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	Cedefop Newsletter no. 37 - December 2013 ISSN 1831-5259 PDF version | Full view | Permalink
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	Lithuanian Minister for Education and Science Dainius Pavalkis (right) with Cedefop Director James Calleja at the conference on adult learning in Vilnius	Adult learning a necessity, not an option – Cedefop Director At a conference on adult learning, organised by the European Commission in Vilnius (9 and 10 December), Cedefop Director James Calleja took part in a panel discussion debating what skills and means should be used to equip adults for the 21st century.

	News from Cedefop   Survey of adult skills shows that 'education is making a difference' At a joint workshop on 4-6 December, Cedefop and OECD examined the first findings of the survey of adult skills (PIAAC), which show that literacy levels vary across countries and between vocational education and training (VET) and general education graduates at upper-secondary levels.     Cedefop Director proposes solutions for effective vocational education and training There are solutions to the 'worrying situation with millions of jobs in Europe still remaining vacant while 27 million people are unemployed,' according to Cedefop Director James Calleja.     Cedefop / Photomuseum prize presented to winner Turkish photographer Aydin Cetinbostanoglu spoke of 'an exciting moment' and 'a big honour' when he was presented with the Cedefop / Photomuseum Prize 2012-13 by Cedefop Director James Calleja in Thessaloniki on 16 December. The artist won the award for his project 'Diary of a village doctor' in the Karaburun area of his country and said that 'every human is a culture and to capture human beings is to capture culture'.     Joint activities against unemployment planned by Cedefop and Greek government Cedefop Director James Calleja discussed issues related to unemployment, apprenticeships and labour-market intelligence at a meeting with the Greek Minister for Labour, Social Security and Welfare Ioannis Vroutsis on 17 December, in Athens.     New briefing note: Keeping young people in (vocational) education: what works? Too many young people leave education too soon. Early leavers are at greater risk of long-term unemployment, poverty and crime, and now cost the European economy 1.25% of GDP.     New briefing note: Qualifications frameworks in Europe - forging the right links As national qualifications in Europe move closer to operation, policy integration becomes a key challenge.     A picture of skill: OECD's adult skills survey Literacy levels vary across countries and between vocational education and training (VET) and general education graduates at upper-secondary levels, according to first findings from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) published in October. The findings also show that, unsurprisingly, the young are more literate, but that proficiency in literacy peaks at around 30 years of age.     VET-Alert - Just published on Vocational Education and Training - December 2013 issue     Working with us   Deputy Director Cedefop/2013/03/AD   Deadline:05/02/2014     Measuring Performance of EU Member States Skills Systems and Prioritising Skill Mismatches AO/RPA/KPOUL-AZU/Prioritising_Skill_Mismatches/015/13   Deadline:20/02/2014     Stay connected to Cedefop via Social Media     News from the Member States Items submitted by ReferNet, Cedefop's European network for VET		EU Policy   New programme for Employment and Social Innovation with a budget of €920 million     Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships     The new Erasmus+ programme fully operational in 2014     Website of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union     Agenda   OECD LEED - Cedefop Green skills forum 2014   14/02/2014 to 14/02/2014     Paris, France     Pilot employer survey on skill needs in Europe: Employer survey instrument and sampling design   24/02/2014 to 25/02/2014     Cedefop, Greece
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