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The public responsibility of higher education in Europe : preparation for the labour market

This Council of Europe Conference in 2004 by Dr. Guy Haug of the European Commission discussed employability aspects in the Bologna process, emphasizing the need for education policies to address eco/social issues and prepare students for the European labor market.

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The public responsibility of higher education in Europe : preparation for the labour market

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  1. The public responsibility of higher education in Europe: preparation for the labour market Council of Europe Conference Strasbourg, 23 September 2004 Dr Guy HAUG European Commission

  2. Employability aspects in the Bologna process • Bologna Declaration: a social, not an academic agenda • Education policies also driven by eco/social issues • Increased awareness of employability as a concern in • higher education throughout Europe • Bologna’s emphasis on employability is largely welcomed • and nostrified at national level • A powerfull source of change/reform • Bologna agenda overlaps with EU’s Lisbon Strategy • In EU, strong links to the European labour market

  3. Employability aspects in the Bologna process • The debate has focused mainly on 3 aspects: • - employability in Bachelor-level degrees • - "academic“ and "professional" HE • - employability on European labour market • - industry not involved in Bologna follow-up • Priorities: Bologna and Lisbon strategies • - degrees with validaty in Europe • - a framework of reference for qualifications • - qualifications with a "European" dimension • - quality assurance/accreditation

  4. Lessons learnt & suggestions • for policy development • HE is ever more integrated with economic policies • as a key factor of competitiveness • Employability should be taken into account, along with • other dimensions, for all HE learning curricula/methods: • - this is in line with the role of universities • - no contradiction with other goals • - for all types of HE and HEI • - both for content and methods

  5. Lessons learnt & suggestions • for policy development • The relevance of HE should be assessed with reference to • the European, not just the local labour market • Employability should be assessed with regard to all forms • of professional life, including self employment • HEI should always seek sustainable employment, not • a mere response to short term needs

  6. Lessons learnt & suggestions • for policy development • All initial and LLL courses should consider employability, • but there are various ways in which HE qualifications can • be "relevant to the labour market" • Main challenge to come (for Bologna and Lisbon): • - a coherent EQF serving as a common reference • - quality assurance/accreditation tools creating • enough trust and confidence • - on this basis, more effective cross-recognition of • qualifications at all levels (incl. short HE and PhD)

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