THE KEY ROLE OF EDUCATION
IN THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY
NETHER Mentoring Meet & Match Event
Brussels, 11th April 2017
Fiorella PEROTTO, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
• 10-year strategy for promoting growth and jobs in the EU, adopted
in 2010
• 5 headline targets to be achieved by the EU by end 2020 in :
employment; social inclusion and poverty reduction; education;
research and development; climate/energy.
• EU-level targets translated into national targets in each EU country.
• Progress towards Europe 2020 targets monitored through the
European Semester, the EU's yearly cycle of economic and
budgetary coordination.
10 PRIORITIES OF THE JUNCKER COMMISSION
(2015-2019)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Jobs, growth and investment
Digital Single Market
Energy Union and climate
Internal Market
A deeper and fairer Economic and Monetary
Union
6. A balanced EU-US Free Trade Agreement
7. Justice and Fundamental Rights
8. Migration
9. A stronger Global Actor
10.Democratic change
EUROPE 2020 HEADLINE TARGETS
1. 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. 3% of EU's GDP to be invested in R&D/innovation
3. Climate change / energy greenhouse gas emissions
• 20% (or 30%) lower than 1990
• 20% of energy from renewables
• 20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
At least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level
education
5. Poverty / social exclusion at least 20 million fewer
people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Early school leaving
(18-24)
40%
2015
2010
2005
Europe 2020 headline target
35%
EU: 11.0%
EU: 13.9%
EU:15.7%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
PT
MT
ES
IT
BG
RO
CY
EU
LV
EE
DE
NL
EL
LU
BE
IE
FR
HU
UK
SE
FI
AT
DK
LT
SK
CZ
PL
HR
SI
Early school leaving
Foreign-born young people from
outside the EU have higher ESL
rate: 19.8% on average.
In IE and UK, native-born people
have higher ESL rates than
foreign-born
ESL rates for boys are twice as
high as those of girls in CY, PL,
LV, SI, LT, EE and DK.
Tertiary attainment
(30-34)
2015
2010
2005
Europe 2020 headline target
60%
EU: 38.7%
EU: 33.8%
EU: 28.1%
EL
PL
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
FI
DK
CY
ES
IE
BE
FR
LT
LU
SE
NL
UK
EE
EU
DE
BG
SI
AT
LV
HU
MT
PT
HR
IT
SK
CZ
RO
Tertiary attainment
The gap between women and
men increased from 2014 in
21 Member States and is
highest in LV, SI, EE and LT
Tertiary attainment rate is 3% higher
for native-born than for the foreignborn
In DK, EE, IE, LV, LU, MT and UK:
opposite trend
EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2017
MILESTONES
• November 2016 - Annual Growth Survey
• February 2017 – Country Reports and
general Communication
• May 2017 – COM adopts
• Country-Specific Recommendations
• June 2017 - Council discusses CSRs
• July 2017 – Council adopts CSRs
MS
EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2016
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON EDUCATION
AT Take steps to improve the educational achievements of disadvantaged young people, in particular
those from a migrant background
BE Move forward with education and vocational training reforms
BG Increase the provision of quality education for disadvantaged groups, including Roma
CZ Facilitate links between academia and enterprises. Raise the attractiveness of the teaching
profession and increase inclusion of disadvantaged children, including Roma, in mainstream
schools and pre-schools
DE Achieve a sustained upward trend in public investment, especially in infrastructure, education,
research and innovation, while respecting the medium term objective.
HU Take measures to improve educational outcomes and to increase the participation of
disadvantaged groups, in particular Roma, in inclusive mainstream education.
IE None
LT
PL
Strengthen investment in human capital and address skills shortages, by improving the labour
market relevance of education, raising the quality of teaching and adult learning
Increase participation in the labour market, by improving the labour market-relevance of E&T
PT Incentivise cooperation between universities and the business sector.
RO Take action to prevent early school leaving and increase the provision of quality education, in
particular among Roma
SK Improve educational outcomes by making the teaching profession more attractive and by
increasing articipation of Roma children from early childhood in mainstream education.
THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION
TO THE EU STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND JOBS
Policy instrument :
• Framework for European
education and training
cooperation
Funding instruments :
• Erasmus+
• European Structural and Investment Funds
• European Fund for Strategic Investments
in
ET 2020
4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality
• Improving the quality and efficiency of education and
training
• Promoting equity, social cohesion and active
citizenship
• Enhancing creativity
and innovation, including
entrepreneurship at all levels of education and
training
7 BENCHMARKS :
ET 2020
1) at least 95% of children (from 4 to compulsory school) in
early childhood education
2) <15% of 15-year-olds under-skilled in reading, mathematics,
science
3) <10% early leavers from education and training (18-24) 4)
4) at least 40% of 30-34 year-olds to have completed tertiary
education
5) at least 15% of adults to participate in lifelong learning
6) at least 20% of HE graduates and 6% of 18-34 year-olds with
initial vocational qualification to have studied/trained abroad
7) at least 82% employed graduates (20-34 with at least upper
secondary education, who left education 1-3 years before)
ET 2020 : PRIORITY AREAS FOR EU COOPERATION 2016-2020
• Relevant, high-quality knowledge, skills and competences
throughout lifelong learning; focus on learning outcomes
for employability, innovation, active citizenship and wellbeing
• Inclusive education, equality, equity, non-discrimination
and promotion of civic competences
• Open and innovative education and training, including by
fully embracing the digital era
• Support for teachers, trainers, school leaders and other
educational staff
• Transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications to
facilitate learning and labour mobility
• Sustainable investment, quality and efficiency of education
and training systems
ET 2020
RECENT KEY COMMISSION INITIATIVES
• New skills agenda for Europe
• Supporting the prevention of radicalisation
leading to violent extremism
• Action Plan on the integration of Third country
nationals
• Improving and modernising education
• Investing in Europe's youth
• A European Solidarity Corps
ONGOING EU COMMISSION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
Review of 2006 Recommendation on key competences for
lifelong learning : https://ec.europa.eu/education/consultations/lifelong-
learning-key-competences-2017_en?pk_campaign=Chapeau&pk_kwd=KeyComp
DEADLINE : 19.05.2017
Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation :
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/resources/consultations/erasmus-plus-mid-term-evaluation-2017_en
DEADLINE : 31.05.2017
Education
and Training
Monitor 2016
Education and
Training
USEFUL LINKS (1)
Education and Training Monitor 2016 : http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategicframework/et-monitor_en
EU Performance in OECD PISA education survey:
https://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/education/files/pisa-2015-eu-policy-note_en.pdf
Priorities of the Juncker Commission : https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities_en
European Fund for Strategic Investments : http://www.eib.org/efsi/
European Semester : https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/european-semester_en
EU Semester 2017 Communication : https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/2017-europeansemester-communication-country-reports_en
European Semester 2017 Country Reports : https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/2017european-semester-country-reports_en
Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020) :
http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-framework_en
USEFUL LINKS (2)
New Skills Agenda for Europe : http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1223
Investing in Europe's youth : http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-4165_en.htm
Action Plan on integration of Third country nationals : https://ec.europa.eu/homeaffairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/proposalimplementation-package/docs/20160607/communication_action_plan_integration_thirdcountry_nationals_en.pdf
Supporting the prevention of radicalisation :
http://sgroup.be/sites/default/files/Communication-preventingradicalisation_en%20%284%29.pdf
Erasmus+ : http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en
Erasmus+ 30 years campaign : https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/anniversary?pk_campaign=erasmus_30&pk_kwd=notification_box