Transcript The Economy of Culture in Europe

EARLALL Conference
Lifelong Learning an Mobility
European Policy for Mobility
Ute Haller-Block
Deputy Head of Unit “vocational training; “Leonardo da Vinci”
Main challenges
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Internationalisation and globalisation
Constant evolution of labour markets
Demographic changes
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The demographic “time bomb”
 By 2030 …
 almost 14 million more older
people
 9 million fewer young people
 2 million fewer learners in VET
(at secondary & tertiary level,
if participation doesn’t change)
Future labour markets will rely
more on older workers and
migrants
Population in EU25 aged 15-24 and 55-64, 2005-2030 (in million)
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15-24 years
55-64 years
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60
55
50
45
40
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Source: Population projection 2004, Eurostat, baseline variant
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Education & Training 2010
Context
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Lisbon, March 2000 - “The Union must
become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world.”
2005 re-launch - “EU to become an advanced
knowledge society with sustainable
development, more and better jobs and greater
social cohesion.”
Education is a factor for competitiveness
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Member States are in charge of their
education and training systems…
How does the EU get involved?
Education & Training 2010 work programme
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13 strategic goals to be reached (quality
and effectiveness, facilitate access, open
up to the wider world)
Open method of coordination
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Concept of mobility
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Mobility as a long-term, permanent move of
workers => "Mobility, an instrument for more
and better jobs: The European Job Mobility
Action Plan" – JOB-MOBILIY
Mobility as a short-term stay in another
country => Mobility and exchange programmes
such as Lifelong Learning Programme –
LEARNER-MOBILITY
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Lifelong Learning Programme
Comenius
Erasmus
School education
Higher education
& advanced
training
Leonardo da
Vinci
Grundtvig
Adult education
Initial and
continuing VET
Transversal programme
4 key activities – Policy development; Language learning; ICT; Dissemination
Jean Monnet programme
3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European
Associations
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The Lifelong Learning Programme
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… fosters co-operation among institutions in participating
countries and mobility
Duration: January 2007 – December 2013
Budget: € 7 billion
Participating countries in 2007:
27 EU-Member States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
and Turkey
The programme is also open for future participation of
the Swiss Confederation and countries of the Western
Balkans
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Mobility in LLP
Min % of budgets for mobility and
partnerships
 Comenius:
80 %
 Erasmus:
80 %
 Leonardo da Vinci:
60 %
 Grundtvig:
55 %
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Impact of mobility – examples
from recent evaluations
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Comenius: More than 75% of pupils
become more interested in other cultures,
and motivated to learn foreign languages
Erasmus: 65% of students reported
significant changes in their career related
attitudes and aspirations.
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Impact of mobility – examples
from recent evaluations
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Leonardo da Vinci: 77% agree that the
projects increased their capacity for
mobility
Grundtvig: Over 55% of participants also
reported a positive impact on their
employability
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Future mobility strategies
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Clear need for increasing mobility
Pilot actions initiated by European
Parliament
Looking for strategies: High-Level Expert
Forum on Mobility under the lead of Mrs.
Maria Joao Rodrigues
Main topic for French Presidency
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Quality in mobility
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Always been an important issue for
Commission
European Quality Charter
Quality commitments used in contracts
Leonardo and Erasmus
Conference „Quality in mobility within LLP“
12-13 June in Slovenia
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Recognition of mobility periods
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Europass
European Qualifications Framework
(EQF)
European Credit Transfer System in
Vocational Education and Training
(ECVET) – adoption by COM foreseen mid
of April
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Future challenges for mobility
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Increased skills and qualifications
Responding to labour market needs
Mutual learning
Social cohesion and European citizenship
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Thank you for your attention
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