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Main policy initiatives and outputs in education and training since the year 2000

Developing lifelong learning strategies


Policy framework





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New Skills for New Jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (December 2008) българскиCestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsromanaslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska
Commission Staff Working Document (December 2008) English

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New skills for new jobs
Adoption of the Council Resolution (November 2007) българскиCestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsromanaslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

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Towards more knowledge-based policy and practice in education and training
Commission Staff Working Document (August 2007) English

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Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems
Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council CestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament (September 2006) CestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

Commission Staff Working Document (September 2006) English

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Investing efficiently in education and training: an imperative for Europe
Commission Communication (January 2003) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolfrançaisItalianonederlandsportuguêssuomisvenska

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Lifelong Learning
Council Resolution (June 2002) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolfrançaisItalianonederlandsportuguêssuomisvenska

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Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality
Commission Communication (November 2001) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolfrançaisItalianonederlandsportuguêssuomisvenska

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A Memorandum on Lifelong Learning
Commission Staff Working Paper (October 2000) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolfrançaisItalianonederlandsportuguêssuomisvenska



Implementation and European tools





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Better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies
Council resolution (November 2008) българскиCestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsromanaslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

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European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning
Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council (April 2008) българскиCestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsromanaslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

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Key competences for lifelong learning
Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council (December 2006) CeštinaDanskDeutschEllenikaEnglishEspañol EestiSuomiFrançaisMagyaritalianoLietuviškaiLatviskiMaltiNederlandspolskiPortuguêsSlovencinaSlovenšcinaSvenska

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European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning - Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme
Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council (September 006) CestinaDanskDeutschEllinikaEnglishespañolEesti keelSuomiFrançaisMagyarItalianoLietuviu kalbaLatviesu valodaMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsslovenčinaslovensčinaSvenska

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Towards a European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
Commission Staff Working Document (July 2005) DeutschEnglishfrançais

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Career Guidance - A handbook for policy-makers
Commission staff working paper and joint publication with the OECD (November 2004) Englishfrançais

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Guidance throughout life in Europe
Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council on Strengthening Policies, Systems and Practices in the field of Guidance throughout life in Europe (May 2004) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolFrenchItalianonederlandsportuguêssuomisvenska

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Validation of non-formal and informal learning
Conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on Common European Principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning (May 2004) danskDeutschGreekEnglishespañolsuomiFrenchItalianonederlandsportuguêssvenska

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Implementing National Lifelong Learning Strategies in Europe
Commission Progress report on the follow-up to the Council resolution of 2002 (December 2003)
  - EU and EFTA/EEA countries DeutschEnglishfrançais
  - Acceding and candidate countries DeutschEnglishfrançais

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Quality Indicators of Lifelong Learning - Fifteen Quality Indicators
Commission Report based on the work of the Working Group on Quality Indicators (June 2002) DeutschEnglishfrançais

Themes