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European Union Cooperation in Developing Vocational Education and Training: The Copenhagen Process 26th May at 13-16 Organiser: Ministry of Education Finland, Centre for International Mobility CIMO
Language: English
Target group: VET policy-makers, education providers, social partners
NB. Limited number of seats. The places will be handed out in the arrival order.
Contact: Mrs Paula Rouhiainen, paula.rouhiainen@cimo.fi The seminar will concentrate on the current challenges and opportunities that European countries face with the Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems and policies. In particular it will present the Copenhagen process and its implementation as an example of policy cooperation in the field of VET. Copenhagen Process aims at enhanced cooperation in European vocational education and training. It underlines the important role VET has to play in order European Union to achieve the goal to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. The aims and priorities of this process were agreed in the Copenhagen Declaration adopted in December 2002 by the education Ministers of 31 European countries, social partners and the European Commission. More recently, further actions were outlined in the Maastricht communiqué adopted in December 2004. PROGRAMME: 13.00 Opening of the Seminar
Mr Jari Jokinen, Counsellor Permanent Represenation of Finland to the European Union 13.10 Challenges and opportunities that European countries face with their VET systems and policies
Mr Tom Leney, International Research and Strategy QCA, United Kingdom 13.50 Copenhagen process and the Maastricht Communiqué:
realising the European Union Lisbon goal
Ms Martina Ní Cheallaigh, European Commission 14.20 Discussion 14.30 Coffee 14.50 Example of regional cooperation - Transparency and recognition of qualifications in the Nordic states
Mr Per Unckel, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
15.10 European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - One step in implementing the Copenhagen process
Mr Petri Lempinen, The Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK, Finland 15.30 Bringing Copenhagen and the practitioners together - Case Leonardo da Vinci
Mr Mikko Nupponen, Centre for International Mobility CIMO, Finland
15.50 Closing statements The seminar participants are kindly asked to be in time since there are only a limited number of places available to be filled in the arrival order!
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