1. Skills Agenda for Europe An overview
ESF Technical Working Group
22 October Sonia PERESSINI
Skills and qualifications

2. Political Context Commission 2015 Work Programme
5 President's Report and Social triple-A for EU
Inter-DG / cross-sectorial product
Announced in ESF TWG in March 2015

3. Skills for individuals
Twofold approach
Raise basic skills levels
Gain LM relevant skills
Show skills to employers
Skills for individuals
Address skills shortages
Link business with education
Promote mobility
Skills for the economy

4. Main areas of focus Tackle low skills
Upgrade skills and their recognition
Boost VET
Tackle skills mismatches

5. Tackle low skills A new chance to obtain upper secondary education certificate
validation ⇣
2d chance education
skills audit

6. Deliver more and relevant skills
High-level
Higher Education Agenda
Digital
Entrepreneurial
Business – education partnerships
Soft
Work-related
Key competences for LLL
Transversal

7. Improve skills recognition
Stronger EQF
Non-EU qualifications
International sectorial qualifications
European core profiles for qualifications
Common principles for quality assurance & credit accumulation

8. Improve services to individuals and business
Integrated access point
Learning opportunities abroad
Skills documentation
National qualifications frameworks

9. More apprenticeships Boost VET More mobility European Pact for Youth
Boost EIB's "Skills and Jobs" loans to SMEs
More mobility
Reinforce funding for Erasmus+ to support mobility

10. Tackle skills mismatches
Sector Skills Alliances
Integrate anticipation tools

11. More effective EU funding for skills?
Horizon 2020
COSME
EaSI

12. Thank you for your attention
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
C4 – Skills and Qualifications