COM(2008)179 - Establishment of a European quality assurance reference framework for vocational education and training [SEC(2008) 440] [SEC(2008) 441]

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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European quality assurance reference framework for vocational education and training [SEC(2008) 440] [SEC(2008) 441]
 
Legal instrument Recommendation
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number83 COM(2008)179 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2008)440; SEC(2008)441
procedure number85 2008/0069(COD)
CELEX number86 52008PC0179

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Key dates

Document 09-04-2008
Online publication 09-04-2008
Decision 18-06-2009; 32009H0708(01)
Publication in Official Journal87 08-07-2009; OJ C 155 p. 1-10

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  • 1. 
    19 December 2002 (OJ 2003/C 13/02)

     
  • 2. 
    Adopted in Copenhagen on 29 and 30 November 2002

     
  • 3. 
    Council Conclusions on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training, 18 May 2004

     
  • 4. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 5. 
    For the purposes of the Recommendation, definitions which apply are based on Cedefop's Glossary on Quality in Training (working paper, November 2003) communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 6. 
    ENQAVET was established in October 2005 by the European Commission following the favourable opinion of the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training. Its members have been designated by Member States, candidate countries, EFTA-EEA countries and the European Social
     
  • 7. 
    In most participating countries, ENQAVET relies on national quality assurance reference points that were established to provide active support to the implementation of the
     
  • 8. 
    Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education, 2006/143/EC, OJ L 64/60 of 4.3.2006.

     
  • 9. 
    Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility, OJ L 394/5, 30.12.2006, (2006/961/EC)

     
  • 10. 
    Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning, COM(2006) 479 final, Brussels, 5.9.2006

     
  • 11. 
    Commission staff working document. 'European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; a system for the transfer, accumulation and recognition of learning outcomes in Europe'; SEC (2006) 1431 - 31 October 2006

     
  • 12. 
    Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on common European principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning, 9175/04 EDUC 101 SOC 220 18 May 2004

     
  • 13. 
    Council Decision of 12 July 2005 on Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2005/600/EC), OJ L 205/21, 6.8.2005

     
  • 14. 
    Communication from the Commission, Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-2013, COM (2005) 0299, 5.7.2005

     
  • 15. 
    European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

     
  • 16. 
    European Training Foundation

     
  • 17. 
    'An European Guide on Self-assessment for VET providers', Cedefop, September 2003

     
  • 18. 
    'European Peer Review Manual for initial VET', Gutknecht-Gmeiner, Maria; Lassnigg, Lorenz; Stöger, Eduard; de Ridder, Willem; Strahm, Peter; Strahm, Elisabeth; Koski, Leena; Stalker, Bill; Hollstein, Rick; Alluli, Giorgio; Kristensen, Ole Bech (Vienna, June 2007)

     
  • 19. 
    'Peer Review Extended' (EAC/32/06/13m LE-78CQAF), www.peer-review-education.net ; 'Peer Review Extended' (EAC/32/06/13m LE-78CQAF), www.peer-review-education.net

     
  • 20. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 21. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 22. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 23. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 24. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 25. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 26. 
    19 December 2002 (OJ 2003/C 13/02).

     
  • 27. 
    "Education
     
  • 28. 
    'Realising the European Higher Education Area'. Communiqué from the Conference of Ministers responsible for higher education, Berlin, 19 September 2003.

     
  • 29. 
    Council Conclusions on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training, 28 May 2004.

     
  • 30. 
    The European Network on Quality Assurance in VET was established in October 2005 by the European Commission following the favourable opinion of the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training. Its members have been designated by Member States, candidate countries, EFTA-EEA countries and the European Social
     
  • 31. 
    European Council 23-24 March 2006, Presidency Conclusions; Communication and Council Conclusions on Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems COM (2006) 481 and OJ 2006/C 298/03.

     
  • 32. 
    OJ C , , p.

     
  • 33. 
    Commission staff working document. 'European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; a system for the transfer, accumulation and recognition of learning outcomes in Europe'; SEC (2006) 1431 - 31 October 2006.

     
  • 34. 
    Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on common European principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning, 9175/04 EDUC 101 SOC 220 18 May 2004.

     
  • 35. 
    For the purposes of the Recommendation, definitions which apply are based on Cedefop's Glossary on Quality in Training (working paper, November 2003) communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality.

     
  • 36. 
    A further specific set of quality indicators is detailed in Annex 2.

     
  • 37. 
    Initial Vocational Training.

     
  • 38. 
    Continuing Vocational Training.

     
  • 39. 
    Besides basic information on gender and age, other social criteria might be applied, e.g. early school leavers, highest educational achievement, migrant, ethnic minority, handicapped persons, length of unemployment, etc.

     
  • 40. 
    A period of 6 weeks of training is needed before a student is counted as a participant.

     
  • 41. 
    Definition according to ILO and OECD: individuals 15-74 without work, actively seeking employment and ready to start work.

     
  • 42. 
    19 December 2002 (OJ 2003/C 13/02)

     
  • 43. 
    Adopted in Copenhagen on 29 and 30 November 2002

     
  • 44. 
    Council Conclusions on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training, 18 May 2004

     
  • 45. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 46. 
    For the purposes of the Recommendation, definitions which apply are based on Cedefop's Glossary on Quality in Training (working paper, November 2003) communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 47. 
    ENQAVET was established in October 2005 by the European Commission following the favourable opinion of the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training. Its members have been designated by Member States, candidate countries, EFTA-EEA countries and the European Social
     
  • 48. 
    In most participating countries, ENQAVET relies on national quality assurance reference points that were established to provide active support to the implementation of the
     
  • 49. 
    Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education, 2006/143/EC, OJ L 64/60 of 4.3.2006.

     
  • 50. 
    Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility, OJ L 394/5, 30.12.2006, (2006/961/EC)

     
  • 51. 
    Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning, COM(2006) 479 final, Brussels, 5.9.2006

     
  • 52. 
    Commission staff working document. 'European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; a system for the transfer, accumulation and recognition of learning outcomes in Europe'; SEC (2006) 1431 - 31 October 2006

     
  • 53. 
    Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on common European principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning, 9175/04 EDUC 101 SOC 220 18 May 2004

     
  • 54. 
    Council Decision of 12 July 2005 on Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2005/600/EC), OJ L 205/21, 6.8.2005

     
  • 55. 
    Communication from the Commission, Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-2013, COM (2005) 0299, 5.7.2005

     
  • 56. 
    European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

     
  • 57. 
    European Training Foundation

     
  • 58. 
    'An European Guide on Self-assessment for VET providers', Cedefop, September 2003

     
  • 59. 
    'European Peer Review Manual for initial VET', Gutknecht-Gmeiner, Maria; Lassnigg, Lorenz; Stöger, Eduard; de Ridder, Willem; Strahm, Peter; Strahm, Elisabeth; Koski, Leena; Stalker, Bill; Hollstein, Rick; Alluli, Giorgio; Kristensen, Ole Bech (Vienna, June 2007)

     
  • 60. 
    'Peer Review Extended' (EAC/32/06/13m LE-78CQAF), www.peer-review-education.net ; 'Peer Review Extended' (EAC/32/06/13m LE-78CQAF), www.peer-review-education.net

     
  • 61. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 62. 
    For further details, please see communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality

     
  • 63. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 64. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 65. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 66. 
    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 67. 
    19 December 2002 (OJ 2003/C 13/02).

     
  • 68. 
    "Education
     
  • 69. 
    'Realising the European Higher Education Area'. Communiqué from the Conference of Ministers responsible for higher education, Berlin, 19 September 2003.

     
  • 70. 
    Council Conclusions on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training, 28 May 2004.

     
  • 71. 
    The European Network on Quality Assurance in VET was established in October 2005 by the European Commission following the favourable opinion of the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training. Its members have been designated by Member States, candidate countries, EFTA-EEA countries and the European Social
     
  • 72. 
    European Council 23-24 March 2006, Presidency Conclusions; Communication and Council Conclusions on Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems COM (2006) 481 and OJ 2006/C 298/03.

     
  • 73. 
    OJ C , , p.

     
  • 74. 
    Commission staff working document. 'European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; a system for the transfer, accumulation and recognition of learning outcomes in Europe'; SEC (2006) 1431 - 31 October 2006.

     
  • 75. 
    Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on common European principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning, 9175/04 EDUC 101 SOC 220 18 May 2004.

     
  • 76. 
    For the purposes of the Recommendation, definitions which apply are based on Cedefop's Glossary on Quality in Training (working paper, November 2003) communities.trainingvillage.gr/quality.

     
  • 77. 
    A further specific set of quality indicators is detailed in Annex 2.

     
  • 78. 
    Initial Vocational Training.

     
  • 79. 
    Continuing Vocational Training.

     
  • 80. 
    Besides basic information on gender and age, other social criteria might be applied, e.g. early school leavers, highest educational achievement, migrant, ethnic minority, handicapped persons, length of unemployment, etc.

     
  • 81. 
    A period of 6 weeks of training is needed before a student is counted as a participant.

     
  • 82. 
    Definition according to ILO and OECD: individuals 15-74 without work, actively seeking employment and ready to start
     
  • 83. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 84. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 85. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 86. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 87. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 88. 
    Recommendations are non-binding acts by which the European Union means to achieve certain ends without imposing a mandatory legal framework. Recommendations may relate to both policies of the EU as well as individual member states.