Martina Winkler is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) and employment expert based in Brussels. She currently works at the Coordination Hub of VET Toolbox, an EU-funded multi-agency programme. In this role, she coordinates inter-agency collaboration and offers guidance for opportunity-driven VET projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to her current position, Martina gained experience at the EU Commission, at the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, where she supported the Network of European Public Employment Services. On a national level, she played an active role in governmental employment programmes, including in the context of EU youth mobility and the recruitment and training of foreign professionals in the health sector.

Martina is an advocate for collaboration and mutual learning and believes in its power to enhance the effectiveness of policy design and implementation in international partnerships.