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Current situation regarding vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report provides an overview of the main vocational training systems in Latin America including the role of gov... Show more
This report provides an overview of the main vocational training systems in Latin America including the role of governments, private providers, in-house training and non-government organisations. There follows a set of regional reports covering the Andean Pact, the Caribbean, Central America, Mercosur and Chile, and Mexico. Show less

Corporate authors: European Commission. Directorate-General XXII, Education, Training, and Youth

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: Central America and the Caribbean; North America; South America ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Studies (European Commission Directorate - General XXII, Education, Training, and Youth)

Subjects: Vocational education and training
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Activities in the fields of education, training and youth, 1994-96

Section I of this monograph sets the general context of the activities designed for Articles 126 and 127 of the Tre... Show more
Section I of this monograph sets the general context of the activities designed for Articles 126 and 127 of the Treaty on European Union (EU) under the Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Youth for Europe III programs. It looks briefly at the implementation of the programs and at future prospects. Sections II to V outline the Treaty, the Community institutions, committees and authorities and the cooperation with other international organisations. Section VI describes in more detail the community programs and activities from 1994 to 1996 including general education, vocational training and youth programs. Section VII describes Council directives and objectives in the recognition of qualifications, education and training, research and technological development, environmental education and training, consumer education and training, equal opportunities for men and women and the educational integration of disabled people. Section VIII presents the various programs for the European Free Trade Area; Central and Eastern Europe; United States, Canada and Japan; non-EU Mediterranean countries; Latin America; African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries; and South Africa. Section IX, in conclusion, comments briefly on the experience gained through the European Year of Lifelong Learning and stresses the need to transform the emerging information society into an instrument which is conducive to individual development and to equal opportunities.
This document was presented to the 19th meeting of the standing Conference of European Ministers of Education, organised by the Council of Europe, Kristiansand, Norway, 21-24 June 1997. Show less

Corporate authors: European Commission. Directorate-General XXII, Education, Training, and Youth

Date: 1998

Geographic subjects: Central America and the Caribbean; North America; Asia ... [+] Show more

Resource type: General publication

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Youth; Disability ... [+] Show more

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Current situation regarding vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean

Activities in the fields of education, training and youth, 1994-96