1. WORKING GROUPS
MAPPING OF VET POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL
INCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION IN THE WESTERN
BALKANS, TURKEY AND ISRAEL
TEL AVIV, HOTEL METROPOLITAN
DATE 11 NOVEMBER 2013

2. TASKS-REFLECTIONS AND PROPOSALS: MAKING VET FIT FOR PURPOSE
1.
POLICIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE ARE
INSUFFICIENTLY ‘JOINED-UP’ AND CO-ORDINATED
2.
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGED SOCIO- ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND/OR
SPECIAL NEEDS TEND TO BE OVERLY REPRESENTED IN THE VET SCHOOLS; DESPITE
THE GREATER NEEDS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE VET SCHOOLS ARE OFTEN
COMPARATIVELY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNATTRACTIVE
3.
EMPLOYERS AND SOCIAL PARTNERS ARE INADEQUATELY ENGAGED AS PARTNERS IN
VET POLICY DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND PROVISION; THIS HAS A
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE RELEVANCE AND STATUS OF VET QUALIFICATIONS
4.
COMPETENT SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AND RELEVANT METHODS AND MATERIALS ARE
CRUCIAL FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF QUALITY LEARNING OUTCOMES, YET DISTURBING
NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, RESPONDING TO THE PROJECT SURVEYS, EXPRESSED
DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LEARNING FACILITATORS, CONTEXTS AND CONTENTS
5.
SUPPORTIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS, INCLUDING CAREER GUIDANCE
AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, ARE OFTEN INEFFECTUAL AND THERE IS A DEARTH
OF TRACER STUDIES AND RELEVANT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR POLICY
ACTION TO AMELIORATE THIS