The last ten years have seen major reforms of the Polish VET system: new and revised core curricula based on learning outcomes, introduction of new types of VET schools, upgraded infrastructure, opening the examination system for extra-mural students with previous learning or working experience, strengthening existing institutions for non-formal VET to name but a few. We talked to Wojciech Stęchły (IBE), about the Polish VET system, the Integrated Qualifications Register, the ongoing development efforts, demographic trends and building more life-like models of learning pathways.