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Introduction Cedefop’s 2013 work programme is consistent with its medium-term priorities 2012-14. It is aligned to the objectives of the European Union’s ‘Europe 2020’ strategy and the policy framework devised to achieve them. This includes, in particular, the flagship initiatives, the annual growth surveys, the Education and training 2020 framework, the Bruges communiqué with its long-term objectives and short-term deliverables for vocational education and training (VET), the European Commission’s employment and youth employment packages and the communication Rethinking education. This policy framework, with its focus on the interdependence between employment, economic, social, education and development policies, reinforces VET’s pivotal role in meeting Europe’s socioeconomic challenges. Cedefop’s interdisciplinary approach and its aim to bridge the worlds of education and training and employment by bringing together its work on VET policies, common European tools and skills is well suited to support this focus.
This work programme meets European Commission demands for specific support. The work planned to support European VET policy development and implementation also reflects Member States’ and other stakeholders’ needs, most notably those of social partners. Together with its continued provision of information on EU VET, these activities reflect Cedefop’s mission as outlined in its founding regulation.
To ensure synergy of common efforts, Cedefop cooperates closely with European institutions, especially the Commission and Parliament, as well as the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, the European Training Foundation (ETF), Eurofound and other European organisations. As Croatia will become a Cedefop partner country with its accession to the EU, cooperation with the ETF will also include easing this transition process.
Cooperation with international organisations like OECD, ILO and Unesco has proved commonly beneficial. Building on this cooperation, Cedefop will have further opportunities to share its expertise globally, for instance in the OECD’s skills strategy or a Unesco/Unevoc working group on sustainable development and greening skills. Structured along economic, equity and transformative perspectives, recent recommendations on VET by Unesco member states resonate European priority areas and request international guidelines to ease validation and allow comparing qualifications based on learning outcomes. Work on statistics and indicators with OECD and Unesco will continue.
Combining its research and networking capabilities, Cedefop uses its expertise to strengthen (European) cooperation in VET and increase awareness of VET’s role and importance. By way of conferences and workshops or presentations it promotes discussion and exchange of ideas and experience between policy-makers, social partners, researchers and practitioners to find the best ways to tackle challenges.
Following this introduction, Chapter 2 outlines the policy background for Cedefop’s work programme 2013. It takes account of the overall strategy set by Europe 2020 and more recent policy developments such as the Commission communications Towards a job-rich recovery (employment package), Youth employment and Rethinking education and the related staff working paper VET for better skills, growth and jobs and the Council recommendation on validation.
Chapters 3 to 5 outline the planned activities by medium-term priority. Chapters 6 and 7 present communication activities as well as those planned for management and administration of Cedefop for 2013.
Cedefop’s work in 2013 is largely determined by a continuation of its most important activities. However, actions will change as projects enter new phases. In addition, the Centre receives new requests, in particular the European process of economic coordination (‘European semester’), as follow-up to the actions specified in the ‘Employment package’ and cooperation activities to support alternate forms of VET (dual forms of training) agreed at a ministerial meeting in Berlin in December 2012. These require addons to projects or adaptation of content, working modes and presentation of results.
In 2013, the Centre will have to adapt to a substantially smaller budget and manage a reduction of posts on the establishment plan (5% in the years 2013 to 2017). Both necessitate focusing activities continuously on the Centre’s core mission and making savings wherever possible.
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David Lopez, Secretary General of EUCIS-LLL, represented the Platform in a policy debate on “Rethinking Education” held on March 26th at the European Parliament. The event was hosted by MEP Katarína Neveďalová (S&D), rapporteur for the CULT Committee on the new Commission’s Communication. David Lopez presented key elements of EUCIS-LLL position on “Rethinking Education”: he pointed out the lack of a genuine lifelong learning approach in the text as no mention is made of non-formal and informal learning, but also the need to emphasise more transversal competences. Besides, he welcomed that the Communication acknowledged the importance of partnerships and reminded the crucial role played by civil society organisations of all levels.
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