Christiani Trains Romanian Teachers
From 2010 to 2012 Christiani contributes with its know-how and experience as a partner in three Romanian EU projects.[more]
They are funded by the European Social Fund in Romania and aim at training Romanian high school teachers with regard to process-oriented teaching elements in the electrical, mechanical and automotive field. All in all 2’000 teachers will be trained by Christiani.
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More Money for Education in Europe
The EU commission has proposed an education budget of EUR 15.2 billion for the years 2014-2020. Compared to 2007-2013, this represents an increase of more than 60%.[more]
The entire budget is intended to be directed towards the new "Education for Europe" programme. The increased budgetary allocation will, on the one hand, allow a higher level of grants for studying and training abroad, and on the other, give a targeted boost to modernisation of education systems, cross-border cooperation between educational establishments and political reform. The commission will present detailed proposals for the new programme in the autumn.
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Lifelong Learning Programme
The Commission has published the general call for proposals for 2012 for participation in the Lifelong Learning Programme. Through the programme the EU enables people of all ages to gain experience through studies, training or learning abroad and supports co-operation between schools, universities and enterprises in different European countries.
All information needed to apply for participation in the Lifelong Learning Programme, in particular the priorities of the Call for Proposals 2012 and the Guide to the programme, are available online at: ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm
The European Qualification Framework (EQF)
European co-operation in education has led to the development of a number of EU reference tools, among them the European Qualification Framework (EQF), which is currently being put in practice across Europe. The EQF aims to relate different countries' national qualifications systems to a common European reference framework.[more]
Individuals and employers will be able to use the EQF to better understand and compare the qualifications levels of different countries and different education and training systems. It encourages countries to relate their national qualifications systems to the EQF so that all new qualifications issued from 2012 carry a reference to an appropriate EQF level. An EQF national coordination point has been designated for this purpose in each country.
See details under “The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)”
