1. THE KEY ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY
NETHER Mentoring Meet & Match Event Brussels, 11th April 2017
Fiorella PEROTTO, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

2. 10-year strategy for promoting growth and jobs in the EU, adopted in 2010
5 headline targets to be achieved by the EU by end 2020 in : employment; social inclusion and poverty reduction; education; research and development; climate/energy.
EU-level targets translated into national targets in each EU country.
Progress towards Europe 2020 targets monitored through the European Semester, the EU's yearly cycle of economic and budgetary coordination.

3. 10 PRIORITIES OF THE JUNCKER COMMISSION (2015-2019)
Jobs, growth and investment
Digital Single Market
Energy Union and climate
Internal Market
A deeper and fairer Economic and Monetary Union
A balanced EU-US Free Trade Agreement
Justice and Fundamental Rights
Migration
A stronger Global Actor
Democratic change

4. EUROPE 2020 HEADLINE TARGETS
75% of the year-olds to be employed
3% of EU's GDP to be invested in R&D/innovation
Climate change / energy greenhouse gas emissions
20% (or 30%) lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
At least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty / social exclusion at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion

5. Early school leaving (18-24)
ESL
Upper secondary educational attainment : prerequisite for labour market integration, avoiding poverty and social exclusion. ESL before completing upper secondary, and no longer in formal/non-formal E&T risk of being insufficiently equipped for modern EU societies, HE and labour markets. Even when integrated into labour market, ESLs have fewer opportunities for personal development and to participate in society. Failing to reach sufficient educational qualifications and learning outcomes are two aspects of educational poverty, which is a major challenge for EU. 7 EU MS (BE, BG, CZ, HU, AT, RO, SK) received a CSR on education in 2016 urging to improve educational achievement or provision of quality education for disadvantaged young people.
Figure : 2015 ESL rates in the 28 MS and EU as a whole and progress over time (2005, 2010, and 2015). Over 10-year period : reductions in almost all MS. Aggregate EU level: overall 30 % decrease between 2005 and However, over the last year progress has been slow on average : ESL was 11.0 %, only marginal improvement from the previous year (11.2 %).
2015: 17 MS recorded ESL rates below 10 %; BE and DE : below 10 % in 2014 but are now just above (10.1 %) : ESL was almost twice EU target in ES, MT, RO. At the same time, 5 MS were below or around 5 % (CY, HR, LT, PL, SI).
Except for IE and UK, the ESL rate is higher for the foreign-born population than the native population in all EU countries for which data are available.

6. Early school leaving
Foreign-born young people from outside the EU have higher ESL rate: 19.8% on average.
In IE and UK, native-born people have higher ESL rates than foreign-born
ESL rates for boys are twice as high as those of girls in CY, PL, LV, SI, LT, EE and DK.

7. Tertiary attainment (30-34)
Ensuring that more people complete high-quality tertiary education programmes is important for sustainable and inclusive growth. Low rates of TA can create skills shortages in knowledge-intensive economic sectors and hamper productivity, innovation
and competitiveness. Despite marked overall progress towards EU 2020 target, significant disparities exist across the EU between native-born and foreign-born students, and between women and men. Geographical disparities persist reflecting the diverse
landscape of human capital and skills supply in EU.
Average TA rate (age 30-34) : increased consistently and significantly since the adoption of the benchmark of 40 % in Current rate: 38.7 %, up 0.8 percentage points in the past year alone. 17 MS are above the 40 % benchmark/ EU 2020 headline target (BE, DK, EE, IE, EL, ES, FR, CY, LT, LU, NL, AT, PL, SI, FI, SE, and UK). Since 2014, the TA rate has risen in 23 Member States (DK, EL, LT, SI); and fallen in 5. EL reached 40 % for the first time. LV, after reaching target in 2013 and then falling slightly below in 2014, reached it once again in AT, by contrast, slipped slightly below the target in 2015 after hitting it in The progress in raising TA becomes even clearer when measured over when average rate rose by 10.6 percentage points.

8. In DK, EE, IE, LV, LU, MT and UK: opposite trend
Tertiary attainment
The gap between women and men increased from 2014 in 21 Member States and is highest in LV, SI, EE and LT
Tertiary attainment rate is 3% higher for native-born than for the foreign-born
In DK, EE, IE, LV, LU, MT and UK: opposite trend

9. November 2016 - Annual Growth Survey
Prioritising investment in human capital by launching a new Skills Agenda, boosting the roll-out of the Youth Guarantee and benchmarking performances in education and training.
 Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union, through "deepening by
EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2017
MILESTONES
November Annual Growth Survey
February 2017 – Country Reports and general Communication
May 2017 – COM adopts
Country-Specific Recommendations
June Council discusses CSRs
July 2017 – Council adopts CSRs

10. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON EDUCATIONMS
EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2016
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON EDUCATION AT
Take steps to improve the educational achievements of disadvantaged young people, in particular those from a migrant background BE
Move forward with education and vocational training reforms BG
Increase the provision of quality education for disadvantaged groups, including Roma CZ
Facilitate links between academia and enterprises. Raise the attractiveness of the teaching profession and increase inclusion of disadvantaged children, including Roma, in mainstream schools and pre-schools DE
Achieve a sustained upward trend in public investment, especially in infrastructure, education, research and innovation, while respecting the medium term objective. HU
Take measures to improve educational outcomes and to increase the participation of disadvantaged groups, in particular Roma, in inclusive mainstream education. IE
None LT
Strengthen investment in human capital and address skills shortages, by improving the labour market relevance of education, raising the quality of teaching and adult learning PL
Increase participation in the labour market, by improving the labour market-relevance of E&T PT
Incentivise cooperation between universities and the business sector. RO
Take action to prevent early school leaving and increase the provision of quality education, in particular among Roma SK
Improve educational outcomes by making the teaching profession more attractive and by increasing articipation of Roma children from early childhood in mainstream education.

11. THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION TO THE EU STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND JOBS
Prioritising investment in human capital by launching a new Skills Agenda, boosting the roll-out of the Youth Guarantee and benchmarking performances in education and training.
 Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union, through "deepening by
THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION
TO THE EU STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND JOBS
Policy instrument :
Framework for European cooperation in education and training
Funding instruments :
Erasmus+
European Structural and Investment Funds
European Fund for Strategic Investments

12. ET 2020 4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality
Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training
Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship
Enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship at all levels of education and training
Modernising education and training to equip people with better skills - from basic skills in numeracy and literacy to entrepreneurial and digital skills. Educational attainment indicators are improving and the ESL rate has declined in most MS, reaching 11%. Yet, ESL rates are higher for Roma pupils and those with a migrant background, particularly foreign-born pupils. Tertiary education attainment has also been increasing, standing at 38.7% in 2015, with 17 Member States above the Europe 2020 headline target of 40%. Still, by international standards, too many Europeans acquire only a low level of basic and digital skills. This puts Europe at a competitive disadvantage in a fast-changing global economy. Nurturing skills is essential to drive upward convergence and sustain the European social model, while fostering greater entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities. The New Skills Agenda for Europe15 puts a particular emphasis on supporting adults who have not reached upper secondary with the opportunity of assessing their skills level, providing them a new training opportunity and validating the skills acquired

13. ET 2020
7 BENCHMARKS :
at least 95% of children (from 4 to compulsory school) in early childhood education
<15% of 15-year-olds under-skilled in reading, mathematics, science
<10% early leavers from education and training (18-24) 4)
at least 40% of year-olds to have completed tertiary education
5) at least 15% of adults to participate in lifelong learning
6) at least 20% of HE graduates and 6% of year-olds with initial vocational qualification to have studied/trained abroad
7) at least 82% employed graduates (20-34 with at least upper secondary education, who left education 1-3 years before)
Modernising education and training to equip people with better skills - from basic skills in numeracy and literacy to entrepreneurial and digital skills. Educational attainment indicators are improving and the ESL rate has declined in most MS, reaching 11%. Yet, ESL rates are higher for Roma pupils and those with a migrant background, particularly foreign-born pupils. Tertiary education attainment has also been increasing, standing at 38.7% in 2015, with 17 Member States above the Europe 2020 headline target of 40%. Still, by international standards, too many Europeans acquire only a low level of basic and digital skills. This puts Europe at a competitive disadvantage in a fast-changing global economy. Nurturing skills is essential to drive upward convergence and sustain the European social model, while fostering greater entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities. The New Skills Agenda for Europe15 puts a particular emphasis on supporting adults who have not reached upper secondary with the opportunity of assessing their skills level, providing them a new training opportunity and validating the skills acquired

14. ET 2020 : PRIORITY AREAS FOR EU COOPERATION 2016-2020
Relevant, high-quality knowledge, skills and competences throughout lifelong learning; focus on learning outcomes for employability, innovation, active citizenship and well- being
Inclusive education, equality, equity, non-discrimination and promotion of civic competences
Open and innovative education and training, including by fully embracing the digital era
Support for teachers, trainers, school leaders and other educational staff
Transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications to facilitate learning and labour mobility
Sustainable investment, quality and efficiency of education and training systems
Modernising education and training to equip people with better skills - from basic skills in numeracy and literacy to entrepreneurial and digital skills. Educational attainment indicators are improving and the ESL rate has declined in most MS, reaching 11%. Yet, ESL rates are higher for Roma pupils and those with a migrant background, particularly foreign-born pupils. Tertiary education attainment has also been increasing, standing at 38.7% in 2015, with 17 Member States above the Europe 2020 headline target of 40%. Still, by international standards, too many Europeans acquire only a low level of basic and digital skills. This puts Europe at a competitive disadvantage in a fast-changing global economy. Nurturing skills is essential to drive upward convergence and sustain the European social model, while fostering greater entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities. The New Skills Agenda for Europe15 puts a particular emphasis on supporting adults who have not reached upper secondary with the opportunity of assessing their skills level, providing them a new training opportunity and validating the skills acquired

15. ET 2020
Modernising education and training to equip people with better skills - from basic skills in numeracy and literacy to entrepreneurial and digital skills. Educational attainment indicators are improving and the ESL rate has declined in most MS, reaching 11%. Yet, ESL rates are higher for Roma pupils and those with a migrant background, particularly foreign-born pupils. Tertiary education attainment has also been increasing, standing at 38.7% in 2015, with 17 Member States above the Europe 2020 headline target of 40%. Still, by international standards, too many Europeans acquire only a low level of basic and digital skills. This puts Europe at a competitive disadvantage in a fast-changing global economy. Nurturing skills is essential to drive upward convergence and sustain the European social model, while fostering greater entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities. The New Skills Agenda for Europe15 puts a particular emphasis on supporting adults who have not reached upper secondary with the opportunity of assessing their skills level, providing them a new training opportunity and validating the skills acquired

16. RECENT KEY COMMISSION INITIATIVES
Prioritising investment in human capital by launching a new Skills Agenda, boosting the roll-out of the Youth Guarantee and benchmarking performances in education and training.
 Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union, through "deepening by
RECENT KEY COMMISSION INITIATIVES
New skills agenda for Europe
Supporting the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism
Action Plan on the integration of Third country nationals
Improving and modernising education
Investing in Europe's youth
A European Solidarity Corps

17. ONGOING EU COMMISSION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
Prioritising investment in human capital by launching a new Skills Agenda, boosting the roll-out of the Youth Guarantee and benchmarking performances in education and training.
 Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union, through "deepening by
ONGOING EU COMMISSION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
Review of 2006 Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning :
DEADLINE :
Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation :
DEADLINE :

18. Education and Training Monitor 2016

20. USEFUL LINKS (1)
Education and Training Monitor 2016 : framework/et-monitor_en
EU Performance in OECD PISA education survey:
Priorities of the Juncker Commission :
European Fund for Strategic Investments :
European Semester :
EU Semester 2017 Communication : semester-communication-country-reports_en
European Semester 2017 Country Reports : european-semester-country-reports_en
Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020) :

21. USEFUL LINKS (2)
New Skills Agenda for Europe :
Investing in Europe's youth :
Action Plan on integration of Third country nationals : affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/proposal- implementation-package/docs/ /communication_action_plan_integration_third- country_nationals_en.pdf
Supporting the prevention of radicalisation : radicalisation_en%20%284%29.pdf
Erasmus+ :
Erasmus+ 30 years campaign : plus/anniversary?pk_campaign=erasmus_30&pk_kwd=notification_box