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CEDEFOP: the role of a CEDEFOP: the role of a specialised European library in specialised European library in

vocational trainingvocational training

Maite SantosMaite SantosDocumentalistDocumentalist

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1. What is Cedefop?1. What is Cedefop? French Acronym: Centre Européen pour le Développement de la

Formation Professionnelle. European agency based in Greece since 1996.

Established by Council Regulation 337/1975, to help rethink the direction and requirements of vocational training policy and the “promotion and development of vocational training in the Member States”.

Target group: policy-makers and practitioners of the European Commission and the Member States, social partners, research centres, training organisations across Europe, etc.

Staff from all the Member States.

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2. What can it do for you?2. What can it do for you? Role of reference centre for VET.

Cedefop can provide you with the latest information on the present state of and future trends in vocational education and training in the European Union and Member States.

Publications: http://wwww.cedefop.eu.int/download/pub_list/pub_list.pdf

Interactive site: www.trainingvillage.gr

LdV: Community Programme of Study visits for training specialists:

700 people from 30 countries participated 2003 http://studyvisits.cedefop.eu.int Virtual communities: www.cedefop.communityzero.com

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3. Library, Documentation and Archives Service3. Library, Documentation and Archives Service Mission statement:

“The main tasks of the centre shall be: to compile selected documentation relating in particular to the present situation, the latest developments and research in the relevant fields, and to matters of vocational training structure”…”to disseminate all useful documentation and information” [Extract Art. 2]

Information strategy: It is based on a decentralised approach reflected in the REFER-NET

(European Network of Reference and Expertise) with representatives of the 25 Member States plus Norway and Iceland. http://www.cedefop.eu.int/directory.asp?refernet

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4. Services and Products through ETV: 4. Services and Products through ETV:

Strong electronic policy because of distance with main users.

Multilinguism and European factor.

VET-BIB bibliographical database: 45.000 refs.

VET-Instit: Training institution database

VET-elib: digital library (EP)

VET-Acro: acronyms and abbreviations. VET=Vocational Education and Training.

VET-ePer: a selection of electronic periodicals

VET-Eurodoc and VET-Acq: items from OJEU, ESC, Council...

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ETV-news: events, news.

ETT: European Training Thesaurus

Help Desk service: 2000 queries per year.

Member of EUROLIB, the collaborative grouping of libraries run by the European institutions and associated libraries and sites of

Member libraries.

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6. Quality Management System 6. Quality Management System

QMS in place since 2002

All library procedures are described

Quality Manual

Followed an initial assessment by BSI-British Standard Institute in January 2004, Cedefop’s library has been recommended for the issue of a certificate against ISO 9001-2000.

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7. Lifelong learning in the European agenda7. Lifelong learning in the European agenda 1996 European year of Lifelong Learning.

High priority at European level to make LLL a concrete reality.

2000 Lisbon Strategy: “The Union must become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion” (European Council, Lisbon, March 2000)

Making this happens It requires greatest transformation in the welfare and education and training systems

2001 “Report on the future objectives of the education and training systems” Council report

Work programme prepared by the Commission and agreed with the Council on three major goals to be achieved by 2010.

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7. Cedefop’s Involvement 7. Cedefop’s Involvement

In line with Cedefop’s role as Europe’s reference centre for vocational education and training.

Cedefop’s commitment supporting the implementation of LLL in an enlarge European Union.

2000 Participated in the preparation of Commission’s memorandum on Lifelong learning SEC (2000) 1832

Main idea: that promoting active citizenship and promoting employability are equally important and interrelated aims for LLL.

Six key messages: new basic skills for all; more investment in human resources; innovation in teaching and learning; valuing learning; rethinking guidance and counselling; and bringing learning closer to home.

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“Consultation process on the European Commission’s Memorandum on lifelong learning: analysis of national reports”

The aim was to collect all views on how best to make progress in implementing LLL

Cedefop was asked by DG EAC to undertake a review of the national reports.

Structured under the six key messages.

Conclusion: LLL is vital to Europe’s future development

Criticism on the approach and content of the Memorandum: Insufficient emphasis to social cohesion and equal opportunities; to target

groups; and too much emphasis on individual responsibility.

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Nov. 2001 Commission Communication “Making a European area of lifelong learning a reality” COM (2001) 678

LLL has become the guiding principle for the development of education and training

The Communication sets out concrete proposals that aim to make LLL a reality for all.

Council Resolution of 27 June 2002 on lifelong learning was adopted by the Council

the Council reaffirms that LLL should be promoted and enhanced by the different policies and actions: Leonardo, Youth, Socrates...

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May 2003 “Lifelong learning: citizens’ views”

Eurobarometer survey prepared by DG EAC / Cedefop / DG Press / European Opinion Research Group

Survey comprised 18,277 face-to-face interviews, of those aged 15 and 65 over in terms of age, gender, region and size of residential community.

Average number of people interviewed by country was 1000

Delivered in all official EU languages and composed of 15 closed questions on citizen’s opinions, experiences and attitudes to learning.

ETF prepared a review of the contributions from the acceding countries

It will be repeated in Autumn 2004 .

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Citizen’s views on LLL in GREECE They are most likely to think that LLL is not important (21%.), while

Germans and Icelanders are almost unanimous.

They see themselves as much less proficient in using computers, the Internet and scientific/technological tools and equipment and foreign languages (63%). Compared to almost all Luxembourgers who think they can use foreign languages.

Four out of five Greek survey respondents had not been involved in education/training in the past year, and half of them say they are not particularly interested either.

One in five Greek citizens does not want to take up education and training in the future. Family commitments are the main obstacle (29%, the highest)

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June 2003 “Organisation of international conference: “Policy, practice & partnership: getting to work on lifelong learning”

Cedefop in association with DG EAC, EESC, Committee of the Regions, ETF.

ASEM-LLL, ILO, World Bank, Council of Europe, European Social Partners and the Greek General Secretariat of Adult Education also took an active role in the meeting.

The approach started from the conviction that “living and working in 21st century Europe is about living and working in the knowledge Age”

[What matters is how to make LLL successful in practice]

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Guidelines of the conference: three strategic themes were identified Improving access to learning, mobility and social inclusion;

enabling and valuing learning;

supporting networks and partnerships in an enlarged European Union.

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Nov. 2003, the Commission adopted a communication presenting an interim evaluation of the implementation of the “Education & Training 2010” programme since Lisbon. COM (2003) 685 final

It calls for accelerated reforms in the years to come and a stronger political commitment to achieve the Lisbon goals.

In March 2004, “Education & Training 2010: the success of the Lisbon strategy hinges on urgent reforms” was adopted in the Spring European Council.

The first joint interim report by the Commission and the Council on progress towards the Lisbon goals for education and training.

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The outcomes... Progress on meeting the LLL benchmark is far too slow.

According to Eurostat Labour Force Survey, 12.5 % of 25-64 year old participating in E & T by 2010

European adult learning participation rates are lower than those of its major global competitors.

Adult learning is closely linked with employability or with compensatory education.

It aims for a fully integrated E & T 2010 agenda by 2006 where a new joint interim report will be delivered.

It concludes that radical reforms are indeed needed if LLL is to become a concrete reality.

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European Forum on Transparency of vocational on Transparency of vocational qualifications.qualifications. Established in 1988 by Cedefop and the Commision.

Working group bringing social partners and national training authorities.

Achievements: The certificate supplement gives a description of competences acquired

by certificate holders.

The European Curriculum vitae: comprehensive standardised overview of education as well as work experience

Recognition of non-formal learning: attempt to enhance the visibility of skills and competences on the labour market .

The national reference points are the national contact points giving access to info on qualifications system.

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Europass COM (2003) 796Europass COM (2003) 796 Proposal for a Decision on a single framework for the

transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass)

It co-ordinates and rationalises different existing instruments: European CV

The Certificate supplement

The Diploma supplement,

The Europass-Training / Mobilipass

The European language portfolio (Council of Europe).

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CERTIDOCCERTIDOC European project Leonardo I (DECIdoc) and Leonardo II

European Certification for Information specialists / Documentalists.

Certification of competences and recognition of LLL

Publication: Euro Competencies Guide for information-documentation.

http://www.certidoc.net

Cedefop is involved.

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Librarian and Information Personnel profileLibrarian and Information Personnel profile Cedefop undertakes studies comparing training systems,

qualifications (more than 200) in the EU.

Cedefop Documentation Information Network considered its own profession and if it was still far from the concept of the "cybrarian", how the competencies and the qualifications of information professionals evolve with technological transfers.

Result is a comparative study on the training in the Members States plus Norway.

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Lifelong learning bibliographiesLifelong learning bibliographies Prepared by Cedefop’s Documentation Service with the

collaboration of REFERNET

Dynamic bibliography structured under the six key themes of the Memorandum, geographically.

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

Maite SantosMaite Santosms@cedefop.eu.intms@cedefop.eu.int

Cedefop Cedefop Library, Documentation & ArchivesLibrary, Documentation & Archives

Postal Address: P.O.B. 22427, GR-55 102 Thessaloniki.Postal Address: P.O.B. 22427, GR-55 102 Thessaloniki.

Europe 123 GR-57 001 Thessaloniki. (Pylea)Europe 123 GR-57 001 Thessaloniki. (Pylea)

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