1. Current working priorities and Thematic Working Groups within the strategic framework for Education and Training ET2020 Bernhard Chabera DG Education and Culture Danube Region Strategy meeting 17 Oct 2012

2. ET2020 – the context  Europe 2020 Strategy for growth and jobs  Economic crisis and high unemployment  Changing labour markets and demographic aging  Meeting future skills needs, increasing qualifications  Investing in education and training

3. Working Priorities 2012-2014 Joint Progress Report 2012 (2012/C 70/05) 1) Lifelong Learning and mobility  implementation of LLL strategies, integration of LLL services, access to learning for (low skilled) adults;  EQF, validation of learning outcomes, link EU reference tools (ECVET, ECTS, EQAVET); skills forecasting and matching  Mobilty for all learners, focus on guidance, quality, teachers 2) Quality and efficiency of E&T  Basic skills (literacy, MST), languages  Professional development of teachers, trainers, school leaders  Modernising Higher Education, increasing tertiary attainment  Attractiveness and relevance of VET  Efficiency of funding and evaluation

4. Working Priorities 2012-2014 3) Equity, social cohesion, citizenship  Implementing Council Recommendation on Early School Leaving  Early childhood education and care (curricula, staff, funding etc)  Equity and diversity, raise achievements of migrants, Roma, students with special needs 4) Creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship  Networks and partnerships between stakeholders, including learning institutions, social partners, businesses, etc.  Promote acquisition of transversal key competences, entrepreneurship education, e-literacy, media literacy, innovative learning environments

5. Current and forthcoming initiatives Council Recommendation on validation of non-formal and informal learning (under negotiation, adoption 2012) Commission Communication on „Re-thinking skills“ Commission initiative on „Open Education“ (possibly 2013) Commission initiatives on investment in education (possibly 2013)

6. Thematic Working Groups 2012-2014 Transversal Groups Languages in Education and Training (until May 2014 Entrepreneurship Education (until June 2013) ICT and Education (until June 2013) School Education Professional Development of Teachers (until June 2013) Math, Science and Technology (until June 2013) Early School Leaving (until Dec. 2013) Early Childhood Education and Care (until March 2014)

7. Thematic Working Groups 2012-2014 VET Professional Development of VET trainers (until May 2014) Higher Education Modernisation of Higher Education (until Dec 2013) Adult Learning Quality Assurance in Adult Learning (until Oct 2013) Financing Adult Learning (until Oct 2013)

8. Focus of work is on… …peer learning and peer reviews …production of evidence …clear mandates and outputs, dissemination strategy …feeding results back into political process

9. More info: DG Education and Culture www.ec.europa.eu/education bernhard.chabera@ec.europa.eu