EURYDICE. in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy for Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Lars Bo Jakobsen

Transcription

1 EURYDICE in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy for Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Lars Bo Jakobsen Head of Unit and Youth Policy Analysis EACEA 2 December

2 Structure The role and mission of The Europe 2020 strategy for smart sustainable and inclusive growth s contribution: to monitor, understand and contextualisation national performances Date: 1 in 12 pts

3 The Network in COUNTRIES 40 NATIONAL UNITS

4 mission To provide those responsible for education systems and policies in Europe with European-level analyses and information, which will assist them in their decision making.

5 Evolution of the Network 7 Benchmarks for 2020 & programme Support to public debate + guidance and information to policy-makers 2010 : Europe 2020 strategy 2000 : Lisbon Indicators and secondary analysis Mutual understanding 1992 Maastricht 1999 Bologna process Thematic comparative studies Comparable national descriptions Exchange of information 1980 Birth of the Network Questions and answers 4

6 Structure The role and mission of The Europe 2020 strategy for smart sustainable and inclusive growth s contribution: to monitor, understand and contextualisation national performances Date: 5 in 12 pts

7 In 2010, Europe faced a choice : a decade of sluggish growth? Output level Pre-crisis growth path Strong recovery : a full return to earlier growth path and a capacity to go beyond Sluggish recovery : a permanent loss in wealth and stagnation on a lower growth path years Lost decade : a permanent loss in wealth and an eroded potential for future growth Source: presentation of President Barroso to the informal European Council of February 2010, launching Europe 2020

8 Europe 2020: the EU s growth strategy Strengthened EU economic governance Macro-economic & fiscal surveillance Regulation of financial services TARGETS AND GUIDANCE FOR STRUCTURAL REFORMS Flagships for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Digital Agenda Youth on the Move Innovation Union New Industrial Policy New Skills and new Jobs Platform against Poverty Resource Efficiency Modernised EU levers for growth and jobs Single Market Act Trade and external policies Structural Funds and future EU budget

9 EU targets agreed for 2020 Proposed by the Commission and agreed by the European Council in March 2010: all Member States were invited to set national targets on this basis. EMPLOYMENT 75% of the population aged should be employed INNOVATION CLIMATE / ENERGY EDUCATION POVERTY 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D A reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% A share of renewable energies up to 20% An increase in energy efficiency by 20% The share of early school leavers should be under 10% At least 40% of the younger generation should have a degree or diploma Lifting at least 20 million people out of poverty

10 A caveat: change is in the air I want a European Union that is bigger and more ambitious on big things, and smaller and more modest on small things. Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission al investments - EU average: 5.3% of GDP ERASMUS+ 0,01% of EU GDP Competences in : limited - soft law Youth unemployment a key priority Mid-term review of Europe 2020/ ET 2020 Date: 9 in 12 pts

11 Structure The role and mission of The Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth s contribution: to monitor, understand and contextualisation national performances Date: 10 in 12 pts

12 To provide legitimate policy guidance, the Commission needs: Tools/instruments to identify country specific challenges. Detailed knowledge about the institutional set-up in individual countries An understanding of association between reforms/ institutional set-up and national performance Monitoring of reforms and performance over time 11

13 Policy Process in the field Agreed EU objectives, policy frameworks and targets Identification of gaps and challenges EU 2020: Policy guidance through CSRs Stock taking, monitoring EURYDICE + comparative understanding/advice National implementation

14 Quantitative analysis driving policy analysis Comparatively STRONG PERFORMANCE Ex. of best practice + inspiration for other countries Pupil achievement in SCIENCE Early leavers from education and training Tertiary education attainment Pupil achievement in MATHS Employability of recent graduates Poland EU target EU average Pupil achievement in READING Early childhood education and care Adult participation in lifelong learning Comparatively WEAK PERFORMANCE Policy guidance + peer learning

15 Key EU policy frameworks another driver The EU has agreed the most appropriate policy response in a number of fields including: Early Childhood and Care Early leaving from Key competences Modernisation of higher education Adult

16 Policy advice to Poland Country specific recommendation in 2014 in the area of (i) strengthening efforts to reduce youth unemployment, notably by further improving the relevance of education to labour market needs; (ii) increasing the availability of apprenticeships and work-based learning places by strengthening outreach to unregistered youth and the cooperation between schools and employers, in line with the objectives of a youth guarantee; (iii) increasing adult's participation in lifelong learning in order to adjust skills supply to skills demand; (iv) continuing efforts to increase female labour market participation, in particular by taking further steps to increase the availability of affordable quality childcare and pre-school education and ensuring stable funding.

17 Recent EURYDICE reports Forthcoming reports website: Adult Assuring in Europe: Quality in Advancing Access to Learning Opportunities in Europe: Policies and Approaches to School Evaluation

18 14 thematic chapters 17 17

19 Conclusions is a key source for comparative stock-taking and country level information provides legitimacy to a relatively new policy process (Europe 2020) information allows a first association/analysis of institutional set-up and performance.

20 Thank you for your attention! For more information: eu/education/eurydice/ index_en.php