Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning encompasses learning for personal, civic and social purposes as well as for employment-related purposes. It takes place in a variety of environments in and outside the formal education and training systems. Lifelong learning implies raising investment in people and knowledge; promoting the acquisition of basic skills, including digital literacy; and broadening opportunities for innovative, more flexible forms of learning. Whilst supporting the implementation of lifelong learning UEAPME has consistently argued for the recognition of continuous informal training in SMEs.

Framework of actions on lifelong learning: key documents

• March 2006: Evaluation report on the Framework of Actions on the Lifelong Development of Competencies and Qualifications

• March 2005: Third follow up report on the Framework of Actions on the Lifelong Development of Competencies and Qualifications aussi disponible en Français

• March 2004: Second follow up report on the Framework of Actions on the Lifelong Development of Competencies and Qualifications aussi disponible en Français

• March 2003: First follow up report on the Framework of Actions on the Lifelong Development of Competencies and Qualifications aussi disponible en Français

• March 2002: Social Partners Framework for Actions, submitted to the Barcelona Summit aussi disponible en Français

Position Papers

• May 2008: UEAPME position on the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)

• December 2007: UEAPME position paper on the Draft 2008 joint progress report on the implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work programme

• March 2007: UEAPME response to the European Commission’s consultation on an "European Credit Transfer System for Vocational Education and Training" (ECVET)

• January 2007: UEAPME position paper on adult learning

• March 2006: UEAPME concept paper on Measures for improving mobility of apprentices in the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci programme 2007-2013 and of the studies undertaken by the European Commission with the budget line “Guy-Quint” on an “Erasmus style” programme for Apprentices

• March 2006: UEAPME position paper on the Commission’s Communication on Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning - COM (2006) 33 final

• December 2005: UEAPME position on the draft 2006 joint progress report on the implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work programme

• December 2005: UEAPME Position on the Commission's consultation 'Towards a European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong learning'

• November 2005: UEAPME position on mobility in the framework of the proposal for the new integrated lifelong learning programme

• September 2004: UEAPME response to the consultation on a system of credit transfer for voacational training and common reference levels for VET

• September 2004: UEAPME comments on the proposal for a Regulation on the statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises

• May 2004: UEAPME response on the consultation on common European Principles on the validation of informal and non-formal learning

• April 2004: UEAPME's Position on the new generation of community education and training programmes after 2006

• February 2004: UEAPME's response to the European Commission Communication "Education and Training 2010" aussi disponible en Français

• July 2001: UEAPME position paper European Commission Memorandum on Lifelong Learning

• March 2001: Social Partners Interim Report for the Stockholm Summit
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Press releases

• 13/09/05: Decision on training and education mobility programme welcomed
  
  
• 24/05/05: Vocational training must have parity with general education
  
  
• 26/02/04: UEAPME warns Education Council and Commission that Lisbon goals for Education and Training cannot be achieved without specific support measures for SMEs
  
  
• 12/02/04: Vocational Training: UEAPME asks for creation of ERASMUS programme for apprentices aussi disponible en Français
  
  
• 04/02/03: First structured dialogue on vocational education and training: UEAPME stresses need for validation of informal learning
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Projects & Links

• Moveart Project