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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

This publication contains reports and analysis of the characteristics of continuing vocational training systems in the fifteen Member States of the European Union - Austria, Flanders (Belgium), French-speaking Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, plus Norway, the United States and Japan. European participants were required to submit national reports on the situation of continuing vocational training and on major developments and perspectives in the area. There are also contributions from America and Japan which provide the opportunity for comparison and transfer to other economic blocs. The information is presented in a consistent form for each Member State report and there is a list of authors and a list of published national reports appended.

A synthesis report on nine case studies is indexed at TD/INT 58.526. Show less