12 juin 2013

Au Revoir, Paris! More French Deciding To Study In US, Despite Much Higher Tuition Costs

China Faces Ongoing Brain Drain

By Zhang Dun. In recent years, China has not only suffered major capital outflows and an ever-rising number of emigrating entrepreneurs, but also a drain of its talented individuals. China’s loss of top talent is the highest in the world, and this could be due in part to widespread corruption and ongoing persecutions being carried out by the communist regime.
“China tops the world in terms of brain drain, particularly in the fields of science and engineering, where an estimated 87 percent of talented individuals choose to stay overseas,” said an official from mainland China’s Office of Central Talent Work Coordination Group.
The official stressed that China is still severely lacking in terms of the size, composition, and quality of its local talent pool, especially when compared to the country’s current economic and social needs, as well as the talent pools of other countries. Some key issues he listed were a lack of innovators and entrepreneurs, a highly disorganized talent pool, and difficulties in nurturing talented individuals within China due a lack of investment in talent development and other existing obstacles. Read more...

Future Lithuanian Presidency priorities

As the European Union moves towards recovery, closer cooperation between member states is needed more than ever in order to ensure growth, job creation and better competitiveness. The EU must demonstrate to its people and the world that it pursues credible financial and economic policies, is committed to growth through joint initiatives that increase competitiveness, and aims at security for its citizens and openness with its partners. The EU has already demonstrated its ability to respond to challenges, agreeing on reforms that will enhance its economic performance, strengthen its banks and ensure sound fiscal policies. In the run-up to the next EU political cycle, it is vital to maintain the momentum and implement political agreements that reflect the interests of all member states and EU citizens. The Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU will seek to steer the decision making process as an honest broker, and ensure its continuity and the inclusion of all relevant partners. It will build on the cooperation with its Trio partners, thorough preparation and the consistent support of Lithuanian society for EU membership. As one of the most successful countries to overcome the economic and financial crisis and return to sustained recovery and growth, Lithuania will seek to organize the Presidency in an equally efficient and result-oriented manner. Above all, the Lithuanian Presidency will focus on the three goals of a credible, growing and open Europe.
CREDIBLE EUROPE
The Lithuanian Presidency will strive to make progress towards sounder public finances in the EU and to strengthen the ground for financial stability, which is required to fully restore the EU’s economic credibility. The Presidency’s efforts will be directed at further developing the Banking Union framework, and making progress on other legislative proposals in the field of financial market reforms. Its key task will be the implementation and enhancement of agreed reforms including economic governance, and the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union.
GROWING EUROPE
The Lithuanian Presidency will build on the Europe 2020 agenda and the European Semester, reinforced by stronger Single Market policy, as well as the effective implementation of the Compact for Growth and Jobs. It will focus on further deepening and integrating the Single Market as the main driving force for economic growth and better employment opportunities. The Presidency will work to complete the initiatives of the Single Market Act I, advance the new initiatives under Single Market Act II, as well as facilitate the Single Market Governance. It will prioritize initiatives that will enhance confidence in the EU economy and result in a dynamic Digital Single Market. The Presidency will pay due attention to research and innovation issues. It will pursue the EU’s commitments to complete the internal energy market by 2014, and ensure that no Member State remains isolated from the European energy networks after 2015.
OPEN EUROPE
The Lithuanian Presidency will make steps to strengthen the EU as a global model of openness and security. The Presidency will focus on the closer integration of the EU and its Eastern Partners, hosting the Eastern Partnership Summit in November 2013. It will pursue the continuation of the enlargement process, smarter control of the EU’s external borders, and better coordination in the external dimension of EU energy policy. The Presidency will promote free trade with strategic partners such as the USA, Japan, Canada and others. It will also seek to boost the Common Security and Defence Policy through stronger cooperation with partners, as well as better responses to new security challenges.

Lithuanian presidency approaching: institutional cooperation is necessary to achieve common EU goals

Lithuanian foreign affairs vice-minister Vytautas Leškevičius, while presenting the principal goals of the Lithuanian Presidency of the European Union (EU) Council in the Conference of Committee Chairs of the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg, stressed the importance of the cooperation of the EU institutions.
The vice-minister pointed out: “Since we approach European elections, the next half-year EU institutions expect an exceptional workload in the field of legislation activity. We need to work together effectively to achieve common goals, because the results depend on all of us.“
In Strasbourg the vice-minister presented main priorities of the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council, which are the building of a credible, growing and open Europe.
While speaking to the representatives of the EP, the Lithuanian foreign affairs vice-minister pointed out: “As this is the European Year of Citizens we are once again reminded of our common responsibility to our people. We need to keep building a Europe that is credible to its citizens and the world. Europe, which grows its economy and offers jobs. Europe, which remains open to its partners and neighbours”.
In the meeting with the committee chairs of the EP the issues concerning the future work of the EU Council and EP during the forthcoming six months were also discussed. During the next half-year the matter of great importance will be to reach agreements on the implementing programs of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 and the EU Budget for 2014, as well as on such issues as financial stability, economic growth. The entire programme for the Lithuania‘s Presidency will be presented to the European Parliament by President Dalia Grybauskaitė on the 3rd of July.
The meeting of the foreign affairs vice-minister and the Committee Chairs of the European Parliament is one of the most significant preliminary events before the Presidency. Permanent cooperation with the EP will be upheld during the entire period of the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council. All the new legislative acts of the EU are simultaneously discussed in the EP committees and by the working parties at the EU Council which this half-year will be chaired by Lithuanian representatives. This means that every single EU legislative act will be negotiated between Lithuanian representatives and members of the EP.
The Conference of Committee Chairs of the EP consists of 22 chairs of permanent and temporary committees. The main task of this conference is to coordinate the activities of all the EP committees and to bring forward proposals concerning the organisation of the EP‘s plenary sessions. The meetings of the committee chairs take part in Strasbourg once a month.

La formation est-elle de la communication?

Par Didier Cozin. Ce qui frappe très souvent les professionnels de la formation en France, c’est le décalage entre l’image que véhicule cette même formation professionnelle des adultes (devenue depuis 2004 formation tout au long de la vie) et les pratiques quotidiennes des français en matière de formation (qu’elle soit initiale à l’école ou professionnelle une fois adulte).

La formation professionnelle continue semble être un sujet parfaitement consensuel en France. Tout le monde se déclare pour la formation et la considère positivement:
- Les pouvoirs publics proclament qu’elle est une obligation nationale, elle serait tout à la fois l’outil pour retrouver notre compétitivité, la solution pour les jeunes sans qualification et les actifs sans emploi. Suite de l'article...

By Didier Cozin. Doing work together different generations. This is what awaits a number of companies who use the training on intergenerational management. More...

Une charte pour évaluer les résultats de la formation

Par Michel Diaz. L'évaluation, c'est compliqué, c'est risqué. Sinon la pratique en serait acquise depuis des décennies. Et si le responsable formation prenait l'initiative de négocier une charte d'évaluation, sur un prochain projet?

C'est compliqué, en effet… D'abord quel est cet objet à évaluer ? Les savoirs, savoir-faire, savoir-être? Une réponse souvent donnée, qui n'éclaire pas grand chose (même sous sa forme "connaissances, compétences et attitudes"), au moins d'un point de vue opérationnel. Autre réponse possible: évaluer le gain de performance issu de la formation. Plus séduisant sans doute pour les métiers et la direction générale, mais il faut se garder de tout esprit de système, parce que la performance peut échapper au seul ordre quantitatif: le bien-être ressenti par les membres d'une équipe, par exemple, est un indicateur de performance pour la formation du manager. Suite de l'article...

De réir Michel Diaz. Measúnú casta, tá sé risky. Seachas sin, ba é an cleachtas a fháil ar feadh na mblianta. Níos mó...

Des formations pour manager les générations

Par Brice Ancelin. Faire travailler ensemble les différentes générations. Voilà ce qu’attend un certain nombre d’entreprises qui recourent aux formations sur le management intergénérationnel. Retour sur ces formations.

D’abord méprisées ou juste boudées, les formations au management intergénérationnel attirent de plus en plus des managers parfois désarmés, un peu perdus face à des modèles qui changent. « Les entreprises commencent à s’apercevoir que le mode d’emploi, le modèle managérial, change avec les nouvelles générations », commence Marie Desplats, consultante et coach chez CSP Formation. Suite de l'article...

By Brice Ancelin. Doing work together different generations. This is what awaits a number of companies who use the training on intergenerational management. More...

Commerce de gros et international: les demandeurs d’emploi recourent massivement au DIF portable

Le 15 mai dernier, à l’issue de ses trois premières années d’existence, Intergros dressait le bilan de l’usage du DIF portable par les demandeurs d’emploi et les entreprises du commerce de gros et international. Un recours conséquent selon l’Opca Intergros.
Sur la période 2010-2013, le nombre de DIF portable financés par l’OPCA s’élève à 5 400. Un chiffre qui a été multiplié par 10 entre 2010 et 2012 avant de se stabiliser sur une moyenne de plus de 200 nouveaux dossiers chaque mois. Depuis le début de l’année 2013, Intergros enregistre plus de 1 000 nouvelles demandes de financement, confirmant ainsi cette tendance.
Les bénéficiaires de ce dispositif sont des demandeurs d’emploi (98%), très peu de demandes proviennent de salariés nouvellement embauchés. En effet, un nombre infime de salariés utilisent le DIF portable lors de leur intégration en entreprise. A l’inverse, les demandeurs d’emploi mettent à profit leur période de recherche pour suivre une formation dont la durée moyenne s’élève à 67 heures, à comparer à la durée moyenne de 17 heures dans le cadre du DIF « classique ». Suite de l'article...

Ar an 15 Bealtaine, tar éis an chéad trí bliain ar an saol, ar choinníoll Intergros forbhreathnú ar an úsáid a bhaint as DIF fostaíochta agus gnóthaí soghluaiste i iarratasóirí mórdhíola agus idirnáisiúnta. Níos mó...

De la formation professionnelle initiale

Par Daniel Laurent. Plus de 6 millions de jeunes européens sont actuellement au chômage, dont plus de 700 000 en France. Au début de l’année 2013, un peu moins de 2 millions de jeunes âgés de 15 à 29 ans étaient ni en emploi, ni en formation, ce qui représente 17% de cette classe d’âge.
Afin de lutter contre le chômage des jeunes et en vue du sommet européen qui aura lieu fin juin, la France et l’Allemagne ont lancé leur "initiative européenne pour la croissance et l’emploi". Ce plan franco-allemand comprend notamment la mise en place d’un "Erasmus de l’alternance" au niveau européen, sur le même principe que celui qui existe déjà pour les étudiants. Suite de l'article...

By Daniel Laurent. More than 6 million young Europeans are currently unemployed, more than 700 000 in France. In early 2013, a little less than 2 million young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in employment nor in education, which represents 17% of this age group. More...

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