Low qualified workers encounter increasing difficulties to find a job, face lower job stability and are out-competed by medium-skilled workers even in elementary occupations. In contrast, job opportunities are growing in some high-skilled professions.
These are the main findings of the European Vacancy and Recruitment Report 2014. European Vacancy and Recruitment Report 2014. More...

The European Commission has just launched theEuropean hospitality skills passport, a tool developed to facilitate contact between jobseekers and employers in the hospitality and tourism sector in Europe.
The skills passport allows workers and employers to overcome language barriers and to compare hospitality workers' skills in order to facilitate recruitment in the sector. Hosted on the European job mobility portal EURES, the skills passport is available in all EU official languages.
The passport will be extended to other sectors in the future.

Links

• European Hospitality Skills Passport video
• European Hospitality Skills Passport tutorial for employers
• European Hospitality Skills Passport tutorial for jobseekers. More...

A new Eurobarometer survey on the European area of skills and qualifications' (Special Eurobarometer 417) shows also that around a quarter (23%) of EU citizens feel that their education or training has not provided them with the skills to find a job in line with their qualifications.
While over half of the respondents (56%) think their qualifications would be recognised in other Member States, 6% tried to work or study in another Member State but were unable to do so, either because their qualifications were not recognised by their prospective employer or education institution, or because the respondents lacked information about recognition of their qualifications abroad.
Eurobarometer study on European area of skills and qualifications. More...

The history of providing youth work for young people varies depending on the Member State. This report highlights the diversity of youth work practice, the variety of actors involved, the observable trends in the sector, features of successful youth work and the range of outcomes associated with that success. It also presents a comparative overview of the frameworks which support youth work at the national level across the EU. Youth work has greater recognition and visibility today in comparison to the past, there is still much to be done as there is a need to recognise youth work for the contribution and value it has in the lives of young people. Working with young people the value of youth work in the European Union. More...

The Analytical highlights is a series of short papers published on the EU Skills Panorama website.
These papers aim to provide a concise analysis in no more than two or three pages on specific topics and are ideal for policy-makers and professionals. Their target is to improve the accessibility to the Panorama’s data and intelligence on skill needs, occupations and countries.
Currently, the analytical highlights are accessible through a dedicated section of the EU Skills Panorama webpage available here. More...

ALA 2014 - 33ème année
Université d’été - Apprentissage intensif des langues anciennes
Du 14 au 25 juillet 2014 - Digne-les-Bains – IUT
Grec – Copte – Arabe – Latin – Hittite – Sanskrit – Syriaque – Egyptien – Araméen – Hébreu – Akkadien – Sumérien – Slavon – Tibétain
Depuis plus de trente ans, l’ACADEMIE DES LANGUES ANCIENNES dispense un enseignement de qualité dans une ambiance détendue.
Elle offre une occasion unique d’apprendre à lire pendant l’été des textes anciens de la Méditerranée, du Proche et de l’Extrême-Orient. Vous accéderez à un héritage culturel, en devenant des lecteurs autonomes du plus vieux patrimoine écrit de l’Humanité.
Cette « Université d’été », organisée par Aix-Marseille Université et le Centre Paul-Albert Février du CNRS, a lieu, dans la seconde quinzaine de juillet, à Digne-les-Bains, au coeur des Alpes provençales.
Contact et Infos : www.academie-des-langues-anciennes.fr - Tél. : 04 67 72 56 95
Renseignements
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Académie des Langues Anciennes - 14 > 25 juillet 2014.

Arabe III par Nouar Barakat

PROGRAMME

Voir le programme sur le flyer ci-dessus ou sur le site : www.academie-des-langues-anciennes.fr.
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34090 MONTPELLIER
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Do changes in cost-sharing have an impact on the behaviour of students and higher education institutions?

(1.99 Mb) This report analyses the effects of different models of cost-sharing in higher education (the split between public and private contributions to higher education funding) on students and higher education institutions.

The study examines trends in participation and completion in third-level education, as well as factors such as system structure, institutional revenue and strategy over the last 15 years in nine case study higher education systems in order to understand better how different models of funding – and changes to these – affect students and institutions.

The countries covered by the study are Austria, Canada, UK-England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and South Korea.

On 27 June 2014 the EU will sign Association Agreements with Georgia and the Republic of Moldova and complete the signature process with Ukraine, each providing for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. "The signature of the Association Agreements with Georgia and the Republic of Moldova and the completion of the signature process of the Association Agreement with Ukraine will be a very important moment both for the EU and for the countries concerned", said President Barroso. "For our three partners it is recognition of their strong political determination and sovereign choice of a closer political association and economic integration with the European Union. For the EU it is a solemn commitment to accompany them, each step of the way along the road of transforming their countries into stable, prosperous democracies."
For further information on these Association Agreements (content, signature, implementation) please see MEMO/14/430 . See also press releases on the conclusion of the technical preparations for signing the Association Agreements with Georgia and with the Republic of Moldova as well as with Ukraine. More...

More than a third of teachers in the European Union work in schools with a shortage of qualified staff and nearly half of school leaders report a shortage of teachers for special needs' pupils. While nearly 90% of teachers in the EU say they are satisfied with their jobs, 81% feel teaching is not valued in society. Although teachers feel well equipped for the job, early career support is not universally available. These are among the main findings of the new Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The survey, based on teachers' perceptions of their career conditions, includes feedback from 55 000 lower secondary teachers and school leaders in the EU. The European Commission has analysed the TALIS findings and its implications for EU education and training policy in a report which is also issued today.
TALIS reflects the views of teachers from lower secondary schools in 19 EU countries and regions (BE nl, BG, ES, CZ, CY, DK, EE, FI, FR, HR, IT, LV, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SK, UK-ENG), as well as 15 other countries: the United States, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Serbia, Singapore, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, Abu Dhabi and Alberta in Canada.
"Some of the messages coming out of TALIS have worrying implications for the future of teaching as a career. Unless Member States take action to attract and retain the best teachers, we will undermine progress in advancing the quality of education in Europe. The Commission stands ready to help Member States design policies and measures to make teaching a more attractive profession," said Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.

For more information
Council Conclusions on Effective Teacher Education (2014)
Council conclusions on Effective Leadership in Education (2013)
European Commission Communication (2013), Opening up Education: Innovative teaching and learning for all through new Technologies and Open Educational Resources
European Commission Communication (2012), Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes
Commission Staff Working Document (2012): Supporting the Teaching Profession for Better Learning Outcomes
OECD, TALIS 2013 Results. More...