Press Release: Commission encourages vocational education and training

The European Commission on 9 June 2010 presented its new vision for the future of vocational education and training. Vocational education and training is chosen by an average of around 50% of all students in upper secondary education. However, the sector needs to be modernised to make it a more attractive and high-quality option, so that it provides young people with the right skills to find a suitable job and adults with an opportunity to update skills throughout their working life. Therefore, the Commission wants to encourage more people to take up vocational education, to improve the quality of the training on offer and to make it easier to move between jobs and countries. EU ministers are expected to discuss and adopt the plan in the second half of the year.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/245: EU policy on vocational education and training - Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/245&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Website: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/

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