August 2008
Der European Qualification Frame: Kompetenzen für Europa
Die Europäische Union macht mit ihren zahlreichen Papieren, die sie in den vergangenen Jahren veröffentlicht hat, einen bemerkenswerten Wandel durch. Mit dem neuen European Qualification Frame (EQF) rücken Begriffe wie „Kompetenzen", „Skills" und „Schlüsselqualifikat ionen" stärker ins Bewusstsein. Elemente also, die wesentlich durch die allgemeine Erwachsenenbildung vermittelt werden können. Derzeit arbeiten die einzelnen Länder an der Umsetzung des EQF.
Jahresbericht über die Bildungssysteme in der EU bestätigt langsame aber anhaltende Fortschritte
Die Europäische Kommission stellte heute die neuesten Daten über die Fortschritte der Mitgliedstaaten im Hinblick auf die Bildungsziele vor, die sie sich im Rahmen der Lissabon-Strategie für 2010 selbst gesetzt haben. Dieser Jahresbericht über Indikatoren und Benchmarks prüft, was die einzelnen Mitgliedstaaten in Schlüsselbereichen wie Sekundarschulabschlu ss, Schulabbruch, Leseschwäche, Abschlüsse in Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik sowie Erwachsenenbeteiligu ng an lebensbegleitenden Bildungsmaßnahmen erreicht haben. Die wichtigste Botschaft des Berichts von 2008 ist, dass in allen fünf Bereichen Fortschritte gemacht werden, außer bei der Leseschwäche. Allerdings stellen sich die Fortschritte trotz der Verbesserungen in der allgemeinen und beruflichen Bildung in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten seit 2000 in fast allen Bereichen nicht schnell genug ein, um die Ziele für 2010 erreichen zu können.
August 2008
More than 3 million CVs created online - evaluation finds Europass is good value for money
The European Commission has presented a report evaluating Europass. Launched in 2005, Europass provides a coordinated portfolio of documents helping people to describe what they know and can do in a way that is clearly and easily understood throughout Europe. The report is based on an external evaluation which concludes that Europass is achieving its objectives as a cost-efficient mobility tool for citizens, and that the service it offers is relevant to their needs.
Education and training systems in the EU improve slowly but steadily
The latest figures on the performance of education and training systems across Europe indicate that there is some progress towards the ambitious goals EU Member States have set themselves under the Lisbon Strategy.
Expert group says: Make periods of learning abroad a rule, rather than the exception
How can we extend the success of Erasmus, the EU's flagship programme in higher education, beyond the confines of the university sector? This was the question put to a Commission-appointed High-Level Expert Forum on Mobility, whose report is published today. It recommends to expand greatly the opportunities for learning mobility offered, not just to students, but to young people in general including, for instance, apprentices, secondary school-level students as well as young entrepreneurs, artists and volunteers. The report calls for action to address existing barriers to mobility, and proposes a new partnership - of the EU, Member States, regions, education institutions, business and civil society - to boost mobility.
Swedish proposal for a Europe-wide skills promotion
"We are going to need a Europe-wide skills promotion initiative on the Swedish model if we are going to meet the EU´s skills target" claims the Folkbildningsförbund et, (Swedish National Federation of Study Associations), which is the umbrella organisation for study associations in Sweden.
"Non-formal learning needs to be promoted across Europe, with a broad focus on prioritised groups," says Maicen Ekman, the General Secretary of the Federation.
EAEA offers traineeship
The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA aisbl) is looking for a Trainee in the main office in Brussels.
EAEA is offering a 3-month internship for the period 1 September - 28 November 2008.
1st World Forum On Lifelong Learning
The objective of this event (OCTOBER 28 & 29 2008, Paris) is to take stock of education and training throughout life, twelve years after the Delors report of April 1996.
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