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Rethinking education - Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes

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Presentation by Elin McCallum (DG Education & Culture, European Commission) on the occasion of the EESC hearing on 'Rethinking Education' (Brussels, 5 Feb 2013)

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Rethinking education - Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes Presentation Transcript

Rethinking EducationInvesting in skills for better socio-economic outcomes Elin McCallum DG Education & Culture Date: in 12 pts

What qualifications will Europe need by 2020?

Rates of Early School Leaving (ESL) mustimprove significantly to reach the 2020 targetSource: Eurostat (LFS 2011)

Tertiary attainment targets can be reached, but will require a sustained effort EU 2020 target = 40%Source: Eurostat (LFS 2011)

Basic skills levels are still lacking in many countries Percentage of low achievers in reading (15 year-olds, %), 2009 Source: OECD (PISA)

Europe needs to be more entrepreneurial Percentage of individuals aged 18-64 who believe they have the required knowledge to start a business (2011)% of all individuals 18- 64 years oldSource: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2011 Note: Italian result is from 2010

Language skills must be improvedFirst foreign language: percentage of pupils who have reached the level of independent user (B1 or higher) Source: European Commission, 2012. First European Survey on Language Competences

ICT skills levels vary greatly between countries % of individuals with low, medium and high computer skills (2011) Source: Eurostat, Information society Statistics, 2011

Great diversity in Vocational Education and Training (VET)Distribution of upper secondary (ISCED 3) students by programme orientation (general or vocational). %, 2010 Source: Eurostat Database, UOE data collection, 2010

Work-Based Learning is still an exceptionProportion of VET students enrolled in combined work- and school-based VET, as a % of all students in upper secondary VET (2010) Source: Cedefop, based on data from Eurostat, UOE

Teachers are an ageing profession in most countries Age distribution of teachers in lower and upper secondary, 2010 Source: Eurostat, UOE; in Eurydice Key Data on Education, 2012

There are financial constraints in the sector Evolution of teacher salaries compared with the previous year

One Commission Communication, with seven accompanying Staff Working Documents:• Education and Training Monitor• Country analysis• Key Competences• Partnerships and flexible pathways for LL skills development• Supporting the teaching professions• Language competences for employability, mobility and growth• Vocational Education and Training for better skills, growth and jobs

New Commission initiatives• Enhanced support to Member States – Monitoring of progress, OMC, ORCD collaboration…• European area of skills and qualifications• EU-level Alliance for Apprenticeships• Funding Education for Growth• Opening up Education – ICT and OER• A new language benchmark• Entrepreneurship education actions• Partnerships between Education, enterprises and research, promoted through new programme Erasmus 4 All

For more information:http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/rethinking_en.htm