European Alliance for
Apprenticeships
Wilhelm Vukovich
DG Education and Culture
Vocational training and adult education;
Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig
London, 14 March 2013
Education
and Culture
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Level of youth unemployment (4th quarter 2011) in relation
to the share of students participating in work based
learning at ISCED 3 level programmes
Education
and Culture
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EU Policy context
Bruges Communiqué (December 2010)
‘Governments,
social partners and VET
providers should make the necessary
arrangements to maximise work-based
learning, including apprenticeships, in order
to contribute to increasing the number of
apprentices in Europe by 2012’.
Education
and
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EU Policy context
 The Youth Opportunities Initiative (December 2011)
 The European Council on 30 January 2012 agreed:
“Increase the number of apprenticeships”
 European semester and Country Specific
Recommendations (July 2012): 16 of these CSR are
related to VET and the need for reform
 "Rethinking Education" package (20 November 2012)
 Youth Employment package (5 December2012)
 Youth Employment Initative (European Council of 7-8
February 2013
Education
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Rethinking Education
(20 November 2012)
Key messages from the Communication "Investing in skills
for better socio-economic outcomes":
 Skills for 21st century (basic and transversal – special
focus on STEM and entrepreneurship; vocational with a
focus on WBL and excellence)
 Open and flexible learning (learning outcomes,
transparency and recognition of qualifications – EQF,
ECVET; use of ICT and OER; teachers)
 Collaborative effort (maintain investments in E&T,
efficiency of funding, cost-sharing in HE and I- and CVET;
partnerships)
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Education
and Culture
Rethinking Education
(20 November 2012)
Key action
Accelerate improvements in work-based learning, in
particular by establishing an EU level Alliance for
Apprenticeships. As the first step, the Commission will
support a Memorandum on European cooperation in
vocational education and training, bringing together a
number of Member States to learn from successful
approaches and schemes.
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Youth Employment Package
(5 Dec. 2013)
Key action
" to set up a European Alliance for Apprenticeships to
improve the quality and supply of apprenticeships and to
promote national partnerships for dual vocational training
systems"
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Youth Employment Initiative
European Council of 7-8 February 2013
" … invites the Commission to finalise the quality
framework for traineeships, to establish the Alliance for
Apprenticeships and to make proposals for the new EURES
regulation in the coming weeks."
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European Alliance for
Apprenticeships (EAfA)
Business
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EAfA's Objectives
Improve quality and supply of
apprenticeships
Change mind-sets towards
apprenticeship-type learning
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EAfA – Three activity pillars
Improvement
Spotlight on
of
benefits of
apprenticeships
apprenticeships
- targeted
knowledge
schemes
transfer
Education
and Culture
Smart use of
EU
programmes
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Pillar I -
Improvement of apprenticeships targeted knowledge transfer
National partnerships
Helpdesk for tailor-made advice services on apprenticeship and
traineeship schemes: www.ec.europa.eu/social/youthtraining
Tripartite Memorandum
Invitation of EU social partners, Commission, EU Presidency for
EAfA's support
Peer learning/review
EAfA thematic working group under OMC process
Bilateral technical cooperation
Contacts between MS with weak VET systems and
"mentor"countries
User-friendly toolbox
Thematic networking on outcomes of LdV projects for
dissemination of good practice
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Pillar II - spotlight on the benefits
Costs and benefits of apprenticeships
Studies on return of investment of apprenticeships
Championing the EAfA by key personalities and organisations
"pact" for introduction/improvement of apprenticeships
targeted campaigns for career guidance
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World/Euro skills
competitions
VET Excellence
Award
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and Culture
Pillar III - Smart use of EU
programmes
European Social Fund
ESF Regulation's investment priority 2014-2020 : labour
market integration of NEETs
Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes
focus: Reference to smooth school-work transition through
apprenticeships
Youth Employment Initiative
Support of the Alliance's objectives
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Erasmus for All ambitions
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Increase mobility for VET
apprentices
VET staff training
Strategic Partnerships
Sector Skills Alliances (SSA)
Policy reform support
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Thank you for your attention.
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