Qualifications play an important role in modern societies. They are carriers of information and values, and extensively influencing the way individuals and education/training systems as well as labour market institutions interact with each other. Modern national qualifications frameworks, reflecting the principles laid down by the EQF, focus on the relationship between different education and training sectors, and try to embed these in a lifelong learning strategy.
In this regard, CEDEFOP will organise a conference on “Qualifications for lifelong learning and employability” in Thessaloniki (Greece) on 5-6 October 2009.
The conference will provide the opportunity to present and discuss Cedefop’s research results from the point of view of European and national education and training policy, research, labour market and individuals, and will thus address the following main objectives:
- To identify current and future trends as regards the changing functions and roles of qualifications
- To gather further evidence on the character and direction of these changes, especially focusing on developments at sectoral and national levels
- To formulate key messages that can usefully support policy developments and lifelong learning strategies at national level
- To discuss the overall implications of these changes for future (post 2010) research and European policy cooperation in education and training.
Further detailed information concerning that CEDEFOP Conference and on-line registration can be found
here.