1 Learning for Learning for employment employment vocational education and training vocational education and training policy policy in Europe in Europe People disadvantaged People disadvantaged in the labour market in the labour market
Mar 27, 2015
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Learning for employmentLearning for employmentvocational education and training policy vocational education and training policy
in Europein Europe
People disadvantaged People disadvantaged
in the labour market in the labour market
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The strategic goal (Lisbon European Council, March 2000):
- EU to become the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010
- more and better jobs - social cohesion
- modernisation of European social model - investing in people - combating social exclusion
Policy development - analysis
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Four key sections
- women of prime working age
- young people
- older workers
- disadvantaged groups (incl. people with
disabilities)
Policy development - analysis
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37 million people (one in ten Europeans) have a disability
improve equal access to employment, education and training
Policy development - analysis
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Policy development - analysis
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Men Women
% of men/women aged 25-49
Proportion of men/women aged 25-49 who are hampered in their daily activities, 1998
L, S: no data
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People with disabilities tend to have lower educational attainment levels than those able-bodied
- 37% of men with disabilities aged 25 to 49
had upper secondary education, opposed to 40%
of able-bodied
- 16% of men with disabilities aged 25 to 49 had
tertiary education opposed to 31% of able-bodied
Policy development - analysis
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Policy development - analysisEU employment rates of able-bodied and disabled men and women, by educational attainment, 1998
Men, aged 25-49
Upper secondary and tertiary
able-bodied 90%disabled 72%
Basic schooling
able-bodied 86%disabled 53%
Women, aged 25-49
Upper secondary and tertiary
able-bodied 70%disabled 60%
Basic schooling
able-bodied 49%disabled 32%
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Not hamperedHampered
% men 25-49 in employment
Proportion of men aged 25-49 participating in training or education by whether hampered or notin dailyactivities, 1998
L, S: no data
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Hampered Not hampered
% women 25-49 in employment
Proportion of women aged 25-49 participating in training or education by whether hampered or not in daily activities, 1998
Policy development - analysis
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UK: new legislation on special educational needs and disability
Spain: government committeed to creating 20,000 jobs and offering continuing training to 40,000 people with disabilities
Denmark: preferential treatment when applying to public sector jobs
Sweden: IT integration in labour market training programmes with particular focus on people with disabilities
Developments across the Member States
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To ensure integration into VET and the labour market:
- further development of current practices is
necessary
- exchange of knowledge on good practices
- transfer and implementation of successful practice
for integrating people with disabilities into
education, training and the world of work
Cedefop supporting developments
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Cedefop - supporting developments
Half the respondents believed e-learning offers learners with disabilities more opportunities for learning
79.8% believed e-learning should be provided to learners with disabilities to improve equality of access to learning.
less than 18% of respondents were aware of any of the major global reports and or guidelines on accessibility
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Cedefop - supporting developments
Cedefop’s added-value:
- collating and analysis of research,
developments and best practice
- timely provision to our stakeholders
- laying the foundation for effective and
productive policy development
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Cedefop - supporting developments
the European Training Village (ETV) www.trainingvillage.gr - some 30,000 residents
the Cedefop website www.cedefop.eu.int available in the 11 official EU languages
the library and documentation service - more than 40,000 VET references
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CEDRAResearch
Arena
Cedefop supporting exchanges
Study visitsprogramme
Teachersand
TrainersNetwork
TTNET
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For further information:
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Web sites:www.cedefop.eu.intwww.trainingvillage.gr
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