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Part of an on-going project on the role of standards in vocational training launched by the European...

Part of an on-going project on the role of standards in vocational training launched by the European Training Foundation in the framework of the Advisory Forum.

This study is part of the preparation process for the accession of Romania to the European Union. The study gives a factual description to allow an evaluation of the readiness of the country to participate in the Single Market with respect to the labour market and employment policies, and also identifies key issues in this area to be addressed in the pre-accession process. The study provides a background for the employment reviews prepared by Directorate General V of the European Commission and has been written under the supervision of DG V and the European Training Foundation.

This report is one of a series prepared as an integral part of an international research project on the Assessment of Management Training Needs at the Achieved Level of Transition in various Central and Eastern European countries. The project was implemented by the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN) and was sponsored by the European Training Foundation. The Foundation also contributed its expertise to different stages of the project. The project covered selected enterprises in five countries (Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, and Slovenia) and concentrates on the issue of management training needs in manufacturing and service sector enterprises. All in all, the project surveyed a total of 82 enterprises and 564 managers between July and December 1998. The aim was to understand training processes, approaches and practice in order to evaluate how training has been used as a response to evolving business needs and how it can be further developed in the future.

A series prepared as an integral part of an international research project in various Central and Eastern European countries. The project concentrates on the issue of management training needs in manufacturing and service sector enterprises. It was implemented by the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN) and was sponsored by the European Training Foundation.

An ETF country report presented at the Maastricht conference in December 2004.

An ETF country report presented at the Maastricht conference in December 2004.

In this issue: - Cover story: Education must be reoriented towards actual demands. An interview with EU Commissioner for External Relations, Ms Benita Ferrero-Waldner, on the role of HRD in EU foreign policy. - In focus: Learning and living democracy; ETF launches new model for partnerships; ETF: Human Resource Development; Preparing for accession; HRD in companies in a lifelong learning perspective; Reviewing progress towards EU accession. - Features: Teachers and trainers: the human factor in VET reforms; Entrepreneurship in education and training; Opening up vocational pathways for school students; The ETF looks to future changes.

In this issue: - Cover story: What is good for us is good for our neighbours. Live and Learn interviews EU Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism, Ján Figel’. - In focus: Technology-enhanced learning; Europass; Financing human capital; Mainstreaming health and safety into education. - Features: Career guidance policies in acceding and candidate countries; Football for peace; Informal labour market activity in partner countries; National Qualification Frameworks.

In this issue: - Cover story: After the fireworks. New ETF challenges ahead. After the Enlargement, the ETF looks back at the part it has played in the accession preparations since 1995 and evaluates how much of the experience can be used to prepare the next wave of applicants. - In focus: Changing of the guard; Sport is the best school for life; ETF in focus on the European Parliament. - Features: View from the Observatory; Informal Sector or Informal Economy; The Sector Approach.

The working paper provides information on the structure, resources, management and modernisation processes of this segment of education system, against the background of current developments in Kyrgyzstan. It gives examples of some innovative school activities, includes statistical data, and presents issues and recommendations for further steps to reform the secondary VET system in the country.

The European Training Foundation, in agreement with the European Commission, has undertaken a series of in depth reviews of the labour markets in the Western Balkan countries with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of their functioning and identify areas for further work in the fields of employment policy and education and training reform.