Key data on vocational training in the European Union

European Commission Directorate-General For Education And Culture Eurostat Cedefop — European Centre For The Development Of Vocational Training

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Vocational training
Education policy

Sujets

• Demographic analysis
• Labour economics
• Statistics
• Vocational education
• Member state of the European Union

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-EDUCATION-AND-CULTURE-EUROSTAT-CEDEF
• Nombre de lectures: 30
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 28 Mo

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legend overleaf applies to graphs B2 and B6
Demographic Trends.
Educational Attainment 10
amidi fi Ih t Labour Market
Initial Vocational Education
Bñú Training Programmes 24 D ^
Continuing Vocational Training
Si m Enterprises 78
Self-Employed: Participation
im Training m filhi Past Four Weeks 100
The European Community
Programmes lindi Initiatives 112 Initia l Vocational Education and Training Programmes -
Introductor y Note and commo n legend to Graphs B2
Th e following diagrams show the distribution of participants to the main
vocationa l education and training programmes offered to youn g people in
th e various Membe r States. Th e diagram s are used for statistical purposes and
wer e provided by the relevant representative in thel workin g group
o n initial vocational education and training for each Membe r State.
Ke y to the diagrams
Th e following information is show n o n the diagrams:
• the nam e of the programm e in th e country's official language;
• an age range from 14 t o 2S years wit h the red figure showing the age
a t whic h compulsory education ends;
• the different initial vocational education and training programme
option s ordered by theoretical starting age;
• the size of th e boxes gives a n indication of th e relative proportion
o f participants in the programme;
• the duration: Norma l duration [ Possible extensio n ["""]
• where the tuition of th e programm e takes place
usin g the following colour scheme:
I n a n education/trainin g institution
(includes all types of establislntients providing vocational educatoti and training):
90 % or mor e of th e training hour s spent in a schoo l /
college , a training centre, or combinatio n of both.
Mainl y in a n education/trainin g institution
wit h som e tim e spen t at th e workplace:
betwee n 75 % an d less tha n 90 % of th e training hours spent in a schoo l /
colleg e or a trainin g centre, an d the rest of th e time spent in
a workin g environmen t (enterprise or other).
Tim e shared betwee n a n education/trainin g institution min
an d the workplace : i.e. less tha n 75 % of th e training tim e is spent
i n a school / college or a training centre, the rest of th e tim et
i n a workin g environment or vice-versa.
Mainl y at th e workplac e wit h som e tim e spent
i n a n education/trainin g institution:
betwee n 75 % an d less tha n 90 % of the training hours spent
i n a workin g environmen t (enterprise or other), th e rest of th e time spent
i n a school/college or a trainin g centre.
A t th e workplace : 90 % an d mor e of th e training tinne spent
i n a workin g environmen t (enterprise or other).
Th e percentage shown next to each programme corresponds to the number of participants
i n that programme divided by the total number of people enrolled in initial vocational edu­
catio n and training in the country. Key Data
on Vocational Training
in the European Union Key Data on Vocational Training
in the European Union
Acknowledgements
This publication is a result of co-operation between the
European Commissions - Directorate-General XXII,
responsible for Education, Training and Youth - ,
Eurostat - the Statistical Office of the European Union - and
CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training).
It pooled resources and experiences within the three organisations.
Contributions from the Member States via the relevant statistics
working groups were also essential.
A special thank to Pascaline Descy, Severine Jacquemart and
Anne-France Mossoux from the University of Liège who prepared chapter B,
Walther Schwab and Norman Davis of the University of Sheffield for their
contributions to chapter C and their revision of the whole publication.
A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet.
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Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997
ISBN 92-828-1322-3
© European Communities, 1997
Reproduction is authorized, provided the source is acknowledged
Printed in Belgium Foreword
AS WE APPROACH THE DAWN OF THE THIRD MILLENIUM, the major changes occurring in our
society - globalization of the economy, the information society, and the unceasing
acceleration of scientific and technical progress - are posin g challenges which have not
been faced by enterprises since the beginning of th e industrial revolution.
Many of the ideas and practices which until now allowed us to address the prob­
lems facing our enterprises need a major re-focus. In this regard, vocational training
also needs to be addressed.
Such is th e thinking which lies behind the analysis and objectives of the White
paper - "Teaching and Learning - toward s the learning society". New work methods are
appearing in business. These require that different knowledge and skills be taught in
schools. Almost everywhere, and in a multitude of ways, our daily lives are being
transformed by these changes. We mus t now draw upon our imaginatio n and our cre­
ativity if we wish to preserve and enrich the European social model.
The education and trainin g of wome n and me n ha s always been at th e heart of this
model. Now mor e than ever, they constitute the principal key to our individual and
collective development.
As a consequence, we need as much information as possible on existing systems
and their content, so as to have a constantly updated and broad-based source of
knowledge for the political decision-makers as well as for enterprises, teachers, social
partners, and th e general public.
Following the completio n of a major survey launched under the Leonardo da Vinci
programme, we are able for th e first time, to present a broad overview of the diversity
of training in Europe. This complements another publication of the Commission -
"Key Data on Education in th e European Union". This current publication highlights a number of important issues. It points in particu­
lar to the close link between employment opportunities and the level of education,
especially among young people. It brings out the relationship between education and
vocational training, which represents for many young people the key to sustainable
participation in active life, and which today affects 29% of the population aged from
15 to 19 years. At the same time, the publication underlines the increasing interest
taken by enterprises in continuing vocational training: almost 60% of the enterprises
of the European Union, which have 10 or more employees, carried out some form of
continuing vocational training in 1993, with the chances of participating in such
training increasing with the size of the company.
This overview of training in Europe aims to provide essential elements of analysis,
both quantitative and qualitative, with a view to supporting our strategy for employ­
ment, in particular within the framework of the Confidence Pact which the European
Commission is endeavouring to implement.
E. Cresson Y.T. de Silguy
Member of the Commission Member of the Commission
responsible for Research, Innovation, responsible for Economic,
Education, Training and Youth Monetary and Financial Affairs and
the Statistical Office Table of contents
6 List of Graphs
8 Introduction
Chapter
Demographic Trends,
10 Educational Attainment
lindi îb@ Labour Market
Initial Vocational Education
24 êmû Training Programmes IIA.'...
Continuing Vocational Training
78 m Enterprises
Self­Employed: Participation
100 m Training Dim δ Ih t Past Four Weeks
The European Community
112 Programmes mnû Initiatives
118 Annexes
130 Bibliography List of graphs
A1 Median Age of the Population: Past Trend B7 Duration of Initial Vocational Education
and Scenario - EUR 1 5 - 1960-2030 and Training Programmes 1993-94 -
% of participants in initial vocational educa­
A2 Age Structure of the Population of Working Age,
tion and training
15-64 years old - EUR 15 - 1960, 1995, 2030 - °A
B8 Distribution by ISCED level 1993-94 -
A3a Educational Attainment by Age Croups -
% of participants in initial vocational
EUR 15 - 1995 - %
education and training
A3b Rise in Educational Attainment at Upper-
B9a Theoretical Access to Programmes of a
Secondary Level (ISCED 3): Comparison
Higher Level - 1993-94 - % of participants in
of Two Age Croups - 1995 - %
initial vocational education and training
A4a Employment Rates by Educational
B9b Type of Access to Programmes at
Attainment and Sex, 30 to 59 year olds -
a Higher Level - 1993-94- % of participants
EUR 15-1995 -%
in initial vocational education and training
A4b Employment Rates by Educational
BlOa Level (National/Regional/Local) of
Attainment, 30 to 59 year olds - 1 995 - %
Certification - 1993-94
A5 Unemployment Rates by Educational
B1 Ob Level (National / Regional / Local) of
Attainment and Sex, 30 to 59 yea