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Education and training for Regional development
REGIONAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The EU Regional Development Strategy places significant emphasis on education and training as critical components for fostering economic growth and social cohesion across Europe. The strategy is aligned with the European Education Area (EEA) framework, which promotes collaboration between EU Member States to achieve common educational goals by 2025 and 2030. Key targets include increasing participation in vocational education and training, reducing early school leaving, and enhancing digital and green skills across all age groups.
Education and Training Initiatives
Cohesion Policy and Funding
Cohesion Policy funding, through mechanisms like the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the ERDF, is crucial in supporting these educational initiatives. The funds aim to improve access to quality education and training, support social inclusion, and promote economic competitiveness by building a skilled workforce
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Overall, the EU's approach to education and training within its regional development strategy underscores the importance of lifelong learning and skills development in achieving broader socio-economic goals and fostering sustainable growth across its regions.
- See the European Education Area page
- See the Knowledge for Policy page
Education and Training Initiatives
- Vocational Education and Training (VET):
- By 2025, at least 60% of recent graduates from VET should have work-based learning experience.
- Efforts are made to ensure lifelong learning, aiming for at least 47% of adults aged 25-64 to engage in learning activities annually (See the European Education Area page).
- Early Childhood to Higher Education:
- Goals include ensuring nearly universal access to early childhood education and reducing the percentage of low achievers in essential skills such as reading, mathematics, and science by 2030.
- The strategy also aims for at least 45% of 25-34 year-olds to hold a higher education qualification by 2030 (See the European Education Area page).
- Digital and Green Skills:
- Investments are directed towards equipping individuals with skills necessary for the digital and green transitions. This includes upskilling programs and training initiatives to meet the demands of modern economies
- Investments are directed towards equipping individuals with skills necessary for the digital and green transitions. This includes upskilling programs and training initiatives to meet the demands of modern economies
- Integrated Regional Development:
- The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supports integrated territorial development, enhancing infrastructure and modernizing educational facilities.
- Projects also focus on digitalization, sustainable urban mobility, and fostering innovation clusters.
Cohesion Policy and Funding
Cohesion Policy funding, through mechanisms like the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the ERDF, is crucial in supporting these educational initiatives. The funds aim to improve access to quality education and training, support social inclusion, and promote economic competitiveness by building a skilled workforce
.
Overall, the EU's approach to education and training within its regional development strategy underscores the importance of lifelong learning and skills development in achieving broader socio-economic goals and fostering sustainable growth across its regions.
