The Economy of Culture in Europe

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EARLALL Conference Lifelong Learning an Mobility
European Policy for MobilityUte
Haller-BlockDeputy Head of Unit vocational
training Leonardo da Vinci
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Main challenges

• Internationalisation and globalisation
• Constant evolution of labour markets
• Demographic changes

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The demographic time bomb

• By 2030
• almost 14 million more older people
• 9 million fewer young people
• 2 million fewer learners in VET(at secondary
  tertiary level, if participation doesnt
  change)Future labour markets will rely more on
  older workers and migrants

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Education Training 2010 Context

• 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.
• Education is a factor for competitiveness

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Member States are in charge of their education
and training systemsHow does the EU get
involved?

• Education Training 2010 work programme
• 13 strategic goals to be reached (quality and
  effectiveness, facilitate access, open up to the
  wider world)
• Open method of coordination

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Concept of mobility

• Mobility as a long-term, permanent move of
  workers gt "Mobility, an instrument for more and
  better jobs The European Job Mobility Action
  Plan" JOB-MOBILIY
• Mobility as a short-term stay in another country
  gt Mobility and exchange programmes such as
  Lifelong Learning Programme LEARNER-MOBILITY

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The Lifelong Learning Programme

• fosters co-operation among institutions in
  participating countries and mobility
• Duration January 2007 December 2013
• Budget 7 billion
• Participating countries in 2007 27 EU-Member
  States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and
  TurkeyThe programme is also open for future
  participation of the Swiss Confederation and
  countries of the Western Balkans

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Mobility in LLP

• Min of budgets for mobility and partnerships
• Comenius 80
• Erasmus 80
• Leonardo da Vinci 60
• Grundtvig 55

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Impact of mobility examples from recent
evaluations

• Comenius More than 75 of pupils become more
  interested in other cultures, and motivated to
  learn foreign languages
• Erasmus 65 of students reported significant
  changes in their career related attitudes and
  aspirations.

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Impact of mobility examples from recent
evaluations

• Leonardo da Vinci 77 agree that the projects
  increased their capacity for mobility
• Grundtvig Over 55 of participants also
  reported a positive impact on their
  employability

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Future mobility strategies

• Clear need for increasing mobility
• Pilot actions initiated by European Parliament
• Looking for strategies High-Level Expert Forum
  on Mobility under the lead of Mrs. Maria Joao
  Rodrigues
• Main topic for French Presidency

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Quality in mobility

• Always been an important issue for Commission
• European Quality Charter
• Quality commitments used in contracts Leonardo
  and Erasmus
• Conference Quality in mobility within LLP 12-13
  June in Slovenia

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Recognition of mobility periods

• Europass
• European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
• European Credit Transfer System in Vocational
  Education and Training (ECVET) adoption by COM
  foreseen mid of April

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Future challenges for mobility

• Increased skills and qualifications
• Responding to labour market needs
• Mutual learning
• Social cohesion and European citizenship

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• Thank you for your attention