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HomeOsnabrück Declaration on vocational education and training as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies
Osnabrück Declaration on vocational education and training as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies
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The COVID-19 pandemic as well as digitalisation and climate change have a major impact on our economies, employment and societies. Vocational education and training (VET) is rightly asked to contribute to response strategies for unprecedented incidents, such as the post-COVID recovery but also to cope with challenges such as demographic change, digital innovation, sustainable or climate-neutral approaches, growing demand for STEM skills and the increasing need to constantly upskill and reskill throughout a person’s working life. VET is gaining a new momentum with the newly updated European Skills Agenda and the Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation on VET, helping to give weight to the right of individuals to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning as stated in the first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Copenhagen Declaration of 29-30 November 2002 launched the European strategy for enhanced cooperation in VET, commonly referred to as the ‘Copenhagen Process’. Cooperation within the almost 20-year-long Copenhagen Process has become a catalyst for modernising VET in many EU Member States and candidate countries and has supported work towards Europe’s strategic goals and targets. We will build on the achievements of our cooperation agreed in the Copenhagen Declaration (2002) and reaffirmed in the Communiqués of Maastricht (2004), Helsinki (2006), Bordeaux (2008), Bruges (2010) and the Riga conclusions (2015). The Copenhagen Process provides a tripartite platform to intensify, complement and operationalise the European VET policy, as adopted by the Council of the European Union. It also provides the platform for strengthening cooperation with social partners, chambers, VET providers and learners’ organisations for the next five years. It will also contribute to the further development of the European Education and Training Area through future-oriented and innovative education and training systems, thus supporting a just transition towards the digital and green economy.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission)
- Themes: Education policy , Vocational training
- Subject: climate change , cloud computing , coronavirus disease , digitisation , economic transition , EU policy , green economy , innovation , knowledge economy , professional qualifications , social legislation , sustainable development , teaching , vocational education , vocational training
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-43241-8 | DOI 10.2767/784423 | Catalogue number KE-07-21-050-EN-N |
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