EU education and training policies (ET 2020)

1. EU education and training policies (ET 2020) Date: 29 June 2011 Name: Pedro Chaves DG EAC, Unit A.1, European Commission

2. Why are we active in these areas? The Lisbon Treaty Article 165The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity. Article 166 The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training.

3. Policy context Europe 2020 ET 2020 • A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth • Making LLL and mobility a reality • E&T quality and efficiency • Equity, social cohesion, active citizenship • Creativity and innovation

4. Education and Training 2020: benchmarks at least 95% of children between the age of four and the age for starting compulsory primary education should participate in early childhood education; the share of 15-years olds with insufficient abilities in reading, mathematics and science should be less than 15%; an average of at least 15 % of adults (age group 25-64) should participate in lifelong Learning the share of early leavers from education and training should be less than 10%; the share of 30-34 year olds with tertiary educational attainment should be at least 40%;

5. Europe 2020 targets Early School Leaving (aged 18-24, at most lower secondary education) Higher Education Attainment (age 30-34)

6. Open method of coordination EU-wide peer learning activities: European expert groups established by the European Commission to exchange information and best practices on different national policy options(for instance on modernisation of higher education, on key competences, on transparency on choices and qualifications, on certification and recognition of learning outcomes)

7. European reference tools EU reference tools to help learners and support national reforms: recommendations and common principles for key competences for learners, quality assurance in higher education and in vocational education and training, quality of mobility, validation of non-formal and informal learning, lifelong guidance and the recognition of qualifications abroad EQF, ECTS, ECVET, Europass, European Framework of Key Competences…

8. Half of all new jobs are created in knowledge-based sectors

9. “Half of all employees in Europe sit behind PCs “

11. Objectives: • To foster interchange, cooperation and mobility between education and training systems within Europe so that they become a world quality reference To reinforce: • mobility, • a sense of European citizenship • language learning and intercultural dialogue • innovation, creativity

12. Duration: January 2007 – December 2013 Budget: nearly € 7 billion Participation:31 countries • 27 EU-MS, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Turkey • Croatia and FYROM in a preparatory phase • Future opening to Switzerland and Western Balkans + Jean Monnet is open worldwide Network of 2000professorsin 61 countries on 5 continents and reaching 250.000 students per year FYROM = the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

13. Structure – budget & target Leonardo da Vinci Comenius Erasmus Grundtvig Vocational education and training Adult education From pre-school to upper secondary education Higher education & advanced vocational education and training (VET) 4,5% 2013 – 7 000 students/year 25,5% 2013 - 80 000 training placements/year 16% 2013 - 3 mill.pupils 46,5% 2013 - 3 mill. students 5% Transversal Programme 4 key activities – Policy cooperation; Languages; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) ; Dissemination and exploitation of results Jean Monnet Programme 3 key activities 2,5%

14. LLP: Comenius for school education Addressing: Schools and pre-schools Educational community in its broadest sense: local authorities, parents associations, teacher training institutes Specific target: Involve at least 3 million EU school pupils in joint educational activities by 2013

15. LLP: Erasmus for higher education Addressing: Students (study & placements) Teachers (lecturing & training) Staff of higher education institutions (training) Universities (multilateral projects, networks) Enterprises (lecturing, placements, multilateral projects & networks) Specific target: 3 million university students to study abroad by 2012

16. LLP: Leonardo da Vinci for vocational education and training (VET) Addressing: Trainees in initial vocational training People available on the labour market Professionals in vocational education and training Organisations active in the field Specific target: 80 000 training placements each year in companies and training centres in another EU country by 2013

17. LLP: Grundtvig for adult education Addressing: Learners, teachers, trainers and other staff in adult education Educational institutions, organisations and other bodies in the field Specific target: 7,000 adult students to study abroad each year by 2013

18. LLP: Jean Monnet Programme Aims toincrease knowledge on European integration world-wide Network of 2000 Jean Monnet professors in 61 countries on 5 continents Currently reaching 250.000 students per year

19. More information: DG EAC’s website:http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture eac-info@ec.europa.eu Pedro.chaves@ec.europa.eu

20. Thank you !