European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

VETAlert
Just published on Vocational Education and Training - September 2011
The following publications have just been added to Cedefops bibliographic database VET-Bib. Most titles are available either at our Cedefop library or they are accessible electronically. Descriptors are taken from ETT - European Training Thesaurus. References from EU Member States, Norway and Iceland are provided by ReferNet. If titles provided by ReferNet are not available online, a reference to the national Cedefop ReferNet partner is given. All hyperlinks were working at the time of production. Please report any broken links (see impressum).

Briefing notes
[English] [German] [French] [Greek] [Hungarian] [Spanish] [Italian] Crossing frontiers to share expertise / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 4 p. (Cedefop Briefing Note). ISBN 978-92-896-0763-6 Descriptors: study tour; Lifelong Learning Programme; international exchange; study visits; EU countries; Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; Croatia; Turkey. [English] [French] [German] [Spanish] [Greek] [Hungarian] [Italian] When defining learning outcomes in curricula, every learner matters / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 4 p. (Cedefop Briefing Note). ISSN 1831-2411 Descriptors: curriculum development; assessment of learning outcomes.

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Briefing notes ...................................................... 1 Short descriptions............................................... 1 Working papers ................................................... 1

Short descriptions
[online] Vocational education and training in Poland: short description / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 66 p. - ISBN 978-92-896-0835-0 Descriptors: training system; educational policy; initial training; continuing training; vocational guidance; vocational counselling; financing of education; teacher training; Poland. [English] [German] [Hungarian] Vocational education and training in Hungary: short description / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 86 p. - ISBN 978-92-896-0818-3 Descriptors: training system; educational policy; training policy; continuing training; teacher training; financing of education; initial training; Hungary.

EU PUBLICATIONS ............................................. 1 THEMES ............................................................. 4

Identifying skill needs......................................... 4 Understanding qualifications............................. 5 Analysing policy.................................................. 6 Developing lifelong learning .............................. 8

COUNTRY INDEX .............................................. 10 IMPRESSUM AND HOW TO SUBSCRIBE ............... 10

CEDEFOP PUBLICATIONS
[online] Medium-term priorities 2012-14 / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 32 p. - ISBN 978-92-896-0827-5 Descriptors: Cedefop; training policy coordination; educational policy; EU countries. [English] [German] Learning while working: success stories on workplace learning in Europe / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. - ISBN 978-92-896-0696-7 Descriptors: work based training; access to training; lifelong learning; flexicurity; training policy coordination; adult learning; skill development; in company training; EU countries. [online] Skills for green jobs: a global view: synthesis report based on 21 country studies / Strietska-Ilina, Olga; Technical Working Group Quality in VET. Geneva: ILO, 2011.Descriptors: skill shortage; comparative analysis; case study; environmental protection; sustainable development; climate change; skill needs analysis; green economy; green jobs; EU countries.

Working papers
[online] Lifelong guidance across Europe: reviewing policy progress and future prospects / Cedefop. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 128 p. (Cedefop working paper; No 11). - ISBN 97892-896-0729-2 ISSN 1831-2403 Descriptors: educational guidance; educational policy; vocational guidance; guidance service; guidance officer; career planning; EU countries.

EU PUBLICATIONS
[online] Action plan on adult learning: achievements and results 2008-2010: Commission Staff Working Paper. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 53 p. (SEC; (2011) 271 final of 1.3.2011). Descriptors: adult learning; lifelong learning; training policy; access to training; quality of training; teaching personnel; validation of learning outcomes; migrant training; EU countries.

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[online] Adults in formal education: policies and practice in Europe Brussels: Eurydice, 2011. 86 p. - ISBN 978-92-9201-147-5 Descriptors: adult learning; adult training; lifelong learning; formal learning; non formal learning; informal learning; higher education; financing of education; EU countries. [online] An agenda for new skills and jobs: a European contribution towards full employment / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 32 p. - ISBN 978-92-79-19669-0 Descriptors: skill development; forecasting; assessment of learning outcomes; information technology; lifelong learning; employment creation; new skills/emerging skills; EU countries. [online] Reducing early school leaving: accompanying document to the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on policies to reduce early school leaving / European Commission. 37 p. (SEC; (2011) 96, 31.1.2011). Descriptors: school leaving; youth policy; school; EU countries. [online] Conclusions on preparatory work for the pilot European Innovation Partnership "Active and Healthy Ageing". Brussels: Council of the European Union, 2011. Descriptors: older worker; older person; age group; active ageing; EU countries. [online] Consultation paper by DG Internal Market and Services on the professional qualifications Directive the professional qualifications Directive / European Commission. 2011. 20 p. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions on the European Pact for gender equality for the period 2011 - 2020. Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: equal opportunities; social integration; employment creation; access to employment; social policy; access to training; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: a European framework for social and territorial cohesion / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: social integration; poverty; employment creation; economic policy; social policy; Community policy; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions on The Joint Employment Report in the context of the Annual Growth Survey 2011: political guidance on employment policies / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: employment creation; employment policy; performance appraisal; economic crisis; Europe 2020 strategy; governance; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions on "the social dimension in the context of an integrated Europe 2020 strategy" / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: social integration; social exclusion; access to training; EU countries.

[online] Council conclusions Promoting youth employment to achieve the Europe 2020 objectives / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: youth employment; young worker; employment creation; access to employment; youth policy; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions Reconciliation of work and family life in the context of demographic change / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: family; family allowance; female employment; demography; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions Support of the implementation of the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: disabled person; access to training; disadvantaged group; access to employment; EU countries. [online] Council conclusions Tackling child poverty and promoting child well-being / Council of the European Union. 2011. Descriptors: children's rights; social exclusion; poverty; child; access to education; EU countries. [online] Council Recommendation of 28 June 2011 on policies to reduce early school leaving / Council of the European Union -In Official Journal of the European Union, C 191, 1.7.2011, p. 1-6. Descriptors: school leaving; youth policy; school; EU countries. [online] Council Recommendation of 28 June 2011 Youth on the move: promoting the learning mobility of young people / Council of the European Union -- In Official Journal of the European Union, C 199, 7.7.2011, 1-5. Descriptors: student mobility; youth policy; skill development; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] Database of regulated professions in the EU Member States, EEA countries and Switzerland / European Commission. 2011. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries. [online] Directive 2005/36/EC: Frequently Asked Questions / European Commission. 2010. 16 p. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries. [online] EU employment situation and social outlook: Quarterly review June 2011 / European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Brussels: European Commission, 2011. 68 p. Descriptors: employment monitoring system; economic crisis; labour market; unemployment; public sector; automobile industry; EU countries. [online] Europe 2020 Employment Performance Monitor: pilot version / The Employment Committee. 2011. Descriptors: employment policy; access to employment; skill development; statistics; economic crisis; competitive employment; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries.

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[online] European Parliament resolution of 8 June 2011 on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy. Descriptors: training policy; training system; lifelong learning; skill development; skill shortage; educational objective; Community policy; assessment of learning outcomes; comparability of qualifications; economic crisis; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] European Year of Volunteering 2011 Evaluation Ex ante: Commission Staff Working Document. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2009. 19 p. (SEC; (2009) 725, 3.6.2009). Descriptors: voluntary service; voluntary organisation; youth; evaluation; EU countries. [online] Evaluation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) / European Commission. 2011. 89 p. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries. [online] Everything you need to know about the recognition of professional qualifications: User guide Directive 2005/36/EC 66 questions 66 answers / European Commission. 2009. 40 p. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries. [online] Green Paper Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) / European Commission. 2011. 19 p. (Documents COM; (2011) 367 final, 22.6.2011). Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; labour mobility; recognition of learning outcomes; EU countries. [online] Guidance paper for the steering group of the pilot European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing: Commission Staff Working Document / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 13 p. (SEC; (2011) 589, 13.5.2011). Descriptors: older worker; older person; age group; EU countries. [online] Improving quality in the adult learning sector: summary report from the participants / GHK Consulting; European Commission. , 2011. 25 p. Improving quality in the adult learning sector, Brussels, 30th June - 1st July 2011. Descriptors: adult learning; Community programme; quality of learning; EU countries. [online] Industrial relations in Europe 2010 / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 104 p. (SEC; (2011) 292 final). Descriptors: labour relations; social partners; social dialogue; economic crisis; labour legislation; wage; green economy; EU countries. [online] Innovation Union Competitiveness report 2011: full report / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 800 p. Descriptors: competition; economic development; comparative analysis; economic ciriss; innovation; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries.

[online] Is the design and management of the mobility scheme of the Leonardo da Vinci programme likely to lead to effective results? / European Court of Auditors. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2010. (Special report; 4). - ISBN 9789292077699 Descriptors: Lifelong Learning Programme; financial management; training programme; student mobility; EU countries. [online] Key Data on Learning and Innovation through ICT at school in Europe. Brussels: Eurydice, 2011. 120 p. - ISBN 978-92-9201184-0 Descriptors: information technology; skill development; innovation; school; statistics; EU countries. [online] Language learning at pre-primary school level: maing it efficient and sustainable a policy handbook: European Strategic Framework for Education and training (ET 2020) Commission Staff Working Paper / European Commission. , 2011. 30 p. (SEC; (2011) 928 final, 07.07.2011). Descriptors: multilingualism; language; Community policy; educational planning; EU countries. [online] Migrant integration: aggregate report May 2011 / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 124 p. (Qualitative Eurobarometer). Descriptors: migrant integration; migrant; attitude; survey; EU countries. [online] Opinion of the Employment Committee on the Europe 2020 flagship initiative "the agenda for new skills and jobs / The Employment Committee. 2011. Descriptors: skill; employment creation; skill development; female employment; economic crisis; competitive employment; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] The organisation of the academic year in Europe: 2011/12. Brussels: Eurydice, 2011. 46 p. Descriptors: schooling; EU countries; Iceland; Norway; Switzerland; Turkey. [online] Preparation of a new programme in the field of education and training post-2013: results of the public consultation / European Commission; GHK Consulting. Brussels: European Commission, 2011. Descriptors: Lifelong Learning Programme; lifelong learning; community programme; training programme; EU countries. [online] PROGRESS Annual Performance Monitoring Report 2010: monitoring of the performance of the European Union programme for employment and social solidarity PROGRESS (200713). Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 47 p. - ISBN 978-92-79-20160-8 Descriptors: social exclusion; financing; access to employment; disadvantaged group; equal opportunities; Community programme; EU countries. [online] Public consultation on the modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC): summary of responses / European Commission. , 2011. 22 p. Descriptors: recognition of qualifications; comparability of qualifications; level of qualification; recognition of learning outcomes; labour mobility; EU countries.

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[online] Report on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises / European Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 8 p. (Documents COM; (2011) 434, 14.7.2011). ISSN 0254-1475 Descriptors: statistics; continuing training; enterprise; lifelong learning; EU countries. [online] Report on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy / Hirsch, Nadia / European Parliament. Brussels: European Parliament, 2011. 35 p. (Session document; A7-0082/2011). Descriptors: training policy; skill development; training system; lifelong learning; economic crisis; Europe 2020 strategy; EU countries. [online] Report on women and business leadership / RatsaTsagaropoulou, Rodi / European Parliament. Luxembourg: European Parliament, 2011. 16 p. (Session document; A70210/2011). Descriptors: female employment; equal opportunities; business worker; leadership; EU countries. [online] Synthesis report on the public consultation on the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. Brussels: Council of the European Union, 2011. 88 p. Descriptors: older worker; older person; age group; active ageing; EU countries. [online] Teaching reading in Europe: contexts, policies and practices Brussels: Eurydice, 2011. 224 p. - ISBN 978-92-9201-179-6 Descriptors: literacy; computer literacy; teaching; EU countries. [online] Mid term review of the Lifelong Learning Programme: report from the Commission. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. 11 p. Descriptors: lifelong learning; Community programme; student mobility; training programme; EU countries. [online] The challenge of shadow education: private tutoring and its implications for policy makers in the European Union / Network of experts in Social Sciences of Education and training NESSE; European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture. , 2011. 78 p. - ISBN 978-92-79-19986-8 Descriptors: private education; private sector; school; cost of training; teacher; education system; EU countries. [online] The social dimension of the Europe 2020 strategy: a report of the social protection committee (2011) / Council of the European Union. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2011. - ISBN 978-92-79-19802-1 ISSN 1831-9920 Descriptors: social integration; social exclusion; access to training; EU countries. [online] Using ECVET for geographical mobility: part II of the ECVET's users guide / European Commission. 2011. 28 p. Descriptors: training credit; lifelong learning; student mobility; European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET); EU countries. [online] Youth on the move: analytical report [Eurobarometer] / European Commission, Directorate General for Education and

Culture. Brussels: European Commission, 2011. 60 p. (Flash Eurobarometer; 319). Descriptors: young person; youth policy; leisure; voluntary service; student mobility; training abroad; social role; survey; student exchange; EU countries.

THEMES
Identifying skill needs
[online] All-island skills study: summary / Policy and Advisory Board for Industrial Development in Ireland. Dublin: FORFAS, 2008. 28 p. Descriptors: skill analysis; skill shortage; skill; skill obsolescence; vocational education; educational deficit; training development; training effectiveness; Ireland; Northern Ireland. [online] Critical skills retention and development programme / Irish Internet Association. Dublin: IIA, 2011. 7 p. Descriptors: information technology; employment policy; immigration; skill shortage; assessment of learning outcomes; Ireland. [online] Current and future demand for skills in the science based industries: Wales sector skills assessment 2011. Warrington: Cogent Sector Skills Council Ltd, 2010. 43 p. Descriptors: science worker; skill analysis; skill development; skill shortage; Wales; United Kingdom. Cedefop library CED PO M 303 Dispositivo de Antecipao de Necessidades de Competncias e de Capital Humano em Portugal / Carneiro, Roberto; Abecassis, Margarida [Device for the anticipation of skills needs and human capital in Portugal]. Lisboa: Gabinete de Estratgia e Planeamanto, 2010. 193 p. (Coleo Cogitum; 38). ISBN 978-972-704-367-5 Descriptors: human capital; training needs; qualification; occupational profile; statistical analysis; Portugal. [online] Estudio prospectivo de las energas renovables: Espaa 2009. [Prospective study of renewable energies: Spain 2009]. Madrid: Servicio Pblico de Empleo Estatal, Subdireccin General de Estadstica e Informacin, Observatorio de las Ocupaciones, 2010. 163 p. Descriptors: occupational structure; occupational profile; training needs; A level; environment worker; labour market; productivity; Spain. [online] Guidance for higher education providers on current and future skills needs of enterprise / Forfs, Expert Group on Future Skills Needs; Forfs, National Competitiveness Council. Dublin: Forfs, 2011. 33 p. Descriptors: skill shortage; economic sector; highly skilled worker; key competences; Ireland. [online] L'importanza di un fattore multidimensionale: strategia PIAAC / Di Francesco, Gabriella [The importance of a multidimensional factor.] -- In Osservatorio Isfol, vol 1, no 1, (2011), p. 45-56. Rome: Edizioni Angelo Guerini e Associati, 2011. - ISBN 978-88-6250-308-2 Descriptors: human capital; skill; OECD countries.

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[online] Informatvais ziojums par prognozm darbaspka pieprasjuma un piedvjuma atbilstbai vidj termi. [Informative report on middle-term forecasts of labour force demand and supply.]. Riga: Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, 2011. 82 p. Descriptors: labour shortage; economic crisis; forecasting; labour statistics; statistical analysis; labour market analysis; EU countries; Latvia. Cedefop library CED UK M 1887 Introduction to vocational rehabilitation: policies, practices and skills / Langman, Clive. London: Routledge, 2011. 368 p. ISBN 978-0415603065 Descriptors: vocational rehabilitation; case study; disabled person; absenteeism; vocational guidance; United Kingdom. [online] Jobs initiative. Dublin: Department of Finance, 2011. [32 p.] Descriptors: employment creation; competition; educational dropout; government policy; higher education; return to work; skill development; unemployed worker; work experience; Ireland. [online] I lavori verdi possono realizzare la sostenibilit occupazionale? / Kelly, Ron [Can green jobs lead to employment sustainability?.] -- In Diritto delle relazioni industriali, vol 20, no 4 (2010), p. 966-987. Milan: Giuffr, 2010. ISSN 11218762 Descriptors: employability; lifelong learning; sustainable development; environment; green economy; green jobs; climate change; Italy. Cedefop library CED MT M 27 Malta Qualifications Framework 2010. Malta: Malta Qualifications Council, 2010. 16 p. Descriptors: competence; level of qualification; vocational qualifications; level of education; recognition of learning outcomes; skill; lifelong learning; Malta. [online] Mentoring for 21st century skills: it's all about the learning / Keegan, Helen; Fox, Anne. [s. l.]: VITAE, 2010. 170 p. - ISBN 978-1-905732-79-1 Descriptors: mentoring; skill development; lifelong learning; eLearning; Lifelong Learning Programme; online learning; learning method; Internet; social skill; educational technology; new skills/emerging skills; professional development; social networking; Lithuania; EU countries. [online] National Skills Bulletin 2011 / Behan, Jasmina. Dublin: Forfs, 2011. 125 p. Descriptors: labour statistics; foreign language skill; higher education; occupation; skill shortage; work experience; Ireland. [online] Le prospettive occupazionali della green economy tra mito e realt / Rustico, Lisa; Tiraboschi, Michele [Employment prospects in the green economy: myth and reality.] -- In Diritto delle relazioni industriali, vol 20, no 4 (2010), p. 931-965. Milan: Giuffr, 2010. ISSN 1121-8762 Descriptors: employment; sustainable development; labour relations; social dialogue; female employment; green economy; green jobs; EU countries; Italy. [online] Referencing of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (QF/EHEA). Malta: Malta Qualifications Council, 2009. 160 p. - ISBN 978-99932-0-748-1

Descriptors: competence; level of qualification; vocational qualifications; level of education; recognition of learning outcomes; skill; higher education; European qualifications framework (EQF); national qualifications framework (NQF); Malta. [online] Skillnets enterprise-led learning networks annual report 2010. Dublin: Skillnets, 2011. 66 p. Descriptors: local training initiative; economic sector; financing of training; labour mobility; skill development; survey; training partnership; employability; key competences; Ireland. [online] Soft skills en sociale competenties in het secundair onderwijs / Van Eck, E. [Soft skills and social competences in secondary education ]. Amsterdam: Kohnstamm Instituut, 2011.pdf, 155 p. - ISBN 9068139228 Descriptors: skill; secondary education; social skill; vocational education; soft skill; Netherlands. [online] Vacancy overview 2010 / Training and Employment Authority FAS, Skills & Labour Market Research Unit - SLMRU. Dublin: Forfs, 2011. 48 p. Descriptors: job vacancy; foreign language skill; level of qualification; occupation; skill shortage; work experience; Ireland. [online] Waar blijven de opgeleiden van het mbo-groen? / Hvels, Ben [Destination of the green secondary VET graduates.]. Nijmegen: KBA, 2010.pdf, 95 p. Descriptors: graduate employment; entry into working life; transition from school to work; agriculture; career prospects; vocational education; green economy; green jobs; Netherlands. [online] 2010. [Annual Identification of Initial Training Needs for Multi-company Initial Training Programmes in Cyprus for 2010]. Nicosia: Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, 2009. 109 p. - ISBN 9789963438112 Descriptors: training needs; initial training; training programme; enterprise; occupation; Cyprus.

Understanding qualifications
Cedefop ReferNet Germany Beratung in der Nachqualifizierung: Erfahrungen, Strategien und Instrumente / Dauser, Dominique; Schweigard-Kahn, Eva [Guidance in second chance qualifications experiences, strategies and instruments]. Bielefeld: Bertelsmann Verlag, 2011. 48 p. (Leitfaden fr die Bildungspraxis; 49). - ISBN 978-3-76394678-5 Descriptors: unskilled worker; information network; local training initiative; upskilling; teaching personnel; training programme; Germany. [online] Global University rankings and their impact / European University Association - EUA. Brussels: EUA, 2011. 80 p. - ISBN 9789078997276 Descriptors: quality of education; higher education; higher education institute; educational policy; case study; Socrates; EU countries. [online] Klaar voor de start in de zorg?: Inzetbaarheid en kwaliteit van CGO gediplomeerden in de zorg / Sanders, Jos; Keijzer, Laura [Ready to start in healthcare?: employability and quality of CGO graduates in healthcare.]. Hoofddorp: TNO, 2010. 145 p.

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Descriptors: health education; quality of education; nurse; entry into working life; educational reform; comparative analysis; competence; employability; Netherlands. [online] sszefoglal az Orszgos kpzsi jegyzk monitoring vizsglatrl: 2008-2010 Zachr, Lszl [Summary of the monitoring study of the National Qualification Register 20082010]. Budapest: Nemzeti Szakkpzsi s Felnottkpzsi Intzet, 2010. 84 p. Descriptors: vocational qualification; modular training; Hungary. [online restricted access] Journal of education and work [special issue on national qualifications frameworks] / Lauder, Hugh -- In Journal of education and work, 24:3-4, 213-221. , 2011. ISSN 1363-9080 Descriptors: transparency of qualifications; vocational qualification; national qualifcations framework (NQF); qualifications framework; EU countries. [online] Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill, 2011 / Ireland. Department of Education and Skills - DES. Dublin: DES, 2011. 97 p. Descriptors: educational legislation; awarding body; continuing education; higher education; quality management; continuing training; Ireland. [online] Studio comparato sui modelli di garanzia di qualit dell#istruzione e formazione professionale in alcuni paesi europei / Allulli, Giorgio; Gentilini, Debora; Italy. Istituto per lo sviluppo della formazione professionale dei lavoratori - ISFOL [Comparative study on models of quality assurance of vocational education and training in selected European countries.]. Rome: ISFOL, 2011. 82 p. (Isfol analisi; 4). ISSN 2037-3821 Descriptors: quality of training; comparative analysis; quality management; training system; EU countries; France; Netherlands; Spain; Italy; United Kingdom. Cedefop library CED SP M 407 Sistema Nacional de Cualificaciones y Formacin Profesional / Instituto Nacional de las Cualificaciones - INCUAL [National System of Professional Qualifications]. Madrid: Instituto Nacional de las Cualificaciones, 2008. 24 p. Descriptors: vocational qualification; training system; vocational training; skill; level of qualification; lifelong learning; training legislation; occupation; labour market; Spain.

[online] Building on solid foundations: science and technology policy for Iceland 20102012. / Reykjavik: Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, 2011. 20 p Descriptors: research and development; educational policy; science; technology; innovation; Iceland. Cedefop library CED DE M-3368 Determinanten der Bildungsungleichheit: die Leistungsfhigkeit von Bildungssystemen im Vergleich der deutschen Bundeslnder / Schlicht, Raphaela [Determinants of educational inequality: the performance of education systems: a comparison of the German federal states "Lnder".]. [s. l.]: VS Verlag fr Sozialwissenschaften, 2011. 342 p. - ISBN 978-3-53117572-0 Descriptors: access to education; disadvantaged group; equal opportunities; social inequality; comparative analysis; Germany. [online] Effecten van dualisering in het hbo / Reenalda, M. [Effects of dual education in higher professional education in the Netherlands.]. Enschede: Universiteit Twente, 2011.pdf, 229 p. ISBN 978-94-6108-187-2 Descriptors: dual system; higher education; efficiency; educational research; apprenticeship; school enterprise relationship; higher vocational education; Netherlands. [online] The effects of educational systems, school-composition, track-level, parental background and immigrants origins on the achievement of 15-years old native and immigrant students: a re-analysis of PISA 2006 / Dronkers, J. Maastricht: ROA, 2011.pdf, 52 p. Descriptors: level of education; comparative analysis; education system; choice of studies; social inequality; educational institution; OECD countries; Netherlands. [online] Financing adult learning in time of crisis: background report for the Workshop / Dohmen, D.; Timmermann, D.; GHK Consulting. , 2010. 57 p. Descriptors: adult learning; Community programme; financing of training; financing of education; EU countries. Cedefop library CED INT M 3035 Financing higher education worldwide: who pays? who should pay? / Johnstone, D. Bruce; Marcucci, Pamela N. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. 336 p. - ISBN 978-0801894589 Descriptors: financing of education; higher education; comparative analysis; public finance; private finance; cost of education; America; Europe; Asia. [online] Flemish education in images: 2009-2010. Brussels: Flemish Authorities, 2010. 1 folder Descriptors: education system; training system; lifelong learning; post secondary education; secondary education; Belgium; Flemish Community. [online] Policy Recommendations for the Promotion of Multilingualism in the European Union: executive summary / Civil Society Platform on Multilingualism. , 2011. 22 p. Descriptors: multilingualism; language; Community policy; lifelong learning; educational planning; EU countries. [online - restricted access] Inclusion of students with disabilities in tertiary education and employment. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Paris: OECD, 2011. 324 p. (Education and training policy). - ISBN 9789264097414

Analysing policy
Cedefop ReferNet Germany Berufliche Bildung zwischen politischem Reformdruck und pdagogischem Diskurs: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Manfred Eckert / Siecke, Bettina [Vocational training caught in the conflict between political reform pressure and pedagogical discourse festschrift to mark the 60th birthday of Manfred Eckert]. Paderborn: Eusl-Verlags-Gesellschaft, 2011. 386 p. ISBN 978-3-940625-17-5 Descriptors: training research; lifelong learning; social sciences; training system; transfer of learning; transition from school to work; history of training; Germany. [online] Bildungsreform 2000 - 2010 - 2020: Jahresgutachten 2011 / Blossfeld, Hans-Peter [Education reform 2000 - 2010 2020 Annual Survey 2011]. Wiesbaden: Verlag fr Sozialwissenschaften, 2011. 256 p. - ISBN 978-3-531-18029-8 Descriptors: educational reform; continuing education; demography; educational policy; globalisation; labour market; migrant employment; technological change; Germany.

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Descriptors: transition from school to work; post secondary education; social integration; trend; disadvantaged group; access to employment; government policy; vocational education; access to education; educational pathway; OECD countries. [online] Informatvais ziojums par reformu norisi profesionlaj izgltb. [Informative report about the reform progress in vocational education.]. Riga: Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, 2011. 25 p. Descriptors: training reform; educational institution; educational legislation; vocational teacher; financial resource; investment; modernisation; teacher training; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania. [online] Kooperationen zwischen Berufsschulen und berbetrieblichen Bildungszentren / Ahrens, Daniela; Spttl, Georg [Cooperation agreements between vocational schools and inter-company training centres] -- In Die berufsbildende Schule, Vol 63, No 4, p. 114-119. Wolfenbttel: Heckners Verlag, 2011. ISSN 0005-951X Descriptors: dual system; didactics; training legislation; training research; training system; vocational school; intercompany training; Germany. [online] Kwetsbaarheid en veerkracht van maatschappelijke systemen [Vulnerability and resiliency of complex social systems.]. The Hague: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2011.pdf, 28 p. - ISBN 978-90-6984-634-7 Descriptors: educational policy; education system; educational research; social policy; social sciences; Netherlands. [online] Lnderbericht Schweden / Niller, Hans-Peter [Country report Sweden]. Bonn: BMBF, 2011. 64 p. rev. ed. (internationale.kooperation.de: Lnderberichte; 08/2011). Descriptors: training system; education system; international cooperation; international relations; research policy; research programme; training policy; Germany; Sweden. [online] Monitor EU-Bildungspolitik: Europische Umsetzung des Strategischen Rahmens Bildung und Ausbildung 2020 (ET 2020).. Nationale Agentur Bildung fr Europa beim Bundesinstitut fr Berufsbildung [EU Educational Policy Monitor European implementation of the Education and Training 2020 (ET 2020) strategic framework]. Bonn: BMBF, 2011. 25 p. Descriptors: Community policy; Community programme; education; higher education; informal learning; lifelong learning; transparency of qualifications; vocational qualification; vocational training; EU countries; Germany. [online] Notwendig, aber reformbedrftig!: Die vorberufliche Bildung fr Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund / Christe, Gerhard [Necessary, but requiring reform pre-vocational training for young people from a migrant background]. Bonn: Friedrich-EbertStiftung, 2011. 64 p. - ISBN 978-3-86872-673-2 Descriptors: transition from school to work; migrant integration; vocational preparation; migrant training; vocational counselling; vocational guidance; Germany. [online] Onderwijsbeleid in Nederland: de kwantificering van effecten / Van Elk, Roel [Educational policy in the Netherlands: quantification of effects]. The Hague: CPB, 2011.pdf, 93 p. (CPB achtergronddocument). Descriptors: educational policy; productivity; education system; human capital; vocational education; examination; evidence; Netherlands.

[online] Op weg naar 2010 .de finale: Voortgangsrapportage van MBO 2010 / Basoski, Iwan [On the route towards 2010 .the final lap: progress report MBO2010.]. Ede: MBO 2010, 2010.pdf, 32 p. Descriptors: educational reform; vocational education; higher vocational education; Netherlands. Cedefop library CED EG M 5274 The open method of coordination in vocational education and training: a triangle of EU governance / Cort, Pia -- In Research of vs research for education policy: in an era of transnational policy-making, p. 170-184. Saarbrcken: VDM Verlag Dr. Mller, 2009. - ISBN 978-3-639-00169-3 Descriptors: Community policy; Community programme; educational policy; training policy; European dimension; Copenhagen process; governance; EU countries. Cedefop library CED INT M-3038 The Oxford handbook on welfare state policy / Castles, Francis G. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. 876 p. - ISBN 978-0-19-957939-6 Descriptors: government policy; educational policy; social policy; Community policy; health; Europe; OECD countries; developed countries. Cedefop library CED EG M-5274 Research of vs research for education policy: in an era of transnational policy-making / Desjardins, Richard; Rubenson, Kjell. Saarbrcken: VDM Verlag Dr. Mller, 2009. 210 p. - ISBN 978-3-639-00169-3 Descriptors: educational policy; globalisation; educational reform; training policy; European dimension; educational research; Copenhagen process; governance; EU countries; OECD countries. [online] Restructuring Swedish VET: a new qualified VET student in the making / Henning Loeb, Ingrid. Melbourne: Australian Association of Research on Education, 2010. (AARE, Australian Association of Research on Education; 2010). ISSN 2210-5328 Australian Association of Research on Education, Melbourne, 2010. Descriptors: training reform; apprenticeship; educational reform; upper secondary education; Denmark; Europe; Sweden. [online] The state of education in the Netherlands in 2009-2011 / Netherlands. Inspectie van het Onderwijs. Utrecht: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, 2011.pdf, 24 p. - ISBN 978-90-8503-255-7 Descriptors: quality of education; educational statistics; vocational education; examination; Netherlands. [online] Statement by the European University Association in response to the Eurpean Commission Consultation on the modernisaton of higher education in Europe / European University Association - EUA. Brussels: EUA, 2011. 8 p. Descriptors: quality of education; higher education; higher education institute; educational policy; EU countries. [online] Trends in Beeld 2010: zicht op Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap: update May 2011. / Netherlands. Ministerie van Onderwijs en Wetenschappen [A view on 2010 Trends in Education, Media and Sciences: update May 2011.]. The Hague: Ministerie van OCW, 2011. html - ISBN 978-90-5910-608-6 Descriptors: education system; educational statistics; culture; quality of education; trend; Netherlands. Cedefop library CED EG M 5306 bergnge in Bildungssystemen: eine vergleichende Betrachtung von bergngen im deutschen Bildungssystem

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und in den Bildungssystemen ausgewhlter europischer Staaten / Dbert, Hans; Kann, Caroline [Transitions in educational systems: a comparative consideration of transitions in the German educational system and in the educational systems of selected European states] -- In Zeitschrift fr Bildungsverwaltung, Vol 27, No 1, p. 5-26. Heusweiler: Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Bildungsverwaltung, 2011. ISSN 0179-5465 Descriptors: transition from school to work; education system; equal opportunities; higher education; training system; comparative analysis; permeability of education and training systems; EU countries; Germany. Cedefop library BIB 41/0202 bergnge mit System: Rahmenkonzept fr eine Neuordnung des bergangs von der Schule in den Beruf. [Systematic transitions: a framework concept for the realignment of the transition from school to work]. Gtersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2011. 87 p. + 1 DVD - ISBN 978-3-86793-068-0 Descriptors: transition from school to work; initial training; training employment contract; vocational counselling; vocational guidance; vocational preparation; educational pathway; Germany. [online] Vocational education and training (VET) Europe: a policy overview. 's-Hertogenbosch: CINOP, 2011. 25 p. Descriptors: training policy; European Union; history of training; Community policy; EU countries. Cedefop library CED DE M-3369 Wandel trotz Reformstau: die Politik der beruflichen Bildung seit 1970 / Busemeyer, Marius R. [Change instead of a backlog of reform: vocational education policy since 1970.]. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, 2009. 252 p. (Schriften aus dem Max-PlanckInstitut fr Gesellschaftsforschung Kln; 65). - ISBN 978-3-59338866-3 Descriptors: training system; training policy; social dialogue; history of training; historical research; work organisation; social partners; Germany. [online] Youth in Action Interim Evaluation: final report / ECORYS Research and Consulting. London: ECOTEC, 2011. 146 p. Descriptors: youth policy; Youth programme; Community policy; youth aid; access to training; voluntary service; Community programme; EU countries. [online] : 2007. Nicosia: Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, 2008. 78 p. - ISBN 978-9963-43-786-3 Descriptors: training system; educational policy; education system; training policy; training system; Cyprus. [online] : 2007. [The Vocational Education and Training System of Cyprus: Continuing Vocational Education and Training 2007]. Nicosia: Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, 2008. 126 p. Descriptors: continuing training; educational policy; education system; training policy; training system; Cyprus. [online] : 2007 [The Vocational Education and Training System of Cyprus: Initial Vocational Education and Training 2007]. Nicosia: Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, 2008. 90 p. - ISBN 978-9963-43-783-2

Descriptors: vocational education; educational policy; education system; training policy; training system; Cyprus.

Developing lifelong learning

[online] Begeleiding van beginnende leraren in het voortgezet onderwijs. [Educational guidance of new teachers in secondary education.]. Utrecht: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, 2011.pdf, 26 p. Descriptors: teacher; educational guidance; mentoring; secondary education; Netherlands. [online] European Universities' Charter on Lifelong learning. Brussels: European University Association, 2008. 14 p. - ISBN 9789078997009 Descriptors: lifelong learning; continuing education; skill development; training development; training passport. [online] Evaluierung des Berufsorientierungsprogramms in berbetrieblichen und vergleichbaren Berufsbildungssttten: Evaluationsbericht / Manneke, Karin [Evaluation of the vocational orientation programme in inter-company vocational training centres and comparable training centres evaluation report]. Offenbach: INBAS, 2010. 144 p. Descriptors: vocational counselling; dual system; training policy; training programme; transition from school to work; vocational guidance; intercompany training; Germany. Cedefop library DEL Facilitators of learning: European dossier of commonalities / Szwebs, Caesar. Aalborg: AMU Nordjylland, 2009. 289 p. (Reference System for Facilitators of Learning). Descriptors: vocational teacher; training of trainers; comparative analysis; occupational profile; trainer; validation of learning outcomes; teaching personnel; teacher; professional development; EU countries. [online] Gute Arbeit und lebenslanges Lernen: das Versagen der Weiterbildung in Deutschland / Kistler, Ernst; Friedrich-EbertStiftung - FES, Gesprchskreis Arbeit und Qualifizierung [Good work and lifelong learning: the failure of continuing training in Germany]. Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2010. 36 p. Descriptors: continuing training; lifelong learning; training system; vocational counselling; vocational guidance; valuing learning; training participation rate; Germany. [online] Een leven lang leren in 2010: Onderzoeksrapportage van de monitor postinitieel en de monitor publieke infrastructuur / Buisman, M. [Lifelong learning in 2010: study on the monitor post initial and the monitor public infrastructure.]. 's-Hertogenbosch: Expertisecentrum Beroepsonderwijs (Ecbo), 2011. 82 p. Descriptors: lifelong learning; education system; market; educational statistics; public finance; training market; Netherlands. [online] Een leven lang leren in Nederland / Borghans, L. [Lifelong learning in the Netherlands.]. Maastricht: ROA, 2011. 88 p. - ISBN 978-90-5321-500-5 Descriptors: lifelong learning; educational statistics; work based training; training participation rate; informal learning; human capital; Netherlands. [online] Pdagogische Professionalitt und Lehrerbildung / Krger, Jana; Diehl, Thomas [Pedagogical professionalism and teacher

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training] -- In Die berufsbildende Schule, Vol 63, No 4, p. 127130. Wolfenbttel: Heckners Verlag, 2011. ISSN 0005-951X Descriptors: vocational teacher; curriculum; teacher training; teaching personnel; training legislation; training personnel; professionalism; Germany. [online] Rapport d'information sur la mise en application de la loi 2009-1437 du 24 novembre 2009 relative l'orientation et la formation professionnelle tout au long de la vie / Cherpion, Grard; Gille, Jean-Patrick; France. Assemble nationale., Chambre des dputs [Information report on application of the law 2009-1437 from November 24th, 2009 relative to the orientation and to the lifelong vocational training.]. Paris: Assemble Nationale, 2011. 182 p. (Rapport d'information de l'Assemble Nationale; 3208). Descriptors: vocational training; apprenticeship contract; career; local training initiative; retraining; training employment contract; training reform; vocational guidance; employability; France. [online] The role of LLL in early stage entrepreneurship development: Ventspils case analysis / Avotins, Valdis. Riga: Project-5l, 2011. 24 p. Enhance of lifelong learning cross border capacity, Ventspils, 2011. Descriptors: lifelong learning; enterprise creation; entrepreneurship; innovation; knowledge; regional cooperation; human capital; Finland; Latvia. [online] Werkend leren, lerend werken: professionele ontwikkeling van docenten in persoonlijk en organisatie perspectief / Van Veldhuizen, B. [Learning at work, working to learn: Professional Development of Teachers from the Personal and Organizational Perspective ]. Utrecht: Universiteit Utrecht, 2011.pdf, 374 p. ISBN 978-94-6108-123-0 Descriptors: on the job training; teacher; work based training; team work; professionalism; educational institution; vocational education; Netherlands. [online] Herausforderungen des demografischen Wandels: Expertise im Auftrag der Bundesregierung / Sachverstndigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung [Challenges of demographic change: a survey commissioned by the Federal Government]. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt, 2011. 198 p. Descriptors: demography; economic development; economic statistics; globalisation; innovation; older person; public finance; skill shortage; working age population; Germany. [online] Envisioning future research on the education and learning of adults. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults - ESREA -- In RELA: European journal for research on the

education and learning of adults, vol 1, no 1-2. Linkping: Linkping University Electronic Press, 2010. Descriptors: adult learning; educational research; lifelong learning; quality of education; continuing education; professional development; EU countries. [online] Teaching Council [registration] regulations 2009. Maynooth: Teaching Council, 2009. 26 p. Descriptors: teacher; initial employment; primary school; qualification; regulation; secondary school; continuing training; special needs education. [online] Professionalisation: the struggle within. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults - ESREA -- In RELA: European journal for research on the education and learning of adults, vol 2, no 1. Linkping: Linkping University Electronic Press, 2011. Descriptors: professionalism; adult learning; educational research; lifelong learning; quality of education; continuing education; professional development; EU countries. [online] Background paper Towards a quality assured and integrated lifelong learning implementation strategy: Belgian EU Presidency conference / Kelly, Barbara. 2010. Belgian EU Presidency conference Quality assurance and transparency as interface between Vocational Education and Training, Schools and Higher Education to enhance mobility and to support easier pathways to Lifelong Learning, Bruges, 5-6 December 2010. Descriptors: valuing learning; quality of training; validation of learning outcomes; lifelong learning; assessment of learning outcomes; EU countries. [online] Wege aus dem demographischen Dilemma durch Sensibilisierung, Beratung und Gestaltung / Buck, Hartmut; Schletz, Alexander [Ways out of the demographic dilemma through raising awareness, guidance and structures]. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag, 2011. 118 p. - ISBN 3-8167-5896-7 Descriptors: demography; in company training; labour market; older worker; personnel management; population decline; skill shortage; working time arrangement; ageing society; Germany. [online] 2007-2013 / Cyprus. Planning Bureau - PB [Cyprus Lifelong Learning Strategy Progress Report 2007-2013]. Nicosia: Planning Bureau, 2010. 157 p. Descriptors: lifelong learning; education; employment; labour market; training policy; Cyprus.

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America............................................................................6 Asia ..................................................................................6 Belgium............................................................................6 Croatia..............................................................................1 Cyprus......................................................................5, 8, 9 Denmark...........................................................................7 Estonia .............................................................................7 EU countries.................................... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Finland .............................................................................9 France ..........................................................................6, 9 Germany ..........................................................5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Hungary .......................................................................1, 6 Iceland......................................................................1, 3, 6 Ireland ......................................................................4, 5, 6 Italy...............................................................................5, 6 Latvia .......................................................................5, 7, 9 Liechtenstein...................................................................1 Lithuania ......................................................................5, 7 Malta.................................................................................5 Netherlands .....................................................5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Northern Ireland ..............................................................4 Norway .........................................................................1, 3 OECD countries ......................................................4, 6, 7 Poland ..............................................................................1 Portugal ...........................................................................4 Spain ............................................................................4, 6 Sweden ............................................................................7 Switzerland ..................................................................1, 3 Turkey ..........................................................................1, 3 United Kingdom ......................................................4, 5, 6 Wales................................................................................4

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