Presidencies of the Council of the European Union for 2011
MARCH
14-18/ 03/2011
Brussels (BE)
EUCIS-LLL is organising a Lifelong Learning Week at the European Parliament aiming to raise awareness on Lifelong Learning (LLL) in Europe.
EVTA will have a stand and invites its members to participate by sending us some communication tools to give visibility to your organization... Don't miss!
For any question or info, don't hesitate to contact us
15/ 03/ 2011
Brussels (BE)
In the field of the LLL fair, a meeting with Pierre Mairesse, Director of Directorate A: LLL and EU2020 (DGEAC) will be held. Participation of EVTA.
16/ 03/ 20100
Brussels (BE)
In the field of the LLL fair, a Round table on "The social dimension of E&T: Investing in skills & competences" will be held in the EU Parliament. Participation of EVTA.
17/ 03/ 2011
Brussels (BE)
In the field of the LLL fair, a Public hearing on Transnational Learning Mobility will be held at the EESC.
17/ 03/ 2011
Brussels (BE)
Conference : "A bridge to the future: European vocational education and training policy (2002-10)",organised by the CEDEFOP at the EESC. Participation of EVTA.
A group of students of the master programme "Strategie et Ingenerie en Formation d'Adultes" from the Universtiry of Tours will come to Brussels, within the framework of their " Europe module" to know and learn more about the European developments in Vocational Education and Training.
EVTA is organising an interactive workshop around EQF, ECVET and ECTS and the practical experimentation of these frameworks in European projects (click here to see the programme)
22/ 03 /2011
Brussels (BE)
"What are the Prospects for Participatory Democracy in Europe?"
Extraordinary Meeting of Group III of the European Economic and Social Committee
Participation of EVTA to a Sectoral Social Dialogue -Commerce to present its activities and discuss the possible cooperation with Euro-Commerce in the field of a new project about the anticipation of competences, to be launched in June 2011.
24-25/ 03/ 2011
Brussels (BE)
"RESP in REST": 1st meeting of the EU project "Responsabilities in Restructuring processes"
(Location: Brussels centre, at Floris Avenue hotel ****)
28-29/ 03/ 2011
not yet known
"RECOMFOR": final conference of the EU project
31/ 03/ 2011
Budapest (HU)
2nd Annual Forum of the EQAVET network which will be organised jointly by the European Commission, the EQAVET Secretariat and the Hungarian National Institute for Vocational Education
The 41st EUCEN Conference will be held at the University of Granada (ES), 25-27 May 2011. EUCEN celebrates this year its 20th Anniversary with the theme "Education as a right - LLL for all!" http://eucen2011.escuelaposgrado.es/
"e-ruralnet - network promoting e-learning for rural development" conference:
EVTA will organize on behalf of the e-ruralnet project partnership a conference in the field of a call for proposals under the Lifelong Learning programme.
NOVEMBER
dates still to be fixed
not yet known
"RESP in REST": Final conference of the project"Responsibility of stakeholders in restructuring processes" (EVTA promoter)
2012...
01/ 01/ 2012
01/ 07/ 2012
Denmark
Cyprus
Presidencies of the Council of the European Union for 2012
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V-3DAS (Virtual 3D Agri-Stage for experiential learning) is a project approved and co-funded by the European Commission thanks to its high level of innovation within the Agricultural / Agrifood Sector, within the framework of the Lifelong Learning– KA3 Programme.
The project will experiment the use of Second Life in the training pathway to a new generation of agricultural entrepreneurs....more
NEW!
Lifelong Learning Programme
call for proposals
European Commission
Lifelong Learning Programme – 2011 call for proposals published
The general call for proposals for 2011 (EAC/49/10) for the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme has just been launched. Both citizens and organisations in the field of school and higher education, vocational training and adult learning can now apply again for the numerous activities supported by the programme, which includes the Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig sub-programmes, Transversal Programme with its activites for policy cooperation, languages, ICT and dissemination, as well as Jean Monnet Programme. ...more
NEW!
The European Commission:
New organization
new organisation
European Commission
DG
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
The DG Employment and Social Affairs has elected a new Director:
Mr. Jacobus Nicolaas Maria (Koos) RICHELLE
DG Employment: new organization (click on the picture)
DG Education and Culture: organization (click on the picture)
European Union programme
newsflash
CENTRAL EUROPE
7th issue of CENTRAL EUROPE newsflash, which will give you a regular overview on important information concerning the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme.
ECVET
EQF
EQAVET
newsletter
EVTA
A special edition of the EVTA newsflash about European reference tools: ECVET, EQF and EQAVET: click here
European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training
e-magazine
ECVET
the 2nd edition of the ECVET e-magazine: click here
Vocational Education and Training
annual report
Cedefop
"A bridge to the future":
European policy for vocational education and training 2002-10
Report on policy cooperation in Europe outlines real achievements but warns of risks ahead
As Europe embarks on a new strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020), Cedefop’s new policy report, A bridge to the future: European policy for vocational education and training 2002-10 looks at how the Copenhagen process for enhanced cooperation in vocational education and training has affected vocational education and training reform over the past eight years. The report was launched at the ministerial meeting of the Belgian presidency in Bruges on 7 December ....read more
Employers’ perception of graduate employability
annual report
Eurobarometer
Employers’ perception of graduate employability
A new Europe-wide survey among employers shows that, when it comes to graduate recruitment, 'soft' skills are just as valued as sector-specific and computer skills. Significant numbers of employers questioned said that the ability to work well in a team (98%), to adapt to new situations (97%), communication skills (96%), and knowledge of foreign languages (67%) were important when recruiting for their companies. Almost 50% of companies with considerable international business identified knowledge of foreign languages as the most important skill for the future.
The Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) has launched a new annual report on internationalisation entitled Mapping Mobility 2010: International Mobility in Dutch Higher Education ...read more
Charlemagne Youth Prize winners visit the European Parliament
On 26 October, Members of the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee welcomed the 2010 winners of the Charlemagne Youth Prize. MEPs complimented the winners on their presentations, which they described as "inspiring, fun and entertaining".
Luca Jahier elected to the top of the Economic and Social Committee, the bridge between the European Union and the European civil society.
The keywords Jahier presidency will be "continuity", "innovation" and "teamwork", and according to a summary in "6 C" (civil dialogue, consultation, consensus, groups, communication and culture), in particular with a view Europe in the coming years, the Volunteer 2011, 2012 on solidarity between generations and 2013, still bear definition, active citizenship.
The European Economic and Social Committee has just elected Swedish member, Mr Staffan Nilsson, as president of the consultative body for a two-and-a-half year term. The EESC leadership will include vice-president Ms Anna Maria Darmanin, a Maltese member now in charge of communication, and vice-president Mr Jacek Krawczyk, a Polish national responsible for the Committee's budget issues.
Mr Nilsson presents his programme: 10.00 a.m., Thu 21 Oct, hemicycle, Paul-Henri Spaak Building, European Parliament
The big stage: 50th anniversary of the Commission's traineeship programme
What do King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mario Monti, Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Barack Obama's economics advisor Michael Froman all have in common? They were all once trainees at the European Commission. More than 40 000 young university graduates have participated in the Commission's traineeship programme since its launch in 1960. It is the longest running traineeship programme of its kind and the biggest in the world in terms of the numbers annually recruited.
On the occasion of the European Day of Languages, a Quiz will be launched for you to test your knowledge about the wealth of languages spoken in Europe.
The Quiz is in 22 languages and is suitable for all ages.
It will guide you through wide-spread words and proverbs and you will learn astonishing facts about the structure and history of languages. Your journey starts here: click on the logo!
......and don't forget to tell your friends.
The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council
Consultation
European
Commission -
DG EAC
EU now has Sport Council
On September 16, the European Council changed the name of the Council in charge of Education, Youth and Culture. Officially the Council is now called, the Education, Youth, Culture - including Audiovisual Affairs - and Sport Council.
Sport was discussed for the first time by the Education, Youth and Culture Council, meeting in Brussels on 10- 11 May 2010. Changes under the Lisbon Treaty allow the EU to "contribute" to the promotion of European sporting issues, notably promoting fairness and openness in competitions and protecting the physical and moral integrity of sports people.
The next Sport Council takes place on 18-19 November 2010. Sports topics include a Commission communication on future EU action in the field, "structured" dialogue with the sports movement as well as social inclusion in and through sport.
To work hand in hand, employment and VET professionals need to speak the same ‘language’.
Therefore it exists a European classification elaborated in several languages to describe skills, competences and qualifications. It is called ESCO (European skills, competences, qualifications and occupations taxonomy) developed by a group of experts in the framework of the New skills for new jobs initiative ...more info
All stakeholders involved in the matter are now invited to participate to ‘describe their expectations towards ESCO and their envisaged level of co-operation in the ESCO project’, through an online questionnaire.
Study visit for education and vocational training specialists
Call for application
Cedefop
CALL FOR APPLICATION 2010/11
Addressed to those who are responsible for the development of education and vocational training policies at local regional or national levels.
The Study visits programme is open to education and vocational training specialists and decision-makers. Check if you are eligibile.
Deadline for application: 15 October 2010
VET
Publication
Cedefop
Learning outcomes approaches in VET curricula: this comparative study examines the use of learning outcomes approaches in curriculum development in 9 European countries: Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and UK-Scotland
Call for proposals for a network on evidence-based policy and practice in education and training. The overall objective of this Call is to establish a transnational European network of organizations which will develop and maintain effective and robust "knowledge brokerage" mechanisms in the field of education and training. ...read more.
Youth, Education and Mobility
New initiative adopted
European Commission -
Education and Training
Youth on the Move: more support for young people's education and mobility will improve access to the job market
In September, the Commission will adopt 'Youth on the Move', an initiative that aims to promote the mobility of students and trainees and to improve the employment situation of young people ...more
Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will hold a press conference dedicated to 'Youth on the Move' on September 15.
Promotion and development of the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET)
Euro
barometer
Public opinion
European Commission
Eurobarometer study (July 2010) on geographical and labour market mobility
Complete report (only in english):
Summary (available in the 3 languages):
Skills mismatch
Press release
CEDEFOP
Skills mismatch: a challenge by any name. A new Cedefop publication explores disparities between available skills and jobs and explores policy options (available in 6 languages)
Gender equality
Announce
of event
European Commission
Opening of EU institute for Gender Equality in Vilnius, Lithuania
"Impact study confirms benefits of teacher training abroad" A new impact study produced for the European Commission underlines the positive effects for teachers and other school staff of going abroad for in-service training.
by DGEAC, with the support of Cedefop and the European Training Foundation.
The 2nd issue of the EQF Newsletter is published. It aims to reach and inform a broad audience of stakeholders and to encourage and support discussion and debate on the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework at the national and European levels.
The EQF Newsletter will be published three times a year. Please register by sending an email to the following email address: eac-eqf-newsletter@ec.europa.eu
EU projects
Database with EU projects
European Commission -
DGEAC
Check out the “New EVE”: the single information point on European projects.
It showcases thousand of projects and their results, from the Culture, Youth and Lifelong Learning Programmes.
