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European region positioning lifelong learning in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

European region positioning lifelong learning in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. ANTONIO SILVA MENDES Director Education and Vocational Training DG Education and Culture. 13 DECEMBER 2013. 1. WHY LIFELONG LEARNING IS IMPORTANT IN EUROPE?. Population ageing Contracting labour force

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European region positioning lifelong learning in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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  1. European region positioning lifelong learning in the Post-2015 Development Agenda • ANTONIO SILVA MENDES • Director • Education and • Vocational Training • DG Education and Culture 13 DECEMBER 2013 1

  2. WHY LIFELONG LEARNING IS IMPORTANT IN EUROPE? • Population ageing • Contracting labour force • Growing skills intensity v. high levels of low skilled youth and adults • Skills mismatch • Inequality 2

  3. PIAAC: share of adults with insufficient Literacy skills 3

  4. Secondary Education attainment 4

  5. Tertiary Education attainment 5

  6. Why? Low-skills trap: • Few low-skilled participate • Little formal participation • Few older adult participation • Participation is of too short duration • Result: little impact on skills of adult population 6

  7. New drivers of change • Technology – ICT & OER • Distance and flexible learning • Internationalisation of education • Learning outcomes • Open school/education to society/business 7

  8. EU agenda post-2015: instruments • European Union 2020 strategy • Education & training 2020 • Participation benchmark • European semester • Country-specific recommendations 8

  9. EU agenda post-2015: priorities • Bigger importance of VET • Apprenticeships and work-based learning • Basic skills - "literacies" • Recognition of skills • More flexible learning access and pathways • Open educational resources 9

  10. Action by dual track approach • Short term: concrete measures • Long term: reform of systems 10

  11. Learning mobility of individuals • Staff mobility, in particular for teachers, trainers, school leaders and youth workers • Mobility for higher education student, vocational education and training students • Master degree scheme • Mobility for higher education for EU and non-EU beneficiaries • Volunteering and youth Exchanges • Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices • Strategic partnerships between education/training or youth organisations and other relevant actors • Large scale partnerships between education and training establishments and business: Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances • IT-Platforms includinge-Twinning • Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhood countries • Support forpolicy reform • Open method of Coordination • EU tools: valorisation and implementation • Policy dialogue with stakeholders, third countries and international Organisations EU agenda post-2015: Erasmus+

  12. Conclusion: learners must become • Mobile • Flexible • Lifelong 12

  13. THANK YOU 13

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