Policy recommendations to be based on LSE survey
The first meeting of the policy working group on Vocational Education and Training (VET) will take place at the headquarters of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in Turin, Italy on the 16th & 17th June.
The thematic (cross beneficiary) policy meeting of the Regional Inclusive PolicyNet includes members from 7 Beneficiaries of the Joint EU/CoE Project “Regional Support for Inclusive Education” in South East Europe.
The PolicyNet is a platform for exchanging experience and learning. It contributes in developing a common understanding of inclusive education within the region and it actively seeks to influence politicians on inclusive education. The PolicyNet will develop concrete policy recommendations and plans for their implementation at various levels of education (primary, secondary, VET).
The policy working group on VET will develop policy recommendations based on:
- the research findings from two studies carried out by the ETF and EU/CoE regional projects and conducted by the London School of Economics (LSE) in the SEE region (“Mapping VET policies and practices for social inclusion and social cohesion”; and “Baseline survey on inclusive policies and practices”);
- the experiences of the “TeacherNet” and “SchoolNet”.
The PolicyNet has established a strategic partnership with the ETF because the Foundation is the leader of policy reforms in the VET sector in the SEE region and it is thus appropriate to hold the first working group at the ETF’s headquarters.
Objectives:
- 1) to discuss the findings from the Mapping research on VET policies and practices for social inclusion and social cohesion and the Baseline survey on inclusive policies and practices,
- 2) to obtain feedback from the participants on the findings and agree how the VET working group will use this evidence in their further policy decisions.
Expected result:
VET regional priority recommendations agreed, identified through beneficiary studies/reports.