The European Alliance for Apprenticeship

FITT – Final conference Brussels, 16th March 2017

Norbert Schöbel, Team leaderEuropean Commission, DG EMPL, E.3

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Photo: World Skills Leipzig 2013 2

A multi-stakeholder platform

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State of play

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Concrete figures

524,500 new apprenticeship

and job opportunities

390,000apprenticeships

under Youth Guarantee

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2013-2020 2013-2016…

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EAFA Roadmap – 2017 • Highlights:

• EAFA High-level event: 4 years, 30-31 May, Malta• Proposal for a Quality Framework for Apprenticeships, July (tbc)• Cedefop Policy Learning Forum, 7-8 September, Thessaloniki• EAFA meeting with 2016 Petronor EAFA Award company, 14-15 September,

Spain• EAFA seminar: Supporting candidate countries, 26-27 October, Montenegro • Launch of Erasmus+ call for proposals on joint qualifications, October• EAFA meeting (focus on digital skills and on EAfA Awards), Brussels, 22

November, in context of 2nd European Vocational Skills Week

Limited reimbursement available (only for EAfA members)

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Action Plan 2017-18 10 working areas

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Apprenticeship Support Services

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Malta, High-level event, 30-31 May 2017 4 year EAfA - 3 thematic themes•Boosting mobility for apprentices •Apprenticeships support services: Making it Happen!•Towards a European Quality Framework for Apprenticeships

Launch of a new European Network of ApprenticesIn cooperation with the European Youth Forum and OBESSU and with participation of the EAFA Award winners Apprentice 2016

Welcoming newcomersSigning of new national commitments and pledges, and statements from selected stakeholders

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Erasmus ProFor a million young

”European apprentices” by 2020

MEP Jean ArthuisPilot project - Towards a single European apprenticeship framework

Long durationmobility of Apprentices

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Erasmus+New design for Key Action 1 on VET mobility

New strand for ERASMUS PRO (long duration mobility)

LOT 1 – "Leonardo da Vinci" (current existing support)

for short duration mobility in VET

(on average: less than 6 months)

LOT 2 - "ERASMUS PRO" (new strand of support)

for long duration mobility of VET work placements including apprenticeships

(6-12 months)

Targets for the 2014-2020 period:Participants:•650.000 VET learners•200.000 VET StaffBudget: € 2 Billion

Targets for the 2018-2020 period: Participants: •50.000 work placements(re-assigning existing resourcesE+ 15% flexibility, and MFF review)

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European Alliance for Apprenticeships

http://ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance

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EAFA@ec.europa.eu

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Commissioner Thyssen announcing the 2017 Week http://europa.eu/!Kc37jF

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