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Despite numerous initiatives by the EU, particularly on
e-Education, the European Commission still feels that not enough is
being done to make Europe the 'most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world' as was promised at the Lisbon
summit in early 2001. Now the commissioners for education and
employment have put forward a proposal for a European area of
learning. 'Last year fewer than 10% of Europeans of working age
undertook any training. This is manifestly not enough' said Viviane
Reding, 'The time has come to do something and not just think about
it'.
After a consultation involving 12,000 people the Commission has
identified six key elements for coherent training strategies. These
include building up partnerships between business and education
authorities, a detailed analysis of learning requirements in the
knowledge-based society, implementing a substantial increase in
investment in learning, making learning provision more accessible and
more visible, introducing a culture of learning and maintaining
quality control to measure progress. Initiatives promised by the EU
include mutual recognition of qualifications, and setting up a
'European Label'.
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