European policy cooperation in education and training

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European policy co-operation in education and
training

• Meeting of Senior Officials from the Istanbul MoU
  Region
• 18 November 2009, Zagreb
• Anton Dobart, Co-Chair of the TFBHC

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EU co-operation in education training

• Programmes Lifelong Learning Programme, Erasmus
  Mundus, Tempus
• Political co-operation Lisbon strategy,
  Education Training 2010

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Education Training OMC main elements

• Common objectives
• Peer-learning
• EU reference tools supporting national reforms
  (e.g. EQF)
• Monitoring of progress (indicators and
  benchmarks, biennial joint reports)

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Why update the OMC? Main consultation results

• Build on achievements of E T 2010
• Member States benefit from cooperation
• Strategic challenges/priority themes
• more focused OMC
• Improved working methods
• more effective implementation
• Link to future Lisbon

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Main elements of updated framework

• Long-term strategic challenges to 2020
• Priority themes 2009-10
• Improved working methods

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Strategic challenges
Lifelong learning mobility
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Priorities 2009-11
Lifelong Learning Mobility LLL strategies EQF,
mobility
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Updated benchmarks for 2020

• 95 of children between 4 and start of compulsory
  education participate in early childhood
  education
• Less than 15 low-achievers in reading, maths and
  science (PISA)
• less than 10 early education leavers
• 40 of 30-34 years olds with tertiary attainment
• 15 of adults participate in lifelong learning

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Progress on 2010 benchmarks since 2000

• Benchmark already achieved
• Mathematics, science and technology graduates
• Constant, but not sufficient progress
• Early school leavers
• Upper secondary attainment
• Lifelong learning participation
• Deteriorating results
• Low achievers in reading literacy

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Further work on benchmarks

• Mobility (2010)
• Employability (2010)
• Languages (2012)

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Next steps

• Input into wider debate on economic and social
  reform
• Lisbon strategy post-2010