Education, Training and Social Inclusion

Coordinator: G. Petrou (Members of the Working Group: I. Miralles and M. Sigova)

Brief Description

Education and training are widely recognized among the main drivers of economic growth, social inclusion, research and innovation and job creation. Extensive access to high-quality education and training strongly increases the perspectives for personal development. European Union is highly committed in enhancing education and training. The European Education Area (EEA)¹ policy is devoted to further enrich quality, inclusiveness and digital and green dimension of Member States education systems by 2025. It includes six dimensions: quality, inclusion and gender equality, green and digital transitions, teachers, higher education and a stronger Europe in the world.

There is no education without diversity and social inclusion and they need to be enhanced together, as they offer new opportunities to boost knowledge, competences and skills. The European Pillar of Social Rights², together with the European Skills Agenda³, the renewed VET policy⁴ and the new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025⁵ will work following shared principles of inclusion, in order to promote a gender equal workplace culture and help combat racism and all forms of discrimination.

1 European Education Area: https://ec.europa.eu/education/education-in-the-eu/european-education-area_en

2 European Pillar of Social Rights: https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/economy-works-people/jobs-growth-and-investment/european-pillar-social-rights_en

3 European Skills Agenda: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1223

4 Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, COM(2020)275 final: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020H1202(01)&from=EN

5 EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0152

Impact at EU level

Different target groups will be addressed by European policies in Education, Training and Social Inclusion fields:

Early childhood education and care
Schools (from primary to tertiary level)
Vocational Education and Training
Higher Education
Adult Education
Parents
Policy makers
Citizens/civil society

Relevant EU projects

CRES Members EU projects relevant in the thematic area

TO BE IMPLEMENTED!

Researches and Studies in the field