Traduction de «adult and vocational education act » (Anglais → Français) :

12. Recalls the need to ensure access to vocational education and training and adult education, both formal and non-formal, for women who have had to interrupt their education or quit their jobs in order to take care of family members, and for single mothers, regardless of their level of competence (referring to both high- and low-skilled women); insists that such training should be attractive and flexible; and encourages any measure that concretely helps women to balance family life with work or training;

The basic principle of this framework is lifelong learning, which occurs in all environments, whether it be formal, non-formal and informal learning, and at all levels: from early childhood education to higher education, vocational education and training and adult education.

10. Notes that the Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig sub-programmes promote partnerships and exchanges of best practices across Europe, helping both educators and learners to acquire new skills; acknowledges that they therefore bring to school, adult and vocational education a better understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity, and improve the skills base of Europeans, thereby directly contributing to an increase in Europe’s competitiveness; takes note of the success of the Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) in establishing partnerships with universities outside the EU and highlighting the distinctive characteristics of Europe ...[+++]an higher education capable of attracting gifted young people with a view to increasing the EU’s competitiveness at world level;

Furthermore, it is also crucial to facilitate the transition between different education and training systems (schools, vocational education and training, higher education, adult education) and between formal, non-formal and informal learning.

Encourage both higher education and vocational education institutions to reach out more to adult learners, as well as develop partnerships with the business community in order to motivate employers to organise, and employees to engage in, adult learning in the workplace.

As an instrument for the promotion of lifelong learning, it covers, at all levels, general and adult education, higher education, as well as vocational education and training (VET) – which was the sole focus of the Decision.