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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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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