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European policy for education and training and
the Lifelong Learning Programme
Felix Rohn European Commission DG Education and
Culture Brussels, 9 June 2009
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Why is the EU active in education vocational
training?
EU Treaty
Article 150To implement a vocational training
policy which supports and supplements the action
of the Member States.
Article 149To contribute to the development of
quality education by encouraging cooperation
between Member States and, if necessary, by
supporting and supplementing their action.
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Commission Package on Lisbon Strategy adopted in
December 2008

• Report on the implementation and future
  priorities
• Communication on "An updated strategic framework
  for European cooperation in Education and
  Training"
• Communication on "New skills for new jobs"

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Communication on "An updated strategic framework
for European cooperation in Education and
Training strategic challenges

• Making lifelong learning a reality
• Significantly improving quality and efficiency
• Promoting equity and active citizenship
• Enhancing innovation and creativity at all levels
  of education and training

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and some of the priorities for 2009-2010

• Expanding learning mobility
• Developing partnerships between education and
  training providers and business, research,
  creative industries
• Promoting language learning
• Expanding professional development of teachers
  and trainers
• Key competences New skills for new jobs

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2. Specific policies andprogramme priorities
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Budget Breakdown 2007-2013

• Comenius 1,047 mio
• Erasmus 3,114 mio
• Leonardo 1,725 mio
• Grundtvig 358 mio
• Transversal 369 mio
• Jean Monnet 170 mio
• Operational costs 10 mio

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Participating countries

• 27 EU member States, incl BG and RO since 2007
• 3 EEA countries IS, LI, NO
• Candidate countries TR (Croatia and FYR of
  Macedonia preparing participation)
• Switzerland (depends on signature of bilateral
  agreement not clear yet)
• Countries of Western Balkan (on condition of
  separate framework agreements with EU)

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School education selected policy issues

• Recommendation Key Competences, December 2006
• Communication Improving Competences for the 21th
  Century an agenda on Cooperation on Schools,
  July 2008
• Green Paper on Migration and Mobility Challenges
  and Opportunities for EU Education Systems, July
  2008

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Comenius priorities in centralised actions

• Motivation for learning and learning to learn
  skills
• Teaching and learning transversal competences
• School management
• Language learning and linguistic diversity
• Literacy skills
• Key competences
• Pre-primary and early learning provision
• Entrepreneurship and links with world of work
• Development of Special Needs Education (SEN) and
  inclusion of disadvantaged people NEW PRIORITY

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Comenius decentralised actions

• School Partnerships (2 years)
• Assistantships (future teachers up to 45 weeks)
• In-Service Training (teachers, up to 6 weeks)
• New in 2009 Regio Partnerships (cooperation
  between 2 partner regions on common topic)
• in preparation for 2010 individual mobility of
  pupils
• E-twinning

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Policy priorities in Higher Education .
the modernisation agenda for universitiesCurricu
la, governance and funding reform
to support the Lisbon Strategy and the Bologna
process
Studies and papers
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The modernisation agenda for universities

• Curricular reform the three cycle system,
  competence based learning, flexible learning
  paths, recognition.
• Governance reform autonomy, strategic
  partnerships, cooperation with enterprises,
  quality assurance.
• Funding reform diversified income, promoting
  equity, access and efficiency, role of tuition
  fees, grants and loans.

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Modernisation agenda and ERASMUS Main activities
in 2009

• Studies
• Higher education mobility developments
• Progress in higher education reforms
• Green Paper on mobility (covering all education
  and training areas)

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The ERASMUS programme

• Priorities for centralised actions
• Multilateral Cooperation projects
• curriculum development
• cooperation between HE and enterprises
• modernisation of universities
  
• virtual campus
• Academic and structural Networks

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Erasmus decentralised actions

• Student mobility (between universities)
• Student placements (in enterprises)
• Teaching Assignments (up to 6 weeks)
• Training for HE staff at Enterprises and other
  HEI (up to 6 weeks)
• Intensive language courses (up to 6 weeks)
• Intensive Programmes (students and staff up to 6
  weeks)

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Vocational Education and Training (VET)
selected policy issues- Copenhagen Process

• The 4 priorities of the Bordeaux Communiqué
  (2008)
• Implement tools for VET cooperation and
  recognition of competences
• Improve quality and attractiveness of VET systems
  
• Improving links VET / labour market
• Strengthen European cooperation, including with
  OECD, UNESCO, ILO, etc.

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Initiatives
Lisbon Strategy 2000
Maastricht Communiqué 2004
Mobility
ECVET
EQF
Euroskills
Copenhagen Process 2002
Bordeaux Communiqué 2008
Helsinki Communiqué 2006
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• LdV Objectives
• Support participants in training and further
  training activities in the acquisition and the
  use of knowledge, skills and qualifications to
  facilitate personal development, employability
  and participation in the European labour market

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• LdV Objectives
• Support improvements in quality and innovation in
  vocational education and training systems,
  institutions and practices
• Enhance the attractiveness of vocational
  education and training and mobility for employers
  and individuals and facilitate the mobility of
  working trainees.

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Mobility
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Mobility
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Multilateral projects
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Multilateral Projects
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Leonardo da Vinci priorities Centralised actions

• Multilateral projects on development of
  innovation
• Transparency and recognition of qualifications
• Quality and attractiveness of VET systems and
  practices
• Training of VET teachers, trainers and tutors
• Meeting of vocational skills with the labour
  market needs
• Raising competence levels of groups at risk
• Networks
• ECVET Networks
• Stakeholder Networks

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Decentralised actions in Leonardo da Vinci

• Mobility in initial vocational training (up to
  39 weeks)
• Mobility for persons on the labour market (up to
  26 weeks)
• Mobility for trainers and teachers (up to 6
  weeks)
• Partnerships (2 years)
• Transfer of Innovation projects (up to 2 years)
• Priorities
• mobility in initial vocational training, incl
  apprentices
• cooperation with SME

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Leonardo da Vinci Progamme

• 2000-2006 LdV II
• 1800 innovative transnational projects
• 10.000 partner organisations involved
• 20.000 mobility projects (more than 350.000
  participants)
• 2007-2013 LLP-LdV - since 2007
• more than 600 projects on Transfer of Innovation
  started
• 60 Development of Innovation projects started
• Around 6500 mobility projects (around 150.000
  participants)
• 160 partnerships (started 2008)

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Adult learning selected policy issues

• Adult Learning Action Plan Sept 2007
• Analyse impacts of reforms in other educational
  sectors on AE
• Improve quality of provision
• Better possibilities to achieve at least one
  higher level qualification
• Recognition of non-formal informal learning for
  disadvantaged
• Better monitoring of AE sector

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Grundtvig priorities for centralised actions

• Key competences
• Quality of adult education
• Attractiveness of and access to adult education
  NEW PRIORITY
• Validation of non-formal and informal learning
• Adult education for marginalised and
  disadvantaged citizens and migrants
• Teaching and learning in later life
  inter-generational and family learning
• Language learning in adult learning
• Academic and stakeholder networking in adult
  education
• Validation and Certification NEW PRIORITY

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Grundtvig decentralised actions

• Learning Partnerships
• Exchanges for Adult Education staff (up to 6
  weeks)
• Assistantships (for present or future staff, up
  to 45 weeks)
• In-Service Training (for staff, up to 6 weeks)
• Workshops (learners from several countries, up
  to 10 days)
• NEW in 2009 Senior volunteering projects (up to
  8 weeks)

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Transversal and Jean Monnet Programmes

• Transversal Programme
• 4 Key Activities
• Policy cooperation and innovation
• Language learning
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Dissemination and exploitation of results
• Jean Monnet Programme European Integration
  Studies

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• To find out more about
• the policy framework in education and training
  and
• the Lifelong Learning Programme
• please visit
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.htm
• Thank you for your attention!