1. Adult Education Survey mandate of the TF AES
ETS WG, January 2003
Agenda Item V.2
document ETS08

2. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
TF AES
Created at the request of the DSS as a step towards AdEd Statistics.
Based on previous work on MLLL (Parma seminar, TFMLLL, LFS2003LLL etc)
Target:
AES in the field
in the beginning of 2006.
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

3. TF AES members: criteria
1. Experience with a national AES
2. Progress towards the establishment of a reporting system including the education of adults
3. Experience in the field of covering education of adults through household surveys
4. Particular interest expressed for an EU AES
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

4. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
Tasks
Task 1:
Define the objectives of the survey
Task 2:
Define the general frame of the survey
Task 3:
Take stock of existing classifications, standards etc
Task 4:
Survey Description
Task 5:
Develop a possible legal basis for the AES
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

5. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
Task groups
Task 1:
EAC + all TF Members
Task 2:
Eurostat + all TF Members
Task 3:
Germany+ UK, OECD, CEDEFOP, EAC/B (ILO?)
Task 4:
Finland + I, EE, SV, EAC/A (CH?, F?)
Task 5:
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

6. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
TF AES meetings
1st meeting (Rome, 16 December 2002)
Adoption of mandate
Agreement on working methods
2nd meeting (Paris, March)
First draft for task 1 (DG Education)
Discussion and decision for task 2 (Eurostat)
Presentations by France, Germany and UK
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

7. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
TF AES meetings
3rd meeting (Helsinki, June)
Final draft for task 1 (DG Education)
First draft and discussion on task 3 (Germany)
First draft and discussion on task 4 (Finland)
Presentations by Finland, Sweden and Estonia
4th meeting (London, October)
Discussion of final draft of the report on tasks 1-4
Presentation of draft legal basis (Eurostat)
Presentation of initial conclusions and findings from the 2003 LFS ad hoc module on lifelong learning by all participating countries.
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

8. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
TF AES main problems
Define the scope:
of the AES
of the work of the TF AES
Input from ongoing processes
policy + development of methodology
New area at international level
… IALS but 1st major test: LFS/LLL
New area also at national level
… with a few exceptions
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

9. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
TF AES main problems
… and …
TIME
see timetable at the end of the document
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003

10. Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, 23-24 January 2003
The ETS WG is asked to
- adopt the proposed mandate
- make suggestions for better results
- inform Eurostat of any potential problems at the national level
Eurostat Education and Training Statistics WG, January 2003