1. EU policy for VET mobility 3 June 2016 CEDEFOP, Thessaloniki
Jan VARCHOLA,
Unit E.3 - VET, Apprenticeships & Adult learning
DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

2. EU VET/mobility policy context
2 April 1963, Council decision - general principles for a common VET policy 16 July 1985, Council Decision on the comparability of VET qualifications 29 October 1993, Council Directive on right of residence for students (VET) 15 July 1996, Council Resolution on the transparency of VET certificates 23 and 24 March 2000, European Council in Lisbon supported mobility 14 December 2000, Resolution of the Council - Action plan for mobility 10 July 2001, Council and Parliament Recommendation on mobility
18 June 2009, Council and EP Recommendations on ECVET and EQAVET
3 March 2010, Europe Flagship initiative - Youth on the move
28 June 2011, Council Recommendation Youth on the move - methodological framework "Mobility Scoreboard" 10 Key action areas
20 December 2011, Council conclusions benchmark for learning mobility

3. 2011 Council Conclusions on learning mobility benchmark
VET Mobility
Setting a benchmark
2011 Council Conclusions on learning mobility benchmark
Who & how many? EU average of at least 6% of year-olds with an IVET qualification What? iVET-related study or training period (including work placements) abroad How long? Lasting a minimum of 2 weeks (10 working days), or less if documented by Europass By when? By 2020 State of play Difficulties to collect data (household survey inappropriate administrative data available only in very few countries, possibly combination of E+ data with national administrative data); possiblity to redefine benchmark

4. EU financial support to VET mobility
ESF and Interreg
Erasmus (14€ Billion)
Resources
VET KA1 (1.6€ Billion)
Targets
Learners ( )
Staff ( )
What?
Mobility from 2 weeks to 12 months
Demand
High demand - only 47 % of applications are financed
Around learners per year (<1% of EU VET learners - Council benchmark = 6%)
Around 13 million VET learners in EU
Average E+ contribution 1.500€

5. Recent and future initiatives…
Renewed attention from EP and policy makers (MEP Arthuis Pilot project, Jacques Delors Foundation, MEP Maragall)
VET Mobility Charter
VET Mobility Scoreboard
Skills Agenda
VET Skills Week
Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Review
Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation …

6. Continuous policy and financial support from the Commission
Conclusions
VET mobility – important for modernisation of VET systems and impact on individual learners
Continuous policy and financial support from the Commission
Consolidate EU policy attention, financial and other support to mobility at national level
Mobility scoreboard – a key tool