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Key Challenges for Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci Programme. Pirkko Pyörälä European Commission Amsterdam, 14 February 2008. Member States are in charge of their education and training systems… How does the EU get involved?. Education and Training 2010 work programme
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Key Challenges for Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci Programme Pirkko Pyörälä European Commission Amsterdam, 14 February 2008
Member States are in charge of their education and training systems… How does the EU get involved? • Education and Training 2010 work programme • Common objectives (quality and effectiveness, facilitate access, open up to the wider world) • Peer-learning • Monitoring of progress • Reporting • Reference tools supporting national reforms
Education & Training 2010Context • Lisbon, March 2000, “The Union must become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.” • 2005 re-launch - “EU to become an advanced knowledge society with sustainable development, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” • Two main policy strands: • Jobs and growth • Social inclusion and citizenship
LLL strategies - essential features • Covering all ages, systems and levels • Strategic overview and coherent set of priorities, evidence-based • Flexible learning pathways, effective transition points, avoid dead-ends • Built on partnership with stakeholders, disseminated and implemented
Copenhagen process on enhanced cooperation in VET • Strengthen the European dimension • Improve transparency, information and guidance systems • Recognise competences and qualifications • Promote quality assurance • Process based on agreed European and national priorities and developing common tools • Reviewed every two years
Tools to implement Copenhagen Process-Priorities for 2008 • European Credit Transfer System for VET (ECVET) • European Qualifications Framework (EQF) • European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (CQAF)
Leonardo da Vinci Programme • Community action programme to promote cooperation in vocational education and training. • Focuses in two main priorities: • Development of a well-functioning European labour market (Copenhagen Declaration process); • Modernisation of the European Education and Training systems (Lisbon Agenda).
Leonardo da Vinci Programme • Promotes mobility and innovation • Traditionally strongest link to work and enterprises • Pilot projects deliver innovative solutions for learning in companies, based on needs analysis • Roughly 300 innovation projects annually all through Europe, all sectors
Leonardo da Vinci Programme-Priorities 2008-2010 • Special attention to participation of sectors, social partner organisations and companies (in particular SMEs) • Skills and competences of VET teachers, trainers and tutors • Quality and attractiveness of VET systems and practices • Transparency and recognition of competences and qualifications • Skills development of adults in the labour market • Competence levels of groups at risk • Developing the learning environment
The way forward: Future challenges in LLL • 80 million Europeans formally low skilled • The Demographic time bomb • Maintaining human capital • Increase participation in LLL
The way forward: possible future priority areas in LLL • Future priorities must combine: • Efficiency and equity • Innovation and creativity