EUCIS-LLL Presentation on Partnerships for Lifelong Learning, GREAT Conference, Lisboa 2013

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Partnerships  for  lifelong  learning:        A  EU  level  perspec6ve  

Audrey  FRITH,    EUCIS-­‐LLL  Director  

GREAT  Conference,  Lisbon,  16  September  2013  

European  Civil  Society  Pla3orm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

GREAT  Conference,  Lisbon,  16  September  2013  

EUCIS-­‐LLL:  33  members    

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Partnerships  for  lifelong  learning  

POLICY CONTEXT

•  “Rethinking Education: Investing for better socio-economic outcomes” EC Communication

•  Staff working document “Partnerships and flexible learning pathways”

•  Digital Agenda

Lifelong Learning = PARTNERSHIPS

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Partnerships  for  lifelong  learning  

WHAT? WHY? BUT…

CASE STUDIES

•  EUCIS-LLL: partnering across sectors

•  LLL-Hub: transferring this practice at national level

•  Erasmus+: transnational partnerships

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1/  Why  partnerships?  

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WHAT?  

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS

•  Across policy areas (youth, social, LLL…)

•  Across levels of governance (EU, Nat, local…)

•  Between education and training subsectors

•  Between actors (public, private)

•  Etc.

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WHY?

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BUT…

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2/  Case  1:  EUCIS-­‐LLL  

WHY

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Partnerships  for  lifelong  learning  

SUCCESS FACTORS

•  Common purpose

•  Shared ownership

•  Clear leadership and roles

•  Constructive behaviour

•  Coordination and communication

•  Planning and evaluation

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Case  2:  LLL-­‐Hubs  

•  Little knowledge about “ET2020”

•  Lack of consultation mechanisms

•  LLL-Hubs: BE, FR, ES, NL, PT, TK, BU, PL

Comenius Leonardo Erasmus Grundtvig Jean Monnet Transversal

KA1 Learning Mobility of Individuals

KA2 Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices

KA3 Support to policy reform

ERASMUS +

Changing focus from sectors to actions

Case 3: Erasmus+

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Partnerships  for  lifelong  learning  

Strategic Partnerships Joint initiatives and peer learning and exchanges of experience

Partnerships between the world of work and E&T institutions Knowledge Alliances* Sector Skills Alliances**

IT support platforms i.e. eTwinning

International partnerships between the EU and third countries Peer learning, joint projects, regional cooperation, etc.

KEY ACTIVITY 2

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Good  luck  with  your  partnerships  and  thanks  for  your  aPen6on!  

Audrey FRITH Director EUCIS-LLL Platform Rue des Deux Eglises, 39 - 1000 Brussels [email protected] +32 738 07 68

www.eucis-lll.eu