EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2010 - DIVERSE SYSTEMS, SHARED GOALS

Progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training - Indicators and benchmarks

2008

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I. Introduction

II. Performance and progress of European eucation and training systems since 2000

	1. The policy framework – The Lisbon strategy
	2. Progress towards five benchmarks for 2010
	3. Best performing countries: Learning from good practice
	4. European Educational systems in a Worldwide perspective

III. Monitoring performances and progress

	Making Lifelong Learning a reality Main messages Making lifelong learning a reality in Europe The highest performing countries in making lifelong learning a reality
	Developing school education Main messages Completion of upper secondary education – EU Benchmark Organization of school education Teachers and professional development ICT in schools Investment in school education
	Developing vocational education and training Main messages Institutional settings in the European vocational educational and training systems Monitoring performance and progress of vocational education and training Investment of enterprises in continuing vocational training Improving the image and attractiveness of vocational education and training
	Developing higher education Main messages Quality of higher education institutions Investment in higher education Graduates in higher education Mobility of higher education students
	Key competences for Lifelong Learning Main messages Reading, Mathematics and Science Literacy Language skills: Learning and Teaching ICT skills of young and adults Civic skills and Active citizenship
	Improving equity in education and training Main messages Early school leavers Special needs education Gender inequalities in education and training Children at risk and intergenerational transmission of disadvantages
	Employability Main messages A key challenge –demographic induced decrease in employment Educational attainment of the population Labour market and educational attainment Future skills needs
	Investment in education and training Main messages The level of investment in education Measuring the efficiency of investment in education

IV. The coherent framework of indicators and benchmarks - Development of new indicators

	1. The coherent framework and new indicator developments
	2. Indicators based on data from the European Statistical system (ESS)
	3. Five new international surveys on competences organized by the European Commission and other International organisations

List of abbreviatons and bibliography

Statistical annex

2007

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