Annual meeting 2003

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Annual meeting 2003

• For enhanced cooperation
  in Europe

Johan van Rens Director Cedefop
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Important developments since last year

• Enlargement with 10 new member states decided
• Enhanced cooperation in VET via Copenhagen and
  Future Objectives process
• Cedefop Medium Term Priorities 2003-2006
• Electronic management of Study visit program

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Copenhagen declaration on enhanced European
cooperation, November 2002

• strengthening European dimension
• single transparency framework
• common credit transfer system for VET
• quality assurance, common criteria and principles
  for quality in VET

• development of sectoral qualifications
• strengthening information, guidance and
  counselling
• validation of non-formal informal learning
• learning needs of teachers and trainers in VET

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3 main priorities - 3 technical working groups

• single transparency framework
• credit transfer
• quality
• group characteristics lightweight pragmatic
  approach, selected country representation,
• high-level expertise, swift results

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Medium term priorities 2003-2006
Overarching objective promoting a European area
of lifelong learning in an enlargement EU with
three strategic objectives 1.improving access to
learning, mobility and social
inclusion 2.enabling and valuing learning 3.
supporting networks and partnerships in an
enlarged European Union
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Cedefop - supporting developments

• the European Training Village (ETV)
  www.trainingvillage.gr - some 32,000 residents
• the Cedefop website www.cedefop.eu.int available
  in the 11 official EU languages
• the library and documentation service - more than
  40,000 VET references
• virtual communities to support cooperation
  process
• Study visits and networking instruments
• building up a European Knowledge Management
  System (KMS)

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Familiarisation of candidate countries

• cooperation framework between Cedefop and the
  European Training Foundation (ETF)
• activities in the context of Cedefops medium
  term priorities and work programme and the needs
  of the candidate countries

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Conclusions of second policy report

• reforms underway in Member States, but need to be
  speeded up
• achievement of Lisbon target depends on
  employment among four key sections of the
  population women of prime working age, young
  people, older workers, and disadvantaged groups
• continuation of current trends means a
  significant number of new jobs will be in
  occupations requiring high levels of education,
  and in traditionally low-skill jobs

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Position Study visit programme

• The era of just studying each other VET system
  has past
• We need to concentrate on limited themes for
  specialists
• Be integrated in the enhanced cooperation process
• Contribute to European networking and thematic
  community building

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For further information
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Greece Tel. [phone] Fax (30) 23 10
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sites www.cedefop.eu.int www.trainingvillage.gr
Brussels Office 20, avenue dAuderghem B-1040
Brussels Tel. [phone] Fax (32-2)
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