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Elisabeth Bittner DG EAC European Commission The Civil Society Organisations in Bulgaria and Romania: On the Way Towards a Europe for All Ages ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND KEY COMPETENCES FOR LIFELONGLEARNING Slide 2 29. Generaldirektion Bildung und Kultur Location:Brussels Akronym: EAC Commissioner: Jan Figel (Slowak Rep.) Director General: Odile Quintin (F) approx.500 staff of which 220 are dealing with education Directorate A: Education Policy(90) DirectorateB: Programmes (130) Number of staff in education equals numer of staff in Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the Saarland, Germany Slide 3 The challenges facing the future of Europe Globalisation The knowledge-based society and economy New technologies / changing organisation of work Ageing population Opportunities but risk of social exclusion! 80 million low-skilled citizens, 19 million unemployed Slide 4 Education and training are part of the solution! Knowledge and skills are determining factors in employability, excellence, innovation and growth And education and training are part of the social dimension of Europe Slide 5 The Lisbon Strategy Objectives for EU 2010: To become the worlds most competitive knowledge-based economy Social cohesion Slide 6 that everyone should develop during initial education and training, and that adults should learn, maintain and update through lifelong learning: Communication in the mother tongue Communication in the mother tongue Communication in a foreign language Communication in a foreign language Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology Digital competence Digital competence Learning-to-learn Learning-to-learn Social, Interpersonal and civic competence Social, Interpersonal and civic competence Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Cultural expression Cultural expression The 8 Key Competences Slide 7 New Generation of Community programmes Citizens for Europe ( 2007-2013) Commission Plan D Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Slide 8 The Proposals Integrated LLL programme - structure Integrated Programme Comenius School education Erasmus Higher education & advanced training Leonardo da Vinci Initial and continuing VET Grundtvig Adult education Transversal programme 4 key activities Policy development; Language learning; ICT; Dissemination Jean Monnet programme 3 key activities Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European Associations Slide 9 5 benchmarks Benchmark2000Today(2004)Trend2010Bench-mark2010 Are we on the right way? 1. Early school leavers, (%)* 17.314.9 (D: 12.1) 12-1310 2. MST graduates 650 000 (2000) 755 000 (2003) 1 000 000 (+35%) 750 000 (+15%) 3. Youth education Attainment (upp.sec) % 76.477.3 (D: 72.8) 7885 4. Low achieving 15 year olds, reading, % 19.419.8 (D: 22.3) 20-20%(15.5) 5. Participation in LLL, % of adults* 7.910.8 (D:7. 4) 1212.5 Slide 10 Reform and modernise to encourage Best practices inside the EU research, education, training and innovation as driving force to create more and better jobs Higher employment rates, life long learning, later retirement and a better work/life balance (flexible leave for child care, care for the elderly and education) More training opportunities and incentives for older workers Guidance Slide 11 Cooperation with partners provides added value using local knowledge building networks fostering participation on local community level Crucial to successful action Slide 12 Thank you for your attention ! http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html