Commissioner Vassiliou praises ETF contribution to EU strategy
Year/Date: 25/10/2010
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, praised the ‘high quality contribution’, which the ETF brings to the work of the EU. Ms Vassiliou came to Turin to participate in an international education conference organised by the ETF on 25 and 26 October.
‘The ETF is a centre of expertise, recognised within the EU and outside’, said Commissioner Vassiliou. ‘Thanks to this expertise, the ETF makes an invaluable contribution to the EU2020 strategy and ensures that questions of education and training receive proper attention in the strategy.’
Commissioner Vassiliou thanked ETF staff for their ‘excellent work’ and said that the European Commission appreciates the work of the ETF. She underlined the importance of close cooperation between the centre in Brussels and the ETF in Turin.
‘In a globalised world, the EU is not alone, so cooperating closely with neighbours, helping them develop closer links with the EU is a win-win situation,’ said Commissioner Vassiliou, commenting on the role of the ETF in the partner countries.
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
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- #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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