linq 2013 plenary_keynote_silva_mendes

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture

QUALITY LINQ 2013

Quality improvement in

learning outcomes

Antonio Silva Mendes DG Education and Culture Director 16 May 2013

Education and Culture

According to Eurostat, in 2011,

• 7.5 million young people aged 15–24 and

• 6.5 million young people aged 25–29

were excluded from labour market and education in

Europe (NEETs).

The economic loss was € 153 billion.

This is corresponds to 1.2% of European GDP.

Going up to 2% or more in some MS.

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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 Training Context In this period where the Education landscape has been shaken by an economic earthquake: • Education budgets under pressure; do

more with less; • Teaching workforce seriously affected

(20 national education systems with frozen or cuts in salaries)


Education and Training Context (cont) At the same time we are witnessing a tsunami in the Education field: • Massive increase in global demand for

education • Massive impact of IT in education

provision and methods; • Massive retirement of teachers and staff

shortages in some areas

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Quality in Education and Training to improve quality of learning opportunities aiming at:

Developing outcomes and skills to better match society and labour

market needs



Quality in Education and Training promotes better quality in the design, organization, content, delivery, assessment and validation of learning Providing national policy makers,

institutions, and education and training providers with policy

guidance and practical instruments


Quality in Education and Training Research demonstrates that quality of teachers has the greatest potential for improving learning. "poor quality teaching has a debilitating and cumulative effect on student outcomes, … and is more strongly related to student achievements than classes size or other spendings"


Two levels of intervention:

• What Member States need to do;

• The European Union can help


What Member States need to do for Teachers

• Define competencies and qualities; • Redesign recruitment systems to select

the best; • Ensure induction and LLL • Provide regular feedback • Focus on learning not on administration • Reinforce out of the box partnerships


The EU can help …

• By strengthening the link between EU policy and spending priorities; financing actions that benefit teaching professions.

• By stepping up our role in helping Members States learn from each other; supporting benchmarking activities.

Rethinking Education Erasmus for All Program

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Rethinking Education package

Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes:

Skills for 21st century (basic and tranversal – 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)



Open-up Education

The potential of ICT and Open Educational Resources for improving access, quality and

efficiency of education and training is not fully exploited.

• Digital competences, European

competitiveness and equity; • Access, efficiency and quality of education

and training systems:


eTwinning

Platform for teachers to connect, develop collaborative projects and share

ideas in Europe

200 000 teachers; 28 018 schools; 105 207 projects

http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm

Youth in Action

Programme

International

higher education programmes:

Erasmus Mundus, Tempus,

Alfa, Edulink, Bilateral Programmes

Grundtvig

Erasmus

Leonardo

Comenius

Lifelong

Learning

Programme

A single integrated programme

Existing programmes

Erasmus for all – 2014-2020

Erasmus for All

1.

Learning

Mobility

3.

Policy

Support

2.

Co-operation

projects

Specific activities:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport

http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-for-all/index_en.htm

Staff

HE and VET Students

Masters Students

Youth mobility

Key action 1:

Learning mobility

Open Method of

Coordination

EU transparency tools

Policy dialogue

Key action 3:

Support for policy reform

Knowledge Alliances

Sector Skills Alliances

Strategic partnerships

IT support platforms, e-

Twinning

Capacity building in third

countries

Key action 2:

Co-operation for innovation

and good practices

Structure

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Who will benefit


2 million higher education students

750 000 VET Students

1 million teachers, trainers, education staff and youth workers

330 000 Masters' students

540 000 young people

34 000 students to study

Over 20 000 Strategic Partnerships would involve 115 000

educational institutions and youth organisations

400 Knowledge and Sector Skills Alliances would involve 4 000

educational institutions and businesses

In total up to 5 million people


Excellence in Vocational, Education and Training

Increasing quality in the learning outcomes of VET, to equip workforce with skills that

can strengthen productivity, innovation and facilitate economic restructuring (e.g. transition towards a greener economy)


Increase the potential of VET to support growth

• Alignment of VET with regional/local

economic strategies; Sectoral skills Alliances; Reinforce partnerships

• Providing high level vocational opportunities;

• Promote dual system principles


Increase the potential of VET to support growth (cont.)

• Increase work-based learning; the

European Alliances for Apprenticeships;

• Promote Flexible learning pathways;

• Promote a Culture of quality; European Quality reference framework EQAVET


High Quality opportunities for Adult Learners

Crises highlighted the need for adults (low

skilled and older workers) to be able to adapt to changes in the labour market and in the society. We must be able to increase their employability by ensuring a greater

interaction with continuous VET


High Quality opportunities for Adult Learners (cont)

• Design courses/curricula based on

learning outcomes relevant to the needs of learners/market

• Collective effort of schools, Universities, vocational centers, policy makers, business, ONGs/Society.


Final Remarks

• Time for action

• European dimension to support concrete National intervention

• Interaction between all stakeholders, but greater participation of Business into education


Final Remarks (cont)

• Greater use of work-based-learning to facilitate transition from Education to market World

• Modernization of the Education world through a generalized use of new technologies

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Thank you for your attention.
