On 17 March Cedefop held its Agora conference, A bridge to the future: European vocational and training policy 2002-10, on how vocational education and training policy can help promote employment, growth and social inclusion. The conference, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels, was a follow up to last December's ministerial meeting which issued the Bruges Communiqué. Debate focused on the results of Cedefop’s report on European policy cooperation in vocational education and training, which helped shape the Bruges Communiqué of December 2010.

Conference speakers included Commissioners Androulla Vassiliiou and László Andor, Hungarian State Secretary for the Economy Sándor Czomba, MEP Pervenche Berés and European Economic and Social Committee President Staffan Nilsson.

Cedefop's Acting Director Christian Lettmayr said: ‘While not all of the Europe 2020 objectives will be solved through vocational education and training (VET), almost none of them will be solved on a sustainable basis without VET. 

‘Ultimately, the aim is to achieve close links between vocational education and training systems and the labour market for the benefit of both individuals and society at large. These are issues on which Cedefop will continue to provide support for policy-makers”. 


Read the full Policy Report: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/17297.aspx

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