Vocational education and training in Europe 03/06/2015 Sigve Soldal Bjorstad, European Commission, DG Employment 1
Youth(15-24) unemployment22% 5 million young unemployed 1in3longtermunemployed 7.5 million young NEETs (neither in employment nor ineducation ortraining) >40% Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia <10% Germany, Austria, Netherlands 2 Christophe Vander Eecken / EEA Grants
Bruges communiqué, 2010 By 2020, European VET systems should be more attractive, relevant, career-oriented, innovative, accessible and flexible than in 2010, and should contribute to excellence and equity in lifelong learning by providing: - Attractive and inclusive VET - High quality initial VET (I-VET) - Easily accessible and career-oriented continuing VET (C-VET) - Flexible systems of VET, based on a learning outcomes approach - - A European education and training area - - Substantially increased opportunities for transnational mobility - - Easily accessible and high-quality lifelong information, guidance and counselling services 3
Policy objectives in education (1) EU2020 strategy headline targets in Education: Early leavers from education & training (ET):< 10% Tertiary education attainment: > 40%
Policy objectives in education (2) Early childhood education and care: > 95% of children Basic skills : < 15% of 15-year-olds low performers ET2020 strategy and corresponding benchmarks Learning mobility: > 20% of higher education graduates (HE) > 6% of IVET students Employment rate of graduates: > 82 % Adult learning: > 15% participation in lifelong learning
ERASMUS + A Single Programme for Education, Training,Youth and Sport (2014-2020) 6
Erasmus+: A new approach Closer links between programme and policy objectives More synergies and interaction between formal, informal and non-formal learning More cross-sectoral partnerships with world of work A streamlined, simpler architecture Stronger focus on EU added value
EUR 14.7 billion budget 70% increase! Education & training
Breakdown of Education, Training and Youth budget by Key Action Mobility Strategic partnerships
Breakdown of Education and Training budget by sectors VET
Erasmus+ targets (2014-2020) Overall budget Overall mobility opportunities Higher education Vocational Edu&Training Staff mobility 14.7 billion More than 4 million people Around 2 million students Around 650,000 students and apprentices Around 800,000 lecturers, teachers, trainers, education staff and youth workers Volunteer and youth exchange schemes More than 500,000 young people Master's degree loan guarantee scheme Around 200,000 students Joint Master Degrees More than 25,000 students 11
Youth Employment Package December 2012 Background Youth Guarantee Increasing the employability of young people Quality Framework for Traineeships European Alliance for Apprenticeships
Work-based learning in VET Apprenticeships lead to skills that lead to jobs AT, DE, DK NL CZ FI, LU, FR, UK MS with more work-based learning have less youth unemployment VET graduates tend to find a job faster than those with general education* BE, SI, SE SK, HU EE, EL, ES, IE, IT, PL, PT Graduates of work-oriented programmes spend less time without work* Youth unemployment Illustration based on a comparison of the level of youth unemployment (4 th quarter 2011) in relation to the share of students participating in work based learning at ISCED 3 level programmes (Cedefop) *Quotes from Cedefop publication "From education to working life", 2012 www.ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance
Participation rates in VET Students enrolled in vocational upper secondary education, 2010, as a % of all students enrolled in upper secondary education (ISCED level 3) 14
Work-based learning is still an exception Proportion of VET students enrolled in combined work- and school-based VET, as a % of all students in upper secondary VET (2010)
European Alliance for Apprenticeships Multi-stakeholder initiative European Commission, EU presidency, Social Partners, VET providers, Chambers, Companies, Youth Organisations Photo: European Commission
European Alliance for Apprenticeships Quality Supply Image Mobility Photo: World Skills Leipzig 2013
Focus areas Strands of action Targeted knowledge transfer and support for reform of apprenticeship systems Promoting the benefits of apprenticeships Making smart use of EU funding and resources www.ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance
Definition What is an apprenticeship? Learning in school Training in company Certified & recognised Work contract (ideally) Initial vocational education and training www.ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance
Benefits of apprenticeships Skills Pay and independence Work experience Shorter way to employment Learners Companies Recruitment Influence on curricula/skills Contribution to production New ideas and innovation Reputation More youth employment Skills in line with labour market needs Connecting education with work Society www.ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance
Bridging education and work 74 % of education providers believed their graduates were prepared for work but only 38 % of youth and 35 % of employers agreed. McKinsey Report 2014 for Europe http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/social_sector/converting_education_to_ employment_in_europe 21
Company example Nestlé 22
Riga, 22 June 2012 Ministerial meeting to adopt VET priorities 2015-2020 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Work-based learning Quality assurance Accessibility Key competences VET teachers and trainers Conference to give a new boost to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships Presenting new members Discuss the way forward and in particular how to engage with the private sector 23
Takk sigve.bjorstad@ec.europa.eu 24