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Fighting youth unemployment via quality VET
Agnes RomanCoordinator, ETUCE
1. Effect of the economic and financial crisis in the education and training
2. Unite for Quality Education3. Quality VET4. Alliance for Apprenticeship
1. Effect of the economic and financial crisis in the education and training
ETUCE SURVEY - 2013THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF THE CRISIS
ON TEACHERS IN EUROPEBackground: 2012 – need of change of mindsetETUCE Survey 2012: Effect of the crisis on the
teaching professionETUCE Survey 2012: Effect of the crisis on
education of teachersRethinking Education – Staff Working Document on
Teachers
Privatisation in education between 2008-2011
Privatisation in education between 2011-2013
BulgariaCyprusGermanyGreeceFinlandLithuaniaMaltaPolandPortugalRomaniaSpainTurkeyUK
BulgariaGreeceIrelandSpain
2. Unite for Quality Education
ETUCE 10 key messages on “What is needed to improve the Quality of Education in Europe”:
- Education as a human right - Access for all- Sustainable financing- Quality Teaching, Quality Tools for Teaching
and Learning and Quality Environments for Teaching and Learning
2014 European Parliament (EP) elections: a simple electronic pledge
2. Unite for Quality Education
3. Quality VETETUCE policy paper on VET – 2012
- European teacher trade unions should raise awareness for the higher status of the VET sector, campaign for recognition of the higher status of
teachers, especially of VET teachers in society and among politicians
urge governments to facilitate the improvement of VET schools to be lifelong learning environments for young and adult students, teachers, trainers and school leaders.
3. Quality VETETUCE policy paper on VET – 2012
- European teacher trade unions shouldtake steps to lower the student:teacher ratios in VET
classes to secure the health and safety of students, raise the quality of teaching and contribute to a better working environment for teachers.
urge governments to assist and keep high standard in VET and to maintain high investment in VET schools/institutions, equipment and infrastructure.
play an essential role in the formation of funding strategies for VET and make sure that trade unions are consulted.
monitor the increase of private sector initiatives in VET initiate and maintain tripartite social dialogue in VET
3. Quality VETETUCE policy paper on VET – 2012
- European teacher trade unions shouldtake steps to lower the student:teacher ratios in
VET classes to secure the health and safety of students, raise the quality of teaching and contribute to a better working environment for teachers.
urge governments to assist and keep high standard in VET and to maintain high investment in VET schools/institutions, equipment and infrastructure.
initiate and maintain tripartite social dialogue in VET
3. Quality VETETUCE policy paper on VET – 2012
- European teacher trade unions should• provide relevant information to teachers, future
teachers and VET students (as future workers) on their working rights and of the importance of the membership in trade unions
• demand appropriate working conditions and rewarding pay of VET teachers and trainers, apprentices
• pay special attention to the recruitment of teachers for VET
4. Alliance for ApprenticeshipETUCE Pledge
raise awareness about the European Alliance for Apprenticeships and motivate teachers and teacher trade unions to work towards more quality, accessible and fair apprenticeships in their countries.
1-year European campaign on 5 October 2013 entitled “Unite for Quality Education” - part of a global campaign of Education International.
4. Alliance for ApprenticeshipETUCE Pledge
ETUCE and its member organisations will continue to promote among the teachers - To ensure quality apprenticeship places in the enterprises.- To get in contact with enterprises to provide apprenticeship place to VET students, to improve their technical knowledge, and to ensure continuing broader based learning;- To improve quality teaching in VET;
