The document discusses the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA), a multi-stakeholder platform that aims to strengthen the quality, supply and image of apprenticeships across Europe. It provides updates on the EAfA's activities and roadmap for 2017, which includes plans to host several events and launch initiatives focused on apprenticeship quality, mobility, and support. Key figures highlighted include 524,500 new apprenticeship opportunities and 390,000 apprenticeships under the Youth Guarantee program. The Erasmus+ action plan also aims to support long-term apprenticeship mobility programs.
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The European Alliance for Apprenticeship - Norbert Schobel, European Commission DG EMPL
1. The European Alliance for
Apprenticeship
FITT – Final conference
Brussels, 16th
March 2017
Norbert Schöbel, Team leader
European Commission, DG EMPL, E.3
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4. DG EACDG EAC
Concrete figures
524,500
new apprenticeship
and job
opportunities
390,000
apprenticeships
under Youth
Guarantee
+
2013-2020 2013-2016…
5. DG EACDG EAC
EAFA Roadmap – 2017
• Highlights:
• EAFA High-level event: 4 years, 30-31 May, Malta
• Proposal for a Quality Framework for Apprenticeships, July (tbc)
• Cedefop Policy Learning Forum, 7-8 September, Thessaloniki
• EAFA meeting with 2016 Petronor EAFA Award company, 14-15
September, Spain
• EAFA seminar: Supporting candidate countries, 26-27 October,
Montenegro
• Launch of Erasmus+ call for proposals on joint qualifications, October
• EAFA meeting (focus on digital skills and on EAfA Awards), Brussels, 22
November, in context of 2nd
European Vocational Skills Week
Limited reimbursement available (only for EAfA members) 5
8. DG EACDG EAC
Malta, High-level event, 30-31 May
2017
4 year EAfA - 3 thematic themes
•Boosting mobility for apprentices
•Apprenticeships support services: Making it Happen!
•Towards a European Quality Framework for Apprenticeships
Launch of a new European Network of Apprentices
In cooperation with the European Youth Forum and OBESSU
and with participation of the EAFA Award winners Apprentice 2016
Welcoming newcomers
Signing of new national commitments and pledges, and statements
from selected stakeholders 8
9. DG EACDG EAC
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Erasmus Pro
For a million young
”European apprentices” by
2020
MEP Jean Arthuis
Pilot project - Towards a single
European apprenticeship
framework
Long duration
mobility of Apprentices
10. DG EACDG EAC
Erasmus+
New design for Key Action 1 on VET mobility
New strand for ERASMUS PRO (long duration mobility)
LOT 1 – "Leonardo da Vinci" (current
existing support)
for short duration mobility in VET
(on average: less than 6 months)
LOT 2 - "ERASMUS PRO"
(new strand of support)
for long duration mobility of VET work
placements including apprenticeships
(6-12 months)
Targets for the 2014-2020 period:
Participants:
•650.000 VET learners
•200.000 VET Staff
Budget: € 2 Billion
Targets for the 2018-2020 period:
Participants:
•50.000 work placements
(re-assigning existing resources
E+ 15% flexibility, and MFF review)
11. DG EACDG EAC
European Alliance for Apprenticeships
http://ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance
EAfA newsletter:
Please send an e-mail to our functional mailbox: EMPL-EAFA@ec.europa.eu
LinkedIn / #ApprenEU
32 countries on board (28 MS, EFTA: NO, CH; candidate countries: AL, ME, TR, FYROM) - some talks with Serbia and hope to join soon too.
No pledges yet from Hungary!
Overview the Alliance 2017-2018:
10 working areas with the first 3 as our priorities.
Support services – 3 pillars (knowledge, networking, supporting actions):
Knowledge sharing – bring together key toolkits, guidelines, studies etc that can serve for knowledge clustering (eg Aprenticeship Toolbox, Netwbl);
Networking and develop communities of pratice between stakeholders with similar interests, challenges and actions
Supporting actions – demand driven support through expert advice, mutual learning and funding (benchlearning, matching etc)
European qualitfications: Joint European VET/ apprenticeship qualifications including a new Erasmus+ call (KA3), including higher VET
Link to Sector Skills Alliances, Blueprint and existing cross-border projects
Mobility: - Boost apprenticeship mobility; Launch 2nd pilot projects on long-term mobility
Work with EAfA members on removing obstacles; Work to strengthen Erasmus+ support
Transparency of offers through EURES & Drop'pin
New challenges: Integration of migrants into VET, Digitalisation, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Higher VET, Evidence-based approach
Quality/cost-effectiveness: Follow-up of EU social partners' joint statement and the ACVT opinion; Follow-up of OECD project on cost and benefits
Funding: current new KA 3 call and new next year, improve info on funding
Benchmark: Explore possibility of WBL benchmark, Work with Eurostat, Cooperate with MS, social partners, Cedefop and ETF
Apprentices: develop an EU network for apprentices, cooperate EYF, Obessu
International: Continue cooperation with ILO, OECD, GAN and EU-U.S. dialogue
Jacques Delors Institute proposal has some similarities to MobiPro or the integration of apprenticeships in EURES, i.e. an apprentice should be given the opportunity to do a full apprenticeship abroad.
Arthuis pilot project:
Testing support infrastructure, as well as
institutional and contractual frameworks for organising and facilitating long-duration Apprentices' work placements abroad:
Assess demand,
Identify obstacles,
Disseminate good practices