EU Presents ”Rethinking Education”

20 November 2012, Brussels/Strasbourg

 

Europe believe that it needs a radical rethink on how education and training systems: the youth unemployment rate is close to 23% BUT at the same time there are more than 2 million vacancies that cannot be filled.

 

Some of the ”Rethinking Education” issues presented in brief:

 

– A much stronger focus on developing transversal skills and basic skills, especially to entrepreneurial and IT skills.

– A new benchmark on foreign language learning.

– Investment in world-class vocational education and training systems and increase levels of work-based learning.

– Member States need to improve the recognition of qualifications and skills

– Technology, in particular the internet, must be fully exploited.

 

Please read more here.

 

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