key issues!
Elections for the VR Chair and Board begin on March 6.
Candidates for VR Chair and Board
21. February 2025
Candidates for the position of VR Chair and to the VR Board for the term 2025 - 2029 will introduce themselves and their priorities in a union meeting at Hótel Reykjavík Grand on March 5, 2025, at 7:30pm.
New Website for Continuing Education
18. February 2025
The website Ræktum vitið (Cultivating Knowledge) has been launched as part of a major initiative in vocational education led by VR and the Commercial Federation of Iceland (LÍV), in collaboration with the Federation of Trade & Services (SVÞ). A cooperation agreement between VR/LÍV and SVÞ on continuing education and lifelong learning was signed in 2023. The agreement sets out a structured approach to increasing the skills of employees in the retail and service sectors through to 2030.
