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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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% of men/women aged 25-49
Proportion of men/women aged 25-49 who are hampered in their daily activities, 1998
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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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% men 25-49 in employment
Proportion of men aged 25-49 participating in training or education by whether hampered or notin dailyactivities, 1998
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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:
P.O. Box 22427 GR-55102 Thessaloniki GreeceTel.: (30) 23 10 49 01 11Fax: (30) 23 10 49 01 02E-mail: [email protected]
Web sites:www.cedefop.eu.intwww.trainingvillage.gr
Brussels Office:20, avenue d’AuderghemB-1040 Brussels Tel.: (32-2) 230 19 78Fax: (32-2) 230 58 24E-mail: [email protected]