Madlen Serban Sintra, 26 November 2009 IPA Conference Community agencies: partners in accession ETF: LESSONS LEARNED Madlen Serban Sintra, 26 November 2009

ETF’s mandate and vision Contribute, in the context of EU external relations policies, to improving human capital development Help transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems

The ETF’s partner countries Other countries from Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Candidate countries: Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey The ETF’s partner countries Potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/1999), Montenegro, Serbia ENP South: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Israel ENP East: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Russia

Key functions Core themes Support the Commission in external assistance Support to partner countries building capacity Provision of evidence based system analysis Facilitation of exchange of information Core themes VET system development in a LLL perspective Labour market needs and employability Enterprises and human capital development 4 4

The ETF experience Reform of education and training systems in view of contributing to the economic and social agenda Role of capacity development Operating in an area with a ‘light’ acquis

Elements of success Respect the context and create ownership Policy learning for supporting policy making Evidence based analysis 6 6

A way forward: the ‘Turin process’ A biennial policy reporting process Portraying progress of reform of education, training and labour market systems Supporting evidence based policy making EU developments as a reference framework

Supporting the partner countries Context based system analysis and policy advice Supporting ministries in IPA program preparations EU policies and approaches as a reference framework Facilitating access to practice in Member States Fostering regional cooperation and mutual learning

Cooperation with other EU agencies for the mutual benefit of the EU and partner countries e.g. CEDEFOP – EU VET agenda EUROFOUND – industrial relations and working conditions OSHA – safety and health at work 9

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