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THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY

STRATEGIES VISIONS REALITIES IN A GLOBAL POLICY

CONTEXT

WERNER P. HERRMANN

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ACT LOCALLY AS EUROPEAN CITIZEN LEARNING AS COMMUNITY CITIZEN LIVING AS FAMILY MEMBER WORKING AS EMPLOYEE FROM LOCAL TO

INTERNATIONAL FIRMS OR ADMINISTRATIONS THINK GLOBALLY AS LOCAL CITIZEN

LEARNING AS UBIQUITIOUS CITIZEN LEARNING WITHOUT BORDERS LEARNING IN A WORLD OF CHANGE

SOURCE

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LEARN LOCALLY > RETRIEVE GLOBALLY CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL, TRAINING CENTRE,

UNIVERSITY AT HOME, IN LABORATORIES, AT THE WORK

PLACE WITH FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, INTEREST GROUPS

COMPARE GLOBALLY > TRANSFER LOCALLY SURVEYS, STUDIES, BENCHMARKS, NATIONWIDE, EUROPEANWIDE, WORLDWIDE REFERENCE LEVELS OF ALL KIND SOURCE

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THE POLICY MANDATE EUROPEAN STRATEGIES

EU TO BECOME THE MOST COMPETITIVE AND DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, CAPABLE OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WITH MORE AND BETTER JOBS AND GREATER SOCIAL COHESION

EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE EU SHOULD BECOME A WORLD QUALITY REFERENCE

ENHANCED EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SOURCE: EUROPEAN COUNCILS HELD IN LISBON (2000), BARCELONA (2001) AND COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF COPENHAGEN (2002)

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EU PRIORITIES AND KEY CHALLENGES 10 YEAR PRIORITIES FOR E&T SYSTEMS

STRENGHTEN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN RESOURCES

FOSTER TRANSPARENCY, RECOGNITION AND QUALITY ASSRANCE OF QUALIFICATIONS ACROSS THE EU

EMPHASIZE BASIC SKILLS, LANGUAGES, DIGITAL LITERACY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

SOURCE: European Commission 2004

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EU STRATEGY 1 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION

&TRAINING SYSTEMS UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS EDUCATION

REDUCE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS INCREASE GRADUATES IN MATHEMATICS,

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLETION OF UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION DECREASE LOW-ACHIEVING YOUTH IN READING

LITERACY HIGHER PARTICIPATION IN LIFELONG LEARNING INCREASE IN INVESTMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES

SOURCE: European Commission 2004

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SI SK CZ PL NO CH SE AT DK FI HU EE LT IE BE DE FR NL CY EL EU25 UK LU LV BG RO IT IS ES PT MT

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Early school leavers (a) in Europe, 1996, 2000, 2003 (%)

(a) Persones aged 18 to 24 with ISCED 0-2 as highest level of education or training and who declared not having received any education or training in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.NB: partly estimated by Eurostat; break in time series for several countries Source: Eurostat - NewCornos database

Benchmark for 2010: 10% on EU average

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Percentage of population having attained upper secondary level (ISCED 3-4), 2003.

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25-64 years oldSource : Labour Force Survey, Eurostat-New Cronos database (cit.03.12.04)

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Educational attainment of adults in selected OECD countries, 2002-2003

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EU 25 Australia Canada Japan South Korea USA

Low skilled ISCED 0-2 Upper/post secondary ISCED 3-4 Tertiary ISCED 5-6Source : OECD 2004

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EU STRATEGY 2 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION &TRAINING SYSTEMS

UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TACKLING THE LARGE NUMBER OF LOW-SKILLED PEOPLE – ABOUT 80 MILLION EUROPEAN CITIZENS ARE LOW SKILLED

INTEGRATE INACTIVE POPULATION INTO JOBS IN THE LABOUR MARKET– ABOUT 33 MILLION UNEMPLOYED AND HIDDEN LABOUR FORCE

PROMOTE CVET AS THE WEAKEST PART OF LIFELONG LEARNING – LESS THAN 10% OF WORKSFORCE UP TO NOW

INCREASE MOBILITY TO DEVELOP A EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET – LESS THAN 4% OF WORKFORCE

ENSURE HIGHLY SKILLED VET PROFESSIONALS – HUGE POTENTIALS FOR JOB CREATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 1,5 MIO JOBS CREATED IN EUROPE

SOURCE: LISBON-COPENHAGEN-MAASTRICHT STUDY 2004

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BE UK CH IS FR EL KR IT DE AT SE FI DK PT PL NO HU CZ SK US AU JP NL IE TR

Public and private expenditure on upper and post-secondary education and training institutions as % of GDP, 2001

Country mean: 1.3%

Source: OECD 2004

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Population aged 20-24 with at least upper secondary education and training, 1995, 1999, 2003 (%)

Denmark and Hungary: 2002; partly estimated and provisional data.Source: Eurostat - NewCronos database

Benchmark for 2010:85% of 22 years old

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Benchmark for 2010: 12.5% on EU average

Participation of adults * in lifelong learning **, 1996, 2000, 2003 (%)

* 25 to 64 years old; ** participation in education and training over the four weeks prior to the survey.NB: partly estimated by Eurostat; break in time series for several countriesSource: Eurostat-NewCronos database

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EU STRATEGY 3 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION &TRAINING UNTIL

2010 – FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING

STRENGTHEN ICT INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF MULTI-MEDIA AS DRIVER FOR OPENING NEW WINDOWS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITES

OPEN ACCESS AND ENSURE AFFORDABILITY TO ALL CITIZENS THROUGHOUT LIFE AND WORK

FOCUS STRONGER ON CONTENT RATHER THAN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE QUALITY OF ELEARNING THROUGHOUT THE

WHOLE LEARNING PROCESS – LEARNING INPUT, ORGANISASTION, OUTPUT

INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND TRAINERS

SOURCE: AUTHORS ANALYSIS 2005

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TEACHERS’ ICT SKILLS FRAMEWORK

  

INNOVATION IN ICT FOR LEARNING SOURCE: EUROPEAN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP 2005

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EU STRATEGY 4 IMPROVEMENT OF RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS ON SOCIO_ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN FP7

OBJECTIVES TO BE REACHED IN 5 RESEARCH AREAS GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS IN A

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY COMBINING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

OBJECTIVES IN A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE MAJOT TRENDS IN SOCIETY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS EUROPE IN THE WORLD THE CITIZEN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

SOURCE: COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR FP7 ON 6 APRIL 2005

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SOME DATA INVESTMENT IN ICT RESEARCH

ICT R&D EU15 US JAPAN__________________________________________________ PRIVATE SECTOR 23 B € 83 B € 40 B € PUBLIC SECTOR 8 B € 20 B € 11 B € INHABITANTS 383 M 296 M 127 M INVESTMENTS/INH. 80 € 350 € 400 €__________________________________________________ ICT R&D AS TOT R&D 18 % 34 % 35 %======================================SOURCE: IDATE (FOR EU 15); OECD – quoted in «i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment » COM(2005)229 final,

Brussels 31.05.2005

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EU STRATEGY 5 IMPROVEMENT OF GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND

JOB CREATION - FOCUS ON MACROECONOMIC, MICROECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH AND JOBS

SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005

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EU STRATEGY 5 – 1 – 1

MACROECONOMIC POLICIES FOR GROWTH SECURE ECONOMIC STABILITY SAFEGUARD ECONOMIC SUSTAINIBILITY PROMOTE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY

SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005

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EU STRATEGY 5 – 1 – 2 MICROECONOMIC REFORMS TO RAISE THE

EU’s GROWTH POTENTIAL – SPUR KNOWLEDGE INTO GROWTH

INCREASE AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON R&D

ATTRACT MORE STUDENTS INTO SCIENTIFIC? TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

DEVELOP AND APPLY ENVIRONMENT- FRIENDLY TECHNOLGIES

COMMIT TO THE SETTING UP OF JOINT EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005

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EU STRATEGY 5 – 2 - 1 NEW EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES FOR MORE AND

BETTER JOBS – FOLLOWING THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF WIM KOK’s EMPLOYMENT TASKFORCE

ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT AND MODERNISE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS

IMPROVE ADAPTABILITY OF WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES AND THE FLEXIBILITY OF LABOUR MARKETS

INCREASE INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL THROUGH BETTER EDUCATION AND SKILLS

SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005

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EU STRATEGY 5 – 2 – 2 A NEW SET OF 8 EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES ADVOCATING A

« LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO WORK » EMPLOYMENT POLICIES SCHOULD AIM AT

ACHIEVE FULL EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK, STRENGTHENING SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION

PROMOTE A LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO WORK ENSURE INCLUSIVE LABOUR MARKETS FOR JOB-SEEKERS AND

DISADVANTED PEOPLE PROMOTE FLEXIBILITY COMBINED WITH EMPLOYMENT

SECURITY AND REDUCE LABOUR MARKET SEGMENTATION ENSURE EMPLOYMENT-FRIENDLY WAGE AND OTHER

LABOUR COST DEVELOPMENTS EXPAND AND IMPROVE INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL ADAPT EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO

NEW COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005

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EU SUCCESS STORIES 1 - EXAMPLES RESOLUTION ON LIFELONG

GUIDANCE CONCLUSIONS ON

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VET IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF NON-

FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING DECISION ON EUROPASS

SOURCE: DOCUMENTATION RETAINED IN VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES MANAGED BY CEDEFOP <<<

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EU SUCCESS STORIES 2 – EXAMPLES ELEARNING INITIATIVE, ACTION PLAN,

PROGRAMMES QUALITY IN ELEARNING

EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES SOCRATES, LEONARDO DA VINCI EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

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A SERIES OF STRATEGIES A MULTITUDE OF VISIONS A ENCOURAGING REALITY

NO REASON FOR A PESSIMISTIC VIEW MORE REASONS FOR ACTING ALL

TOGETHER

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THANKS FOR LISTENING

I WISH A SUCCESSFUL CONTINUATION OF THIS CHALLENGING

CONFERENCE

WERNER P HERRMANN