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Recent developments on education and training policies in the European Union

Explore the latest EU education policies for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth with a focus on skills development, innovation, and funding. This includes key competences, vocational training, entrepreneurship, technology-driven skills, and improved learning outcomes. Discover the benefits of flexible pathways, IT integration, and high-quality apprenticeships. Learn about upcoming initiatives like Opening up Education and the need for internationalization in higher education.

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Recent developments on education and training policies in the European Union

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  1. Recent developments on education and training policies in the European Union Meeting of the ETS Working GroupLuxembourg 25-26 April 2013 Jan Pakulski European Commission, DG Education and Culture

  2. Rethinking Education Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes Communication from the Commission to The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the Regions 20 November 2012

  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 • Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation

  4. Europe 2020: Three interlinked priorities 1.Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation 2. Sustainable growth: promoting a more efficient, greener and more competitive economy 3. Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion

  5. Seven flagship initiatives

  6. What is Rethinking Education? An evidence based outline for reform of E&T, implementing the Agenda for new skills and jobs Focusing on the supply of skills Reinforcing and complementing the Employment and Youth Employment packages Supported by policy guidance documents developed through the Open Method of Coordination Product of a broad consultation

  7. One Communication and seven Commission Staff Working Documents Education and Training Monitor Country analysis Key Competences Partnerships and flexible pathways for LL skills development Supporting the teaching professions Language competences for employability, mobility and growth Vocational Education and Training for better skills, growth and jobs

  8. The highlights of the Communication Building skills for the 21st century Transversal skills, especially entrepreneurship Technology driven skills (STEM) Basic skills Vocational Education and Training Systems The benefits of high quality work-based training and apprenticeships

  9. The highlights of the Communication 2. Stimulating open and flexible learning Improving the learning outcomes approach, assessment and recognition Exploiting the potential of ICT and Open Educational Resources Supporting the teaching professions

  10. The highlights of the Communication 3. Funding education Effective investment Opening a debate on cost sharing for VET and HE Partnership

  11. New Commission initiatives • Enhanced support to Member States – Monitoring of progress, OMC, OECD collaboration… • European area of skills and qualifications • EU pact on Funding Education for Growth • Opening up Education – ICT and OER • Action plan to address skills shortages in growth sectors • A new language benchmark • Partnerships between Education, enterprises and research, promoted through new programme Erasmus 4 All • Guidance framework for entrepreneurial education institutions

  12. Annual Growth Survey 2013 Member States should give priority to growth-enhancing policies such as education, when consolidating public budgets Raising the performance of education and training systems and overall skill levels, linking the worlds of work and education more closely together.

  13. Upcoming Communications 2013 Opening up education Internationalisation of European higher education

  14. Opening up education • Joint initiative from DGs EAC and CNECT • Strengthen the integration of digital technologies and contents in formal, non-formal and informal education and training, in order to • ensure the provision of skills needed by the current and future generations of students and workers • increase efficiency of the delivery of education and training in the EU

  15. Opening up education Infrastructure: Improve and update digital infrastructures for education and training, including connectivity Content: Up-scale the creation, use, re-use and sharing of quality digital education contents, including Open Education Resources Teaching and Learning Environments: Modernise learning, teaching and assessment practices through digital technologies and increase equity Challenge for monitoring policy implementation in this area: Current gaps in European statistics, e.g. on OER and use of ICT in VET and HE

  16. Internationalisation of HE • Internationalisation refers broadly to the development of curricula and teaching/learning processes that take account of international influences and of increased links and interdependencies between HEIs in different countries. This includes international mobility but also « internationalisation at home ». • The Communication will: • focus on the worldwide dimension of internationalisation, rather than on intra-EU cooperation and mobility • look into main driving forces and trends • propose priorities for the development of internationalisation at an institutional, national and European level

  17. Internationalisation of HE The increasing importance of internationalisation for countries, HEIs and graduates also call for a solid evidence-base to monitor and underpin policies and programmes in this area. This includes e.g. statistics on worldwide inward and outward mobility of students and staff, joint degrees, online international education.

  18. Education and Training Monitor • Concise compendium: • Evolution of education and training systems across Europe • ET 2020 benchmarks and indicators • Latest policy developments, in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy and its set of Country Specific Recommendations on education and training. • The Education and Training Monitor 2013 will play an important role in delivering messages for the Annual Growth Survey 2014.

  19. Education and Training Monitor • Process: • Compiled and written by DG EAC • Supported by CRELL (JRC Center for Research in Education and Lifelong Learning), Eurostat and Eurydice • Consultation with Member States • European Statistics collected through the ESS is extensively used in the publication

  20. For more information http://ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.htm

  21. For more information http://ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.htm

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