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Learning for employmentLearning for employmentvocational education and training policy vocational education and training policy

in Europein Europe

People disadvantaged People disadvantaged

in the labour market in the labour market

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The strategic goal (Lisbon European Council, March 2000):

- EU to become the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010

- more and better jobs - social cohesion

- modernisation of European social model - investing in people - combating social exclusion

Policy development - analysis

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Four key sections

- women of prime working age

- young people

- older workers

- disadvantaged groups (incl. people with

disabilities)

Policy development - analysis

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37 million people (one in ten Europeans) have a disability

improve equal access to employment, education and training

Policy development - analysis

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Proportion of men/women aged 25-49 who are hampered in their daily activities, 1998

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People with disabilities tend to have lower educational attainment levels than those able-bodied

- 37% of men with disabilities aged 25 to 49

had upper secondary education, opposed to 40%

of able-bodied

- 16% of men with disabilities aged 25 to 49 had

tertiary education opposed to 31% of able-bodied

Policy development - analysis

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Policy development - analysisEU employment rates of able-bodied and disabled men and women, by educational attainment, 1998

Men, aged 25-49

Upper secondary and tertiary

able-bodied 90%disabled 72%

Basic schooling

able-bodied 86%disabled 53%

Women, aged 25-49

Upper secondary and tertiary

able-bodied 70%disabled 60%

Basic schooling

able-bodied 49%disabled 32%

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Policy development - analysis

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UK: new legislation on special educational needs and disability

Spain: government committeed to creating 20,000 jobs and offering continuing training to 40,000 people with disabilities

Denmark: preferential treatment when applying to public sector jobs

Sweden: IT integration in labour market training programmes with particular focus on people with disabilities

Developments across the Member States

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To ensure integration into VET and the labour market:

- further development of current practices is

necessary

- exchange of knowledge on good practices

- transfer and implementation of successful practice

for integrating people with disabilities into

education, training and the world of work

Cedefop supporting developments

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Cedefop - supporting developments

Half the respondents believed e-learning offers learners with disabilities more opportunities for learning

79.8% believed e-learning should be provided to learners with disabilities to improve equality of access to learning.

less than 18% of respondents were aware of any of the major global reports and or guidelines on accessibility

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Cedefop - supporting developments

Cedefop’s added-value:

- collating and analysis of research,

developments and best practice

- timely provision to our stakeholders

- laying the foundation for effective and

productive policy development

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Cedefop - supporting developments

the European Training Village (ETV) www.trainingvillage.gr - some 30,000 residents

the Cedefop website www.cedefop.eu.int available in the 11 official EU languages

the library and documentation service - more than 40,000 VET references

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CEDRAResearch

Arena

Cedefop supporting exchanges

Study visitsprogramme

Teachersand

TrainersNetwork

TTNET

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Web sites:www.cedefop.eu.intwww.trainingvillage.gr

Brussels Office:20, avenue d’AuderghemB-1040 Brussels Tel.: (32-2) 230 19 78Fax: (32-2) 230 58 24E-mail: info.be@cedefop.eu.int