european union’s policies on education and training with a special reference to the ‚education...

European Union’s

policies on Education and Training

with a special reference to the ‚Education and Training 2010 agenda‘, Cedefop‘s contribution

and on eSkills and eLearning initiatives within the eEurope programme

Burkhart Sellin, Principal Administrator and Senior Advisor Cedefop/Thessaloniki

At the occasion of the AICA- Congress organised by the University of Bologna at CESENA, 21 and 22 September 2006.

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AICA-Congress 21- 22 September 2006

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approx. 1/3 (about 60.000.000 persons) are unskilled or lower-skilled and have major difficulties to get a job of adequate quality and duration

Within 5 years from now:-approx. 50% of the present knowledge and professional competences will have become obsolete, therefore

-need for continuous training and re-training of major part of the workforce

Challenge: skill shortagesChallenge: skill shortages

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Demographic developments (aging population)

Rapid technological and organisational changes in the world of work

Impossibility to continue with ‘early retirement’ policies/measures

Challenge: Retraining & Continuing Training for Adults

Urgent need due to:

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Establishing appropriate working conditions (regarding the content and organisation of work)

Establishing appropriate labour relations (social dialogue)

Ensuring that VET&HE equips individuals with broad and ‘key’ competences/skills

Challenge: New quality jobs require high-quality VET&HE

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1. Valuing learning

2. Information, guidance and counselling

3. Investing time and money in learning

4. Bringing together learners and learning opportunities

5. Basic skills

6. Innovative pedagogy

«Lifelong Learning»«Lifelong Learning»

6 priorities for action6 priorities for action

Process initiated at Bruges (2001) and set out in the Copenhagen Declaration (Nov. 2002), CONFIRMED IN MAASTRICHT IN 2005

Underlying principles: target date: 2010 voluntary measures developed through bottom-up

cooperation initiatives focused on the needs of citizens/users inclusive cooperation, involving Member States,

Commission and Candidate Countries as well as Social Partners

‘‘COPENHAGEN/BRUGES PROCESS’COPENHAGEN/BRUGES PROCESS’STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN VETSTRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN VET

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THE E-LEARNING INITIATIVE SINCE THE E-LEARNING INITIATIVE SINCE 20022002

platform for European cooperation part of the comprehensive eEurope Action

Plan 2002 adopted in March 2001 new action programme from 2004 to 2005

adopted in December 2003 which includes major issues linked to e-Skills, E-EUROPE ACTIONS ALONGSIDE THE INFORMATION SOCIETY INITIATIVE

New communciation and actions envisaged for 2007

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Five main componentsFive main components

equip schools with multimedia computers train European teachers in digital technologies develop European educational services and

software speed up the networking of schools and teachers access to ICT application in teaching and

learning

eEurope Action Plan 2005

modernising public services with the assistance and promotion of

- e-government- e-learning and e-Skills- e-health services- e-business services

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eSkills initiatives within the eEurope Programme

1. eSkills Forum set up by the Commission’s DG Entreprise in March 2003: Issues papers on supply and demand aspects, international aspects including outsourcing and off shoring.

2. Major e-Skills conference in Copenhagen 2002, in Thessaloniki 2004, the latter approving the e-Skills Forum´s final report and recommending further actions.

3. CEN/ISSS workshop on ICT-Skills: (1) validating Generic Profiles of the ICT industry (Career Space Consortium) as well as Curriculum Guidelines;(2) working towards an agreement on a European Reference Framework for ICT skills and competences (joint actions initiated by Cedefop and CEPIS; EUCIP and the Milano University is strongly involved in this initiative).

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Objective: Long term e-skills strategy for competitiveness, employability and workforce development

e- Skills actions in 2007 and beyond

(forthcoming communication of the of the European Commission, DG Industry and Enterprise within the eEurope programme, support from other DG´s and Cedefop)

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eSkills conference 2006

To take place in Thessaloniki on 5 and 6 October next with high level stakeholders and government representatives to discuss new action lines proposed by the European Commission

Some 150 experts and representatives are being expected

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ENVISAGED ACTION LINES

INFORMATION; COOPERATION; DATA EXCHANGEGUIDANCE, ICT-PORTAL, TRANSPARENCY

EUROPASS

SCENARIOS,

FORECASTING, MONITORING DEMAND/SUPPLY,

UPDATING E-SKILLS

E-COMPETENCE, STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK

RECOGNITION AND CREDIT TRANSFER

E-SKILLS FOR EMPLOYABILITY, E-SKILLS AND E-LEARNING: NETWORKING RESSOURCES

FOCUS ON ICT PRACTITIONERS

IMPROVING BASIC ICT SKILLS FOR USERS AND ALL CITIZENS

MAINTAIN VIRTUAL E-SKILLS

COMMUNITY, ORGANISE E-SKILLS CONFERENCE ETC.

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The European eSkills or Competence Framework

Will be refined by the new programme of the CEN/ISSS ICT Skills workshop, trying to establish a European level sector specific framework for eSkills basing on a common assessment of national frameworks: a two year busines plan is agreed. Certification and standards will be an issue for 2007. A user skills framework will presumably also be agreed.

CEDEFOP CONTRIBUTION

Virtual communities to support the Copenhagen Declaration set up by Cedefop in partnership with the European Commission:

Single transparency framework

Lifelong learning - guidance Credit transfer in VET (including european qualifications framework (reference levels) and certification)Quality in VET E-Skills

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RECENT PRODUCTS STUDIES: TYPOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND

COMPETENCES; REFERENCE LEVELS AND ZONES OF MUTUAL TRUST; EUROPEAN ICT SKILLS CERTIFICATION; CREDIT TRANSFER SCHEMES (ECVET)

E-SKILLS NEWSLETTERS

E-SKILLS CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTATION AND DECLARATIONS

REGULAR MEDIA: VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES CEDEFOP INFFO CEDEFOP JOURNAL

SEE: WWW.CEDEFOP.EUROPA.EU/PUBLICATIONS

For further information:

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF VOCATIONAL TRAININGP.O. Box 22427 GR-55102 Thessaloniki GreeceTel.: (30-2310) 49 01 11Fax: (30-2310) 49 01 02E-mail:[email protected]

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