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Education Training 2010   Are we on track
with the Lisbon goals ?   ACA, Brussels, 6
February 2004 Dr Guy HAUG European Commission
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Stages towards a Europe of education and
training Phase 1 the traditional picture of the
1970' - 40 diverse, national, rather isolated
systems - Europe, n 1 destination of students
of the world
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Phase 2 Mobility within unchanged
structures -        Since 1987, mainly within EU
programmes -        First in higher education
(ERASMUS, TEMPUS), then at all educational
levels (SOCRATES) -        Intra-EU, then
intra-European activities - Positive results
(networks, expertise, credits, etc.) - But
growing tension European "markets"/ activities
vs. national systems and degrees - USA, n1
destination of students/researchers
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• Phase 3 European convergence
• Higher Ed Bologna (1999)
• Education/training systems Objectives WP(2002)
• Vocational education Copenhagen Decl. (Nov
  2002)
• Common features
• - convergent reforms in policy structure
• - same deadline and core countries
• - action based on political cooperation
  - national policies,
  European goals
• - internal coherence, worldwide attractiveness

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A response to profound changes in context -
globalisation challenges from outside -
knowledge society new demands on education -
EU enlargement partly anticipated - Education
behind in European integration ?
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• Education Training 2010
•  diversity, cooperation, convergence
• Impetus from European Summits
• Lisbon, 2000 a new ambition for the EU
• new demands on education/training
• the challenges of the enlarged Europe
• higher stakes set in Stockholm and Barcelona
• a worldwide reference

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• The Open Method of Coordination
• - a new approach to political cooperation
• in education
• subsidiarity and cooperation
• - the tools of convergence setting shared goals
  measuring progress indicators,
  benchmarks comparing with others sharing
  experiences
• full participation of accession countries (since
• Bratislava Ministerial meeting, May 2001)

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• Convergence towards EU goals through
• - 3 (strategic) goals and 13 shared
• objectives
• - concrete implementation of Work
• Programme
• - political commitments taken by Ministers

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13 objectives for 3 strategic goals   Improving
the quality and effectiveness of education and
training systems in the EU - Improving
education/training for teachers - Developing
skills for the knowledge society - Ensuring
access to ICT for everyone - Increasing
recruitment into science/technology - Making the
best use of resources    
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Facilitating the access of all to education and
training systems - Creating an open learning
environment - Making learning more attractive -
Supporting active citizenship, equal
opportunities and social cohesion
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Opening up education and training systems to the
wider world   - Closer links with work/research
and society - Developing the spirit of
enterprise - Improving foreign language
learning - Increasing mobility and exchange -
Strengthening European cooperation  
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• Concrete implementation
• of the Work Programme on "Objectives"
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• Content of WP for each objective
• - key issues that need to be addressed
• - quantitative follow-up indicators
• - qualitative follow-up themes for
• exchange of "good practice"

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• Follow-up groups
• - 8 thematic groups for the 13 objectives
• - standing group on indicators/benchmarks
• - national experts other stakeholders
• - work started in stages all groups active
  2003
• Commission Communications
• (LLL, benchmarks, investments, universities,..)
  

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• European levels of reference for 2010
• - Early school leavers no more than 10 on
  average
• - Graduates in Maths, Science and Technology
  total
• number of graduates in MST to increase by
  15
• better gender balance
• - Completion of upper secondary education at
  least
• 85 of 22 year olds
• - Basic skills reduce of low achieving 15
  year olds
• in reading literacy in EU by 20 compared to
  2000
• - LLL EU average participation in LLL to
  reach 12.5
• of adult working age population (25-64 age
  group)

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• A single, integrated strategy
• - responsibility of MS (to achieve the
  objectives
• to inform, involve, reform, fund) Commission
• (to organise, coordinate, propose)
• - integrated implementation of various processes
• (Objectives, LLL, Bologna, VET/Copenhagen,..)
• - intra-European worldwide dimensions

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• Reporting to European Council 2004
• Commission position (Nov 2003) indicators in
• red, urgent reforms needed, closer monitoring
• Joint, final report to be adopted on 26 February
  
• - positive achievements, 5 benchmarks
• - three levers for priority action
• - giving more importance to the work program
• Education Training 2010 closer
  involvement of education community and
• society, closer cooperation between actors
• - regular reporting to European Council

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• For the benefit of citizens and the EU/Europe
•  goals to be achieved by 2010
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• the highest quality will be achieved in
  education and training and Europe will be
  recognised as a worldwide reference for the
  quality and relevance of its education and
  training systems and institutions

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• education and training systems in Europe will
  be compatible enough to allow citizens to move
  between them and take advantage of their
  diversity
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• holders of qualifications, knowledge and
  skills acquired anywhere in the EU will be
  able to get them effectively validated
  throughout the Union for the purpose of
  career and further learning
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• Europeans, at all ages, will have access to
  lifelong learning
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• Europe will be open to cooperation for mutual
  benefits with all other regions and should be
  the most-favoured destination of students,
  scholars and researchers from other world
  regions.

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http//europa.eu.int/comm/education/policy_en.html