DOCUMENT RESUME ED A78 879 CE 085 290 ETF Work Programme, 2003. TITLE European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). INSTITUTION TA-AA-02-001-EN-C REPORT NO ISBN-92-9157-305-1 ISBN ISSN-1682-2021 ISSN PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 44p. For full text: http://www.etf.eu.int/WebSite.nsf/ AVAILABLE FROM Pages/7880393B9309AE17C1256D130 0514B39/ $FILE /Work Programme-En.pdf. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Developing Nations; *Economic Development; *Educational Administration; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; *International Cooperation; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Labor Market; Linking Agents; Postsecondary Education; Program Design; Program Development; Secondary Education; *Technical Assistance; *Vocational Education Balkans; Europe (East Central); *European Training IDENTIFIERS Foundation; European Union; Mediterranean Region; Mongolia ABSTRACT This document describes the proposed 2003 activities of the European Training Foundation (ETF) to support vocational education and training reform in non-European Union (EU) countries in the context of the EU's external relations program. The activities listed cover these four main groups of countries across three continents: the Mediterranean partners; the countries of the Western Balkans; the New Independent States and Mongolia, and the future member states of the European Union. Activities appear under the following major headings: (1) support to EU programs and dissemination of (2) provision and analysis of information and data in support of EU policies; the Commission and partner countries; and (3) development activities. (With the expertise and assistance of the ETF, each of the partner countries must address critical issues of quality and the transfer of qualifications and skills between sectors and countries as a precondition for lifelong learning and increased mobility. Because of the differences between the four groups of countries, the ETF does not offer standard products or services, but provides a "tailor-made" approach to each region and partner country.) The document also includes information about the Tempus program, activity-based budgeting, and an annex describing joint work between the ETF and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), with special reference to candidate countries. 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For any additional information please contact: External Communication Unit European Training Foundation Villa Gualino Viale Settimio Severo 65, 10133 Torino I T +39 011 630 2222 F +39 011 630 2200 E [email protected] 3 BEST COPY AVAILABLE ETF WORK PROGRAMME 2003 4 A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2002. ISBN 92-9157-305-1, ISSN 1682-2021 Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Italy L LIUULJULSLJULIWUUL11-mULILJULJULILILJULILAULLJULMILRIA-11-11.41-,L11_,....,....,.._114,11.11.11-.1 J1. 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FUTURE MEMBER STATES 19 Support to EU programmes and dissemination of EU policies 5.1 Provision and analysis of information and data in support of 5.2 20 policy development by the Commission and partner countries 20 Development activities 5.3 WORK PROGRAMME 2003 29 6. THE TEMPUS PROGRAMME IN 2003 29 Aim 6.1 29 Role of the European Training Foundation in Tempus in 2003 6.2 35 7. ACTIVITY BASED BUDGETING (ABB) 2003 35 Introduction 7.1 35 Definition of activities 7.2 36 Definition of resources 7.3 39 ANNEX Annex 1 - ETF AND CEDEFOP: 39 Joint work with special reference to candidate countries in 2003 7 4 000000C30010C1013000001:10001300000E100001310E301:301 1013000000000001301013001300000000001300001310000000 "DULL PE _I :111 000000C10000131130000000000000000000000000017700-,000L.3- [2. 00000001:3000013013013000000000130000000C111301130000000610131G ,'Or0"1 0 000013101300:30CI3O13000D0000120130000000[3012113130munDE3 I,C1M LI 0,3 0100001,100 00005000000000000000000000011110000101111013011300000 0000001300000000013000000000000000000E1000000000L1on0 morl067 00013006300000011300t3000130000000011110000000010900000230172001300C3 0000000000000000000000000000000000000030000000E100E1013000 1301300111E 0© ©001,30®19000000 013 ©000000000000®0®0000000100 ©0©130 O 000000000001300000001500000000001300000130000000001:1000000 © ©0000113 KILL! 0C10130000000131210001:101:113(3000001:3E113001110017130000000000001:100000 0000000Einion01111013000000C3191300011100011110000121E11000000000010000001 00000000000E100000000 INTRODUCTION O 006100000320001110001300 000000000000010000000 O 0000001510001000000000 00000000000000000000 06300000110®0000000 000 13000000000000013000¢ 0000000000000000131300 000000C100001000000000 00000000E100000000000 00000000000000000000 00000000000000000000 00000000000000000000 000/30E100000=000013510 000000013000000000000 000001311r3139IN3t3E33 MIDIN3 00000000000g30000112000 000030011301:5001300E10000 130000000131300000001300 0000000001300001300000 610000000000130011100000 000000000000001300000 0001300E10000E100000000 0000000130000130000000 THE ETF The ETF is thus a centre of expertise for the development of training and skills in the context of EU external aid to third countries The European Training Foundation (ETF) and offers: supports the reform of vocational training in its partner countries within the context of in-depth know-how and experience in European Union external relations labour market related vocational training programmes. and lifelong learning issues; insight into those political, social and Through programmes such as MEDA, economic dimensions which are CARDS, Tacis and Phare, the Community relevant for the development of training seeks to promote its external policy systems in third countries; and, objectives and to convey the value which experience of the project cycles of EU can be added by the European approach. external relations programmes. This recognises that investing in people and developing a country's human The ETF also provides technical resources is of paramount importance not assistance to the Commission for the only for successful economic development Tempus programme in the field of higher but also for employment, social cohesion education. and stability. Working within the context of these THE CONTEXT programmes, the ETF supports the Commission by facilitating the reform of During 2003, the context in which the ETF vocational training in its partner countries operates will continue to evolve as a and territories. The ETF also promotes consequence of developments in the access to European expertise and European Union and partner countries. practices in human resource development in general and the European Employment The quality and performance of vocational Strategy in particular. education and training are central to achieving the goal set at Lisbon for Europe Activities cover four main groups of to become the most competitive and countries across three continents: the dynamic knowledge-based society in the Mediterranean partners'; the countries of world by 2010. Similarly, the conclusions of the Western Balkans2; the New Independent the Barcelona Council demand that Europe States and Mongolia3; and the future must become a world reference point for Member States4 of the European Union. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus 1 and Malta. The latter 3 countries are future Member States of the European Union and as such are covered by the ETF's activities for future Member States (see 4 below). Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Former Yugoslav Republic of 2 Macedonia. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, 3 Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. Also known as the Candidate Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, 4 Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Turkey. 5 S WORK PROGRAMME 2003 In the past the ETF has responded to education and training by the same date. requests articulated by a number of As a key element of this challenge, a new Commission Directorates General process of increased co-operation in (Education and Culture; External Relations; vocational education and training has Enlargement; Employment) and the begun this year, involving Member States Europe Aid Cooperation Office. and candidate countries. Increasingly, however, EC Delegations in each partner country will assume a greater These strategic developments in the degree of responsibility for the European Union will impact not only on management of EU external assistance. present and future Member States but will Furthermore requests for ETF support will also have a significant effect on partner come directly from the Delegations within countries in the Western Balkans which are the partner countries. As a consequence of on the long road to accession to the this de-concentration the ETF will need to European Union. Each partner country will engage with a far greater number of need to address the critical issues of players in order to assess accurately, and quality and the transfer of qualifications then meet, the needs for its services. and skills between sectors and countries - a pre-condition for lifelong learning and During 2002 the ETF put a considerable increased mobility. amount of energy into a major change exercise in order to position itself to be Fundamental changes are also evident in able to develop further as a centre of the future Member States and other partner expertise and also to respond positively to countries as a consequence of the the forthcoming changes and transition to market economy arrangements developments outlined above. An external which continue to impact on labour markets evaluation of the ETF commenced in early and vocational and training systems. 2002, under the auspices of the Commission, the results of which will be At the same time the European Union is the subject of a Commission addressing issues of stability and security Communication to the European by deepening and extending dialogue and Parliament and Council in late 2002. The cultural exchanges to foster understanding outcomes from both of these initiatives will between different peoples and cultures. To place the ETF in an even better position to further this objective, the scope of the be able to implement effectively the Tempus programme will be widened to activities proposed for 2003. include eight new partners in the Mediterranean region and the technical assistance to this programme provided by the ETF will extend accordingly. 9 6 1. ETF ACTIVITIES IN 2003 content of activities; evaluation and Because of the wide differences both within assessment of impact; and dissemination. and between the four regions in which the ETF services are provided to four ETF operates there is a corresponding Directorates General within the European diversity of needs. For this reason the ETF Commission (External Relations; does not offer standard products or Enlargement; Employment and Social services but provides a "tailor-made" Affairs; and Education and Culture, the approach to each individual region and ETF's DG de tutelle) to EuropeAid and to partner country, whether this be in the form EC Delegations. of policy advice or help in piloting development activities. For the sake of transparency, ETF services are 1.2 PROVISION AND categorised under three major headings as ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION follows: AND DATA IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION AND PARTNER COUNTRIES 1.1 SUPPORT TO EU PROGRAMMES AND DISSEMINATION OF EU The ETF supports the development of POLICIES information and analysis on labour market-related vocational training in partner countries which meets international As a centre of expertise and agency of the standards. The principal network for the European Union, the principal role of the provision of information and analysis is the ETF is to prepare for and respond to ETF's network of National Observatories requests for support from the Commission. which operates throughout the future This assistance and advice is usually Member States, Western Balkans and the delivered at one or more of the following NIS region and which is linked to the stages of the project cycle: analysis of ETF's Advisory Forum. In 2003, the needs; programming; project identification, ETF will continue to broaden this design and appraisal, monitoring of the 7 10