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European Forum on Lifelong Guidance Systems: Supporting Education & Training Policies

Join the Joint Actions European Forum in Vienna to develop common European reference tools for guidance. Explore objectives on quality, access, and openness in lifelong learning and VET. Enhance national policy development for lifelong learning, VET systems, and stakeholder awareness. Use common tools to reform guidance provision and raise stakeholders' awareness across local and regional levels.

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European Forum on Lifelong Guidance Systems: Supporting Education & Training Policies

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  1. Joint Actions European Forum conference Vienna 28-30 August 2005 Common European Reference Tools for guidance Jennifer Wannan jwa@cedefop.eu.int

  2. Political Context Lisbon 2010 Goals: Competitiveness, Social Inclusion, Knowledge-based Economy and Society: • Economic Policy • Employment Policy • Social Inclusion Policy • Education and Training Policy

  3. Education & Training 2010 – 3 Strands 1) OBJECTIVES:Quality, Access, Openness 2) LIFELONG LEARNING: Partnership, Learning Culture, Excellence, Insight to Demand for Learning, Access, Resourcing 3) VET: Transparency, Quality, Credit Transfer, Sectoral Qualifications, Non-Formal Learning, Lifelong Guidance, Trainers, European Mobility Lifelong guidance relevant for all 3 strands

  4. E & T Process/Methods Education & Training = National Competence Open Method of Co-ordination: Stakeholder/ Technical Groups Exchange of Policies & Practices Peer Reviews, Study Visits Agreeing European Benchmarks & Indicators Political Mandates: Council Resolutions & Conclusions LLG Expert Group technical support to all strands

  5. E & T 2010 - OUTPUTS ESTABLISH COMMON EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS, REFERENCES & PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL POLICY DEVPT FOR LIFELONG LEARNING(March 04 Joint Report COM/Council to European Council) USE COMMON TOOLS TO SUPPORT REFORM & DEVELOPMENT OF VET SYSTEMS/PRACTICES & RAISE STAKEHOLDERS ’ AWARENESS AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL & LOCAL LEVELS TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING(December 2004 Maastricht Communique)

  6. Resolution Priorities & Actions • Broadening access across lifespan; • Developing skills to manage learning & career; • Improving quality assurance; • Strengthening structures for policy & systems development. Key action = examining national guidance provision in light of results of guidance policy reviews

  7. Common Tools LLG Expert Group developed 3 main systems level tools : • Aims & principles of LLG; • Draft reference points for LLG quality assurance systems; • Key features of LLG systems.

  8. Purpose of tools Help to review and improve policies, systems, practice  support follow-up of Resolution Each tool = checklist to help MSs identify existing strengths & remaining challenges facing their guidance services in developing lifelong guidance provision. Also areas for co-operation at EU level.

  9. Use of tools Voluntary basis to help MSs modernise guidance policies & systems; Self-assessment & development of guidance provision Support for comparative analysis & peer learning

  10. Status of tools Meta-level tools, need to be contextualised, tested & refined to be applied at national, regional, local level. Seeking suggestions on improvement of tools & ideas for other common European tools for guidance.

  11. Testing of tools by EGF Testing of tool/s by EGF partner countries: • Strengthen European dimension of EGF; • Deepen co-operation on key aspects of LLG, support modernisation in MSs; • Provide comparative analysis which could feed into Finnish Presidency conference or COM cluster on guidance; • Result in suggestions to improve tools and/or suggestions for further tools.

  12. Aims & principles Conditions of service citizens should be able to expect (charter) Definition of LL guidance (from Resolution) Aims -benefits to citizens,ed. & training institutions, firms, policymakers, economies, societies Principles of provision -centrality of user, empowerment of citizens, broadening access, assuring quality

  13. Draft Reference Points for Quality Assurance Citizen & user involvement Practitioner competence Service improvement Coherence across sectors Independent provision

  14. Key systems features Citizen centred features Policy development Systems co-ordination Targeting within universal provision Review features International features

  15. Cedefop Resources to support work of EGF LLG web- site: http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/Projects_Networks/Guidance/ LLG virtual community discussion forum: http://communities.trainingvillage.gr/lifelong_guidance

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