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Reducing Early School Leaving in General Education and VET. April 2012. Aline Jürges DG Education and Culture. Europe 2020 smart, sustainable, inclusive growth. Reducing ESL to 10% by 2020.
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Reducing Early School Leaving in General Education and VET April 2012 Aline Jürges DG Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme
Europe 2020smart, sustainable, inclusive growth Reducing ESL to 10% by 2020 Lifelong learning programme
ESL creates massive long-term problems for young people, increases poverty risk and risk of social exclusion ESL generates huge social and financial costs Lifelong learning programme
12,8% of all 18-24 years old in the EU have not finished upper secondary education and are not in education and training (in 2012) Lifelong learning programme
ESL rates in 2012 Lifelong learning programme
Early school leaving … refers to persons aged 18 to 24 fulfilling the following two conditions: first, the highest level of education or training attained is ISCED 0, 1, 2 or 3c short, second, respondents declared not having received any education or training in the four weeks preceding the survey (EU LFS). Lifelong learning programme
Early school leaving is a complex multi-sector problem a process than a one-off event Lifelong learning programme
Analysis and monitoring of ESL Different systems to collect data on ESL Methods often do not provide sufficient evidence Gaps in monitoring developments and evaluating measures to reduce ESL Lifelong learning programme
Measures to reduce ESL Imbalances in frequency of measures Risk to over-rely on some measures (2nd chance education and VET) Seldom: involving parents and local community, improving teacher education, early warning systems or extra-curricula activities Cross-sectoral cooperation underdeveloped Lifelong learning programme
Policies to reduce early school leaving Recommendation on policies to reduce early school leaving in Education Council (28 June 2011) Set of measures (annexed to the Recommendation) • to prevent ESL, • to intervene in ongoing ESL process and • to compensate ESL More information onhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/school-education/doc2268_en.htm Lifelong learning programme
Prevention Intervention Compensation Comprehensive support Second chance opportunities Re-entering mainstream education Monitoring of situation Identification& analysis Coordination of policies Early childhood education and care Measures at level of education/training system Measures at school level Student focused measures Lifelong learning programme
Thematic Working Group on ESL 30 countries plus stakeholder organisations (27 MS + NO, IS, TR) Peer learning and peer review, mapping of situation in participating countries Lifelong learning programme
TWG work programme Lifelong learning programme
In 2013 Lifelong learning programme
VET-focused group on ESL 17 countries (AT, BE/FR, BG, CZ, CY, DK, EE, ES, FR, HU, IE, LT, MT, NL, PL, RO, TK) and 5 European organisations (EPA, ETUCE, OBESSU, EVTA and ETF) First meeting: 1 March 2013 Lifelong learning programme
What we know so far… Trends in the progess countries have made on priorities for VET (Bruges Communiqué) by 2014 in relation to ESL: Particular attention: • Work-based learning • Limit or remedy early leaving from education & training (guidance, coaching; modularised programmes, extension of compulsory education). Main aim: make moving into VET easier for learners, e.g. bridge programmes. Weaker areas: • Incentives (eg for VET providers) • Monitoring employability and data on ESLers (cfr. Data protection) • ICT to access VET for groups at risk Lifelong learning programme
Next steps Mapping exercise on the factors leading to early leaving, considering notably the thematic area of "Access to and transition into initial VET". The VET-focused group to look into the following topics: interplay between VET and early leaving from education and training, including data collection and monitoring systems, guidance and counselling, transition from general education to VET, VET attractiveness, funding of VET and involvement of employers. Lifelong learning programme