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Luxembourg - 2015 EU Presidency programme – education, young people, culture and sport
From 1 July to 31 December 2015, Luxembourg will occupy the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the twelfth time.
One of the Luxembourg Presidency's priorities is to put 'the citizen at the heart of the European project.' The Luxembourgish Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Sport have published a list of events in education and training that are to take place under Luxembourg’s Presidency:
- meeting of the high-level working group on education and training – 18 and 19 June 2015;
- symposium on 'Staying on track: countering dropping out and promoting success at school' – 9 and 10 July 2015;
- meeting of the Bologna follow-up group (BFUG) – 8 and 9 September 2015;
- conference on 'Diversity and multilingualism in education and reception of very young children' – 10 and 11 September 2015;
- meeting of the European lifelong guidance policy network (ELGPN) – 28 and 29 September 2015;
- meeting of directors of Erasmus+/youth agencies – 13 to 16 October 2015;
- hearing of young Europeans on 'Inclusive education: take action! Luxembourg recommendations' – 15 and 16 October 2015;
- conference on 'Family learning: good practices across Europe' – 22 and 23 October 2015;
- meeting of head teachers – 26 and 27 October 2015;
- seminar: Europea: agricultural education in Europe – 5 to 7 November 2015;
- meeting of vocational training directors – 16 and 17 November 2015;
- conference on 'Youth guarantee: a first assessment' – 17 and 18 November 2015;
- meeting of directors of higher education – 24 and 25 November 2015;
- formal meeting of the Education Committee – 3 and 4 December 2015.
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International conference on lifelong learning ICOLLE 2015
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Since September 2014, Lamborghini and Ducati have been developing a new process for vocational education and training (VET) in Italy, based on the German dual system. More...
France: digital plan for education – 500 schools and collèges to be connected to the Internet
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France: career transition counselling – cornerstone of creating career paths
New provisions created by the Vocational Training Act of 5 March 2014 rely on involvement of employees or job seekers. With this in mind, career guidance counselling, endorsed in January 2015, plays a central role in coordinating personal training accounts, vocational interviews, or validation of prior experience.
Career transition counselling (conseil en évolution professionnelle – CEP) is a new system, which offers support to individuals in vocational training. The system is free of charge; it is offered outside the company, and is available to all individuals, such as employees, job seekers, freelancers and public agents.
CEP is available in three service levels defined by the decree of 16 July 2014:
- providing customised support to individuals, putting their career into perspective, offering personalised advice and access to tailored information on occupations and training;
- supporting individuals to develop or specify professional projects, verifying their feasibility and identifying skills or qualifications to be acquired, developed or recognised;
- helping individuals to carry out their professional project, put an action plan in place and identify contacts and funding.
To benefit from CEP, interested parties should contact the organisations empowered to provide it.
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Spain - government approves reform of vocational training
The Spanish government approved the urgent reform of the vocational training system of the labour system (VTL). It is one of the most important structural reforms of this legislature, as it gives access to higher-quality jobs and contributes to combatting inequality, strengthening transparency and controlling fraud. More...