Young people are the European citizens
of today and the European citizens and decision-makers of
tomorrow: as they are crucial actors in the shaping of Europe,
investing in them is an investment in the richness of our
societies and including them in the debate on European policies
it is a way to ensure the long-term success of them. Moreover,
youth great sense of initiative and mobility makes easier
cultural integration and social cohesion within the EU countries.
And what can Europe do for youth?
In
order to be able to make their great contribution to Europe,
first of all young people need access to quality education
and training. Making this happen mean a fundamental transformation
of education and training throughout Europe. This process
of change will be carried out in each country according
to national contexts and traditions and will be driven
forward by cooperation between Member States at European
level,
through the sharing of experiences, working towards common
goals and learning from what works best elsewhere. The
Education
Council and the Commission endorsed a 10-year work programme
[1] to be implemented, which constitutes the new and coherent
Community strategic framework of co-operation in the fields
of education and training.
In the last years and still a number of
processes, policies and programmes have a particular focus
on youth. Currently, a key priority for the European Union
is the European Qualifications Framework (EQF): the objective
of the planned EQF is to facilitate the transfer and recognition
of qualifications held by individual citizens by linking
qualifications systems at the national and sectoral levels
and enabling them to relate to each other. The EQF will
therefore act as a translation device and will make the
educational systems of Member States more transparent and
facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications.
The
recognition of qualifications at European level could, in
your opinion, support the labour market inclusion of young
people?
Do
you agree with the opinion that "Europe cannot develop into
the most competitive economic area in the world, as foreseen
in the Lisbon Strategy, if a new approach to education is
not found" (Bad-Ischl declaration)?
es wird immer davon gesprochen, das junge menschen mehr zugang zu bildung brauchen - stimmt natürlich - aber ein aspekt darf nicht vergessen werden: bildung ist unpopulär! der verkorkste wissenschaftler, der korrupte politiker, alle "obergscheiten", negative stereotypen von gebildeten menschen, nicht nur im hollywoodkino. bildung, schlauheit und neugier sollten tugenden sein und nicht ein grund verprügelt zu werden. das interesse an und die meinung über bildung muss gehoben werden, nicht nur das angebot! wenn es "cool" wäre eloquent und gewitzt zu sein, wäre die nachfrage sicher größer! es muss vorbilder geben die jungen leuten realistisch zeigen das es durchaus vorteile hat nicht ganz auf den kopf gefallen zu sein!
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In
order to be able to make their great contribution to Europe,
first of all young people need access to quality education
and training. Making this happen mean a fundamental transformation
of education and training throughout Europe. This process
of change will be carried out in each country according
to national contexts and traditions and will be driven
forward by cooperation between Member States at European
level,
through the sharing of experiences, working towards common
goals and learning from what works best elsewhere. The
Education
Council and the Commission endorsed a 10-year work programme
[1] to be implemented, which constitutes the new and coherent
Community strategic framework of co-operation in the fields
of education and training.
The
recognition of qualifications at European level could, in
your opinion, support the labour market inclusion of young
people?
