An updated strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training;
Brussels, 16.12.2008, COM(2008) 865 final

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A Programme for Europe: proposals of civil society :

   - Support for the unemployed should be linked with skills acquisition and retraining.

   - Support solutions for people with low incomes, such as temporary increases in unemployment benefit and the earmarking of transfer payments, training vouchers, climate vouchers, etc.

   - Stimulate entrepreneurship and strengthen human capital whilst ensuring that European vocational training is based upon the needs of industry and attracts qualified and young    people, in particular to engineering and technology fields.

   - Provide training for micro-credit stakeholders and applicants for micro-credit

The latest of Cedefop’s biennial reports on policy developments in vocational education and training

The European Trade Union Confederation resolution on initial and continuous vocational training for a European employment strategy. on Confederation resolution on initial and continuous vocational training for a European employment strategy. Brussels, 17-18 March 2008

TVETipedia is an online portal for the exchange of information on technical and vocational education and training (TVET). 

It is the place to find:

- General information on TVET (see e.g. its Glossary)

- Examples of good practices and lessons learned

- Collaboration on TVET projects

Terminology of European education and training policy

This glossary defines a selection of 100 terms used in the field of education and training policy in Europe. It is intended for researchers and practitioners and more generally for all those involved in education and training policy. It does not represent an exhaustive inventory of the terminology used by specialists; rather it identifies key terms that are essential for an understanding of current education and training policy in Europe

Implementation, results and overall assessment of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities

The EYEO-European Year for Equal Opportunities was designed to raise awareness of everyone's right to a life free from discrimination, based on the extensive body of rights and obligations set out in the EC directives, and of the need to develop EU and Member State tools to promote real equality.

434 actions were implemented across the 30 participating countries which generated around 1 600 outputs.

The most important factor in the EYEO's success was the political commitment of the Member States, the European institutions and civil society.