Background Documents
The background documents on the topic of the Seminar can be found below. Participants are kindly invited to read the 'Background Documents and Information' document first.
- 'Competences for the Future Seminar: Background Documents and Information':
A. Group Discussions' reading material:
* 'Skills Upgrading and Curriculum Development'
- 'Future Fit: preparing graduates for the world of work', CBI/universities UK report, March 2009
* 'Mobility and Skills'
- 'Framework of Qualifications for the European Higher Education Area'
B. Projects, Studies, Conferences and Opinion:
* Future Skills Supply in Europe, Executive Summary, Cedefop
* REFLEX Project: The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society:
- 'General Results of the Reflex Project', Editors Jim Allen&Rolf van der Velden.
- 'Chapter 8: Conclusions and policy implications' by Rolf van der Velden&Jim Allen.
* NEW MILLENNIUM LEARNERS Project (OECD's CERI):
- 'NML project description and progress update'.
- 'NML in Higher Education'.
- NML Preliminary Findings'.
- NML Country Survey: 21st century skills and competencies for NML in OECD countries'.
* New Skills for New Jobs Forum - Sectoral Studies on the anticipation of future Skills (European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs&Equal Opportunities)
- 'Presentation of sectoral studies on emerging competences and future skills needs - overview'.
* 'New Skills for New Jobs' by Mike Campbell, 'New Europa' Newpaper
C. Council of the European Union & Commission of the European Communities offical documents, recently published:
- GREEN PAPER 'Promoting the learning mobility of young people', Brussels 8 July 2009.
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'New Skills for New Jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skill needs', Brussels 16 December 2008.
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'A new Partnership for the modernisation of universities: the EU Forum for University Business Dialogue' April 2009.
- Council Conclusions on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ('ET 2020'), Brussels, 12 May 2009.
- Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting with the Council, of 12 May 2009 on enhancing partnerships between education and training institutions and social partners, in particular employers, in the context of lifelong learning. Brussels, 12 May 2009.
D. Bologna Discussion Paper published under the Higher Education Reform II Project
* Work placements as a key element in the preparation for employability, Els van der Werf.
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 Warsaw Seminar Background documents 0810.doc (134 KB) |
 050520_Framework_qualifications attach 2.pdf (22.13 KB) |
Cedefop ex summary future skill supply attach 3.pdf (627.81 KB) |
Reflexchapter08conclusions attach 5.pdf (138.23 KB) |
OECD CERI NML-project-description-and-progress-update attach 6.pdf (122.32 KB) |
OECD CERI NML-in-Higher-Education attach 7.pdf (499.59 KB) |
OECD CERI NML-Preliminary-Findings attach 8.pdf (224.4 KB) |
OECD CERI NML_country_survey attach 9.pdf (340.16 KB) |
Background_document_on_sectoral_studies attach 10.doc (89.5 KB) |
 article Campbell attach 11.jpg (936.81 KB) |
green paper mobility attach 12.pdf (110.05 KB) |
New skills for new jobs attach 13.pdf (72.01 KB) |
univ-business april attach 14.pdf (55.6 KB) |
Council 12 May ET2020 attach 15.pdf (222.99 KB) |
Council 12 may 2009 partnerships ET & employers attach 16.pdf (174.21 KB) |
work placements van der Werf attach 17.doc (252 KB) |
HRE_091_Future Fit AW attach 1.pdf (2.46 MB) |
reflex_book_eu_final attach 4.pdf (3.21 MB) |
