CedefopA brief introduction

Athens 23 October 2014

James Calleja, Director

Cedefop: a European Union agencyAbout 40 agencies and decentralised bodies in all EU Member States, governed by European public law, covering many areas health, safety, environment, justice, business…)

Policy agencies• Independent with their own governance structure• Specific objective, in a defined policy area• technical, scientific, communication tasks• Located across the EU Member States• Subject to EU rules and EU budgetary controlExecutive agencies• Part of a DG• Programme management• Located at Brussels or Luxembourg

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Cedefop - the European Union‘s reference centre for vocational education and training

Cedefop‘s mission is to provide information on and analyses of vocational education and training systems, policies, research and practice.Cedefop‘s work underpins European vocational education and training policy.

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Cedefop‘s raison d‘être

The aim of the Centre is to encourage, at Community level, the promotion and development of vocational education and in-service training.Within the framework of the community guidelines, assisting the Commission, Cedefop shall, through its scientific and technical activities, contribute to the implementation of a common vocational training policy;It shall encourage the exchange of information and comparison of experience, thus supporting the Member States.”(Founding regulation, art.2/1, 1975)

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Cedefop – Berlin 1975-1995

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Cedefop – Thessaloniki 1995…

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European VET policy – a look back1957 - Treaty of Rome, art.128: “The Council shall lay down a common vocational training policy capable of contributing to the harmonious development both of the national economies and of the common market“1963 – Council Decision 63/266 laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy

1975 - Foundation of Cedefop and establishment in Berlin, Germany1992 -Treaty of Maastricht, art 128: “The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training”1995 – Socrates, Leonardo - Cedefop is relocated to Thessaloniki, Greece

2002 - Copenhagen process on enhanced cooperation in VET and LLL2009 - Lisbon treaty, art 1662010 - Bruges Communiqué

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Cedefop‘s strategy

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Cedefop directly supports the policy goals of Europe 2020;its work closely links in with the flagship initiatives.

Cedefop‘s strategy

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At the interface between education/ training and the labour market

Understanding and anticipating qualifications and skills needs, labour market trends and skills mismatch.Cedefop helps to bring together more closely the worlds of education and work.

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Cedefop‘s work

• Identifying skills needs• Forecasting skills demand and supply, analysing labour market

imbalances, employers‘ surveys, skill needs in sectors, Skillsnet and Skills Panorama

• Understanding qualifications• Common European tools and principles, qualifications and learning

outcomes : EQF, Europass, ESCO and other tools• Analysing policy• Reporting on VET in Europe, supporting cooperation, financing

training, modernising VET• Developing lifelong learning• Adult training, lifelong guidance, validation of non-formal and

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Cedefop‘s priorities

Supporting the modernisation of vocational education and training systems - European tools to combine different learning pathways and to work and study abroad

Careers and transitions – continuing training, adult and work-based learning - Helping people to manage their careers, lifelong and informal learning

Analysing skills needs to inform vocational education and training provision - Anticipating demographic and economic changes

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Governance

Governing Board & Bureau

European Commission

Directorate

Employees

EmployersNational

Governments

Parliament

Court of Auditors

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Cedefop - factsBudget approximately: 17,925,075 Euro 121 staff members

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More informationwww.cedefop.europa.eu