Education and training for a smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe: analysis of the implementation of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020) at the European and national levels

This Staff Working Document accompanies the Commission Communication proposing the draft 2012 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020). ET 2020 The Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training adopted by the Council in May 2009 sets out four long-term strategic objectives that should guide European cooperation in the period up to 2020: (1) making lifelong learning and mobility a reality; (2) improving the quality and efficiency of education and training; (3) promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship; (4) enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training. In order to focus the work under ET 2020 on the most relevant key issues, the Council also identified, for each of the four strategic objectives, a number of mid-term priority areas, the first ones covering the years 2009 - 2011. The 2012 Joint Report will report on the progress made during this first ET 2020 cycle.

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