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Reporting on European training policy

In this project Cedefop monitors and analyses progress towards achieving targets in vocational education and training that have been agreed within the Copenhagen process of enhanced European cooperation.

A new report, “A bridge to the future. European policy for vocational education and training 2002-2010” has been published on 7 December 2010. This is Cedefop’s fourth report on European policy cooperation. For the full list of policy reports see “Selected for you”.  [more]

Contact Details:   Cedefop Policy analysis team

Related Themes

News

Council conclusions on fostering the creative and innovative potential of young people
Council conclusions on fostering the creative and innovative potential of young people (14/05/2012) new
Creating opportunities for youth
Creating opportunities for youth (22/03/2012)
Main results of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 10 February 2012
Main results of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 10 February 2012 (14/02/2012)
Europe 2020 strategy - Education and training's contribution to reducing youth unemployment
Europe 2020 strategy - Education and training's contribution to reducing youth unemployment (23/01/2012)
Council conclusions on a benchmark for learning mobility
Council conclusions on a benchmark for learning mobility (23/01/2012)
 
Press release - Do citizens benefit from the new European tools in vocational education and training? (24/11/2011)
The common European tools for education and training , Europass, European and National Qualification Frameworks, Credit transfer systems and Quality Assurance, will make it easier for citizens to pursue learning throughout their lives, and to have their skills and knowledge recognised across Europe. The question now is how to release the full potential of these tools.
Eurypedia - 38 educations systems in Europe
Eurypedia - 38 educations systems in Europe (20/10/2011)
 
Call for papers: Learning later in life – uncovering the potential of investing in an ageing workforce, Brussels, 21-22 September 2011 (19/05/2011)
Cedefop and the European Commission are jointly organising a two-day international seminar on learning later in life and the impact of investing in an ageing workforce.
 
Progress towards the common European objectives in education and training (2010-2011) - Indicators and benchmarks (02/05/2011)
 
Council conclusions on the role of education and training in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy (14/02/2011)
 
The Bruges Communiqué on enhanced European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training for the period 2011-2020 (08/12/2010)
 
Priorities for enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training for the period 2011-2020 - Council Conclusions (23/11/2010)
Policy analysis reaches a milestone
Policy analysis reaches a milestone (22/11/2010)
Cedefop’s latest report on policy marks the transition to the Europe 2020 agenda by reviewing the entire eight-year period of the Copenhagen process. The report will be available for download from Cedefop’s website from 7 December.
 
Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union - A rationale for Action (13/10/2010)
 
A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (10/06/2010)
The European Commission presents its new vision for the future of vocational education and training.

Events

Meeting in the Standing Group on Indicators and Benchmarks (SGIB)
Meeting in the Standing Group on Indicators and Benchmarks (SGIB) (17/01/2012)
24/05/2012 to 25/05/2012 Copenhagen, Denmark
 
3rd Annual ECVET Forum - (07/03/2012)
31/05/2012 to 01/06/2012 Brussels, Europe

Publications

Briefing note - Despite its many benefits, vocational education and training lacks esteem
9061 EN DE EL ES FR HU IT PT 2011
Briefing note - Despite its many benefits, vocational education and training lacks esteem
Evidence indicates that training not only helps specific target groups, but that its wider benefits are equal to those of general education
Vocational education and training  for the common good - The macrosocial benefits of VET
5513 EN 2011
Vocational education and training for the common good - The macrosocial benefits of VET
The anatomy of the wider benefits of VET in the workplace
5512 EN 2011
The anatomy of the wider benefits of VET in the workplace
Employment-related mobility and migration, and vocational education and training
6109 EN 2011
Employment-related mobility and migration, and vocational education and training
Changing qualifications
3059 EN DE 2010 Free of charge ()
Changing qualifications
A review of qualifications policies and practices
A bridge to the future
3058 EN 2010 Free of charge ()
A bridge to the future
European policy for vocational education and training 2002-10
Briefing note - Learning to change: vocational education and training reform 2002-10
9042 NL IT FR EN EL DE ES HU 2010
Briefing note - Learning to change: vocational education and training reform 2002-10
The achievements of European cooperation are significant, but their impact has yet to be fully realised
Continuity, consolidation and change
3055 EN 2009 Euro 25
Continuity, consolidation and change
Towards a European era of vocational education and training
In the finishing straight: From Copenhagen to Bordeaux
8027 EN DE IT ES FR EL 2008 Free of charge
In the finishing straight: From Copenhagen to Bordeaux
Zooming in on 2010
4060 EN DE IT 2007 Free of charge
Zooming in on 2010
Reassessing vocational education and training
 
8020 EN FR DE 2006 Free of charge
Four years on - stay focused
From Copenhagen to Helsinki Progress in modernising vocational education and training
Vocational education and training - key to the future
4041 EN FR DE 2004 Free of charge
Vocational education and training - key to the future
Lisbon-Copenhagen-Maastricht: mobilising for 2010. Cedefop synthesis of the Maastricht Study