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Date: in 12 ptsEducation and Culture
European Alliance for Apprenticeships
Wilhelm VukovichDG Education and CultureVocational training and adult education;Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig
London, 14 March 2013
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Level of youth unemployment (4th quarter 2011) in relation to the share of students participating in work based learning at ISCED 3 level programmes
Education and Culture
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EU Policy context
Bruges Communiqué (December 2010)
‘Governments, social partners and VET providers should make the necessary arrangements to maximise work-based learning, including apprenticeships, in order to contribute to increasing the number of apprentices in Europe by 2012’.
Education and Culture
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EU Policy context The Youth Opportunities Initiative (December 2011)
The European Council on 30 January 2012 agreed:
“Increase the number of apprenticeships”
European semester and Country Specific Recommendations (July 2012): 16 of these CSR are related to VET and the need for reform
"Rethinking Education" package (20 November 2012)
Youth Employment package (5 December2012)
Youth Employment Initative (European Council of 7-8 February 2013
Education and Culture
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Rethinking Education (20 November 2012)
Education and Culture
Key messages from the Communication "Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes":
Skills for 21st century (basic and transversal – special focus on STEM and entrepreneurship; vocational with a focus on WBL and excellence)
Open and flexible learning (learning outcomes, transparency and recognition of qualifications – EQF, ECVET; use of ICT and OER; teachers)
Collaborative effort (maintain investments in E&T, efficiency of funding, cost-sharing in HE and I- and CVET; partnerships)
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Rethinking Education (20 November 2012)
Key action
Accelerate improvements in work-based learning, in particular by establishing an EU level Alliance for Apprenticeships. As the first step, the Commission will support a Memorandum on European cooperation in vocational education and training, bringing together a number of Member States to learn from successful approaches and schemes.
Education and Culture
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Youth Employment Package (5 Dec. 2013)
Key action
" to set up a European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and supply of apprenticeships and to promote national partnerships for dual vocational training systems"
Education and Culture
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Youth Employment Initiative
European Council of 7-8 February 2013
" … invites the Commission to finalise the quality framework for traineeships, to establish the Alliance for Apprenticeships and to make proposals for the new EURES regulation in the coming weeks."
Education and Culture
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European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA)
Education and Culture
Business Member States
Social Partners Commission
Business
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EAfA's Objectives
Improve quality and supply of apprenticeships
Change mind-sets towards apprenticeship-type learning
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Pillar I - Improvement of apprenticeships - targeted knowledge transfer
National partnershipsHelpdesk for tailor-made advice services on apprenticeship and traineeship schemes: www.ec.europa.eu/social/youthtraining
Tripartite Memorandum Invitation of EU social partners, Commission, EU Presidency for EAfA's support
Peer learning/reviewEAfA thematic working group under OMC process
Bilateral technical cooperationContacts between MS with weak VET systems and "mentor"countries
User-friendly toolboxThematic networking on outcomes of LdV projects for dissemination of good practice
Education and Culture
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Pillar II - spotlight on the benefits
Costs and benefits of apprenticeshipsStudies on return of investment of apprenticeships
Championing the EAfA by key personalities and organisations"pact" for introduction/improvement of apprenticeshipstargeted campaigns for career guidance
Education and Culture
Education and Culture
World/Euro skills competitions
VET Excellence Award
World/Euro skills competitions
VET Excellence Award
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Pillar III - Smart use of EU programmes
European Social FundESF Regulation's investment priority 2014-2020 : labour market integration of NEETsPartnership Agreements and Operational Programmes focus: Reference to smooth school-work transition through apprenticeships
Youth Employment InitiativeSupport of the Alliance's objectives
Education and Culture
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Erasmus for All ambitions
• Increase mobility for VET apprentices
• VET staff training• Strategic Partnerships• Sector Skills Alliances (SSA)• Policy reform support
Education and Culture
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Thank you for your attention.
Education and Culture
