Inclusive education key to dialogue and tolerance
Thematic Area: Equal Access to education
Year/Date: 01/10/2010
In the southeast Turkish town of Şanlıurfa, the European Training Foundation (ETF) and Turkish government are hosting a regional meeting ‘Schools for Inclusive Education in the Western Balkans and Turkey’ from 4 to 6 October 2010.
The ETF Director Ms. Madlen Serban and senior officials from Turkish central and local administrations will welcome more than ninety participants from the region as well as from the European Union and other international organisations.
The main objective of the gathering is to present the European, national and regional good practices in promoting equality and inclusion in vocational education and training. Social inclusion is about fostering people’s participation in economic, social and cultural life, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social class or disability. It also involves participation in the decision making, which affects individuals’ lives and access to their fundamental rights.
Education and training can potentially promote respect, tolerance, interethnic dialogue, and non-discrimination to reduce social distances and to create better communities.
In Şanlıurfa, the European, national and regional policymakers, social partners, researchers, and education and training providers will discuss how vocational education and training schools can be used as one of vehicles to remove barriers to social inclusion.
The Western Balkans countries and Turkey are working toward accession to the European Union. Although at different stages, the governments are considering EU tools and instruments as a reference for development of their educational systems.
The reform of education and training in line with the idea of inclusive education in the Western Balkans countries and Turkey is advancing. However, the vocational education and training schools have been slow in becoming places that are able to compensate for the various disadvantages experienced by students and their communities.
Further information:
Schools for Inclusive Education in the Western Balkans and Turkey - Agenda of the event
Topics
Lifelong learning
Put simply, lifelong learning means that people can – and should have the opportunity to – learn throughout their lives.
Equality in education
Across the world, certain groups of people are still hard pressed to get the most out of their education and training system.
Education and business
Partnership between the worlds of work and education is a process that is set to become an integral part of how we go about developing education.
Employment
“Employment”: a better guidance contributes to broader economic and social well-being by easing the functioning of labour markets.
Skills recognition
Making qualifications transparent and easily readable, even across international frontiers, is a high priority for the ETF.
School and teacher development
Teachers are a critical factor in education reforms. The ETF takes therefore the role of schools and teachers seriously throughout its work.
Key competences
Focusing on key competences is one of the surest ways of keeping education and training relevant in a fast-changing environment.
VET Governance
Governance modes and models have a high correlation with the overall performance of education and training policies, influencing their strategic formulation and implementation.
Projects
ETF Tweeters
#ETFeuropa - Torino Process: Moving Skills Forward: al the materials from the conference http://t.co/cFn8YxHxBnPosted on 17th May- #ETFeuropa - New policy briefing: Social partnership in VET: http://t.co/7rYd39lI1GPosted on 15th May
- #ETFeuropa - New policy briefing: Social partnership in VET: http://t.co/7rYd39lI1GPosted on 15th May
RT @mikecampbell3: The end of @etfeuropa #etftrp conference in Torino. Thanks for a great event! http://t.co/RemBzUlTgIPosted on 09th May
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