Framework of indicators and benchmarks for monitoring progress towards the Lisbon Objectives in Education and Training

This Communication accordingly proposes a framework of indicators and benchmarks for the follow-up of the Lisbon objectives in the area of education and training, which is coherent and for the first time fully reflects the more detailed objectives within Education & Training 2010.

It also covers objectives related to the convergence of higher education structures within the "Bologna process", and the "Copenhagen process" in vocational training. It outlines a statistical infrastructure from which the indicators can be derived. It invites the Council to adopt the framework as a basis for providing strategic guidance and steering to the Education & Training 2010 strategy.