March 30-31 2006
Turin
The conclusions of the Lisbon Council of Ministers from EU Member States and the subsequent EU Work Programme called for a European framework for basic skills to be provided through lifelong learning. A group of experts from EU countries defined a framework comprising eight domains of key competencies. Many of these go beyond basic literacy and numeracy. ‘Key competencies´ are defined as generic or transversal competencies that are subject-independent and based on cross-curricular objectives. They usually relate to a better management of one´s own learning, social and interpersonal relations and communication and reflect the general shift of emphasis from teaching to learning.
The European Training Foundation, which is a specialised European Union agency based in Turin, Italy, is launching a new project on how to develop key competencies for lifelong learning. A first expert workshop will be held in Turin 30-31 March 2006. For more details see www.etf.eu.int
. NB: The workshop will be open for invited guests from Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro only, but papers or other contributions from experts in the field are highly welcome.
