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This document summarizes the proceedings of a working group meeting that took place in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 11, 2013. The working group discussed several issues with vocational education and training (VET) policies and practices in the Western Balkans, Turkey, and Israel. Key issues identified included: 1) policies for education, training, employment and social welfare that are not well coordinated; 2) VET schools tending to have students from disadvantaged backgrounds but being under-resourced; 3) employers and social partners not adequately engaged in VET; and 4) some students expressing dissatisfaction with learning facilitators, contexts and contents in surveys. The group also noted that supportive frameworks for VET graduates need improvement.

WORKING GROUPS
MAPPING OF VET POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL
INCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION IN THE WESTERN
BALKANS, TURKEY AND ISRAEL
TEL AVIV, HOTEL METROPOLITAN
DATE 11 NOVEMBER 2013

TASKS-REFLECTIONS AND PROPOSALS: MAKING VET FIT FOR PURPOSE
1.

POLICIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE ARE
INSUFFICIENTLY ‘JOINED-UP’ AND CO-ORDINATED

2.

YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGED SOCIO- ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND/OR
SPECIAL NEEDS TEND TO BE OVERLY REPRESENTED IN THE VET SCHOOLS; DESPITE
THE GREATER NEEDS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE VET SCHOOLS ARE OFTEN
COMPARATIVELY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNATTRACTIVE

3.

EMPLOYERS AND SOCIAL PARTNERS ARE INADEQUATELY ENGAGED AS PARTNERS IN
VET POLICY DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND PROVISION; THIS HAS A
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE RELEVANCE AND STATUS OF VET QUALIFICATIONS

4.

COMPETENT SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AND RELEVANT METHODS AND MATERIALS ARE
CRUCIAL FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF QUALITY LEARNING OUTCOMES, YET DISTURBING
NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, RESPONDING TO THE PROJECT SURVEYS, EXPRESSED
DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LEARNING FACILITATORS, CONTEXTS AND CONTENTS

5.

SUPPORTIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS, INCLUDING CAREER GUIDANCE
AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, ARE OFTEN INEFFECTUAL AND THERE IS A DEARTH
OF TRACER STUDIES AND RELEVANT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR POLICY
ACTION TO AMELIORATE THIS

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1. WORKING GROUPS MAPPING OF VET POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION IN THE WESTERN BALKANS, TURKEY AND ISRAEL TEL AVIV, HOTEL METROPOLITAN DATE 11 NOVEMBER 2013

2. TASKS-REFLECTIONS AND PROPOSALS: MAKING VET FIT FOR PURPOSE 1. POLICIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE ARE INSUFFICIENTLY ‘JOINED-UP’ AND CO-ORDINATED 2. YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGED SOCIO- ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS TEND TO BE OVERLY REPRESENTED IN THE VET SCHOOLS; DESPITE THE GREATER NEEDS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE VET SCHOOLS ARE OFTEN COMPARATIVELY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNATTRACTIVE 3. EMPLOYERS AND SOCIAL PARTNERS ARE INADEQUATELY ENGAGED AS PARTNERS IN VET POLICY DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND PROVISION; THIS HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE RELEVANCE AND STATUS OF VET QUALIFICATIONS 4. COMPETENT SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AND RELEVANT METHODS AND MATERIALS ARE CRUCIAL FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF QUALITY LEARNING OUTCOMES, YET DISTURBING NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, RESPONDING TO THE PROJECT SURVEYS, EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LEARNING FACILITATORS, CONTEXTS AND CONTENTS 5. SUPPORTIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS, INCLUDING CAREER GUIDANCE AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, ARE OFTEN INEFFECTUAL AND THERE IS A DEARTH OF TRACER STUDIES AND RELEVANT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR POLICY ACTION TO AMELIORATE THIS

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