COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 823/2010
of 17 September 2010
implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on the participation of adults in lifelong learning
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics in the field of education and lifelong learning.
(2)
According to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008, the Commission should adopt certain implementing measures in view of ensuring the transmission of high quality data.
(3)
It is necessary to adopt measures for the implementation of individual statistical actions for the production of statistics on the participation of adults in lifelong learning as covered by Domain 2 of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008.
(4)
In the production and dissemination of European statistics in the field of education and lifelong learning, the national and European statistical authorities should take account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice endorsed by the Commission in its Recommendation of 25 May 2005 on the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and Community statistical authorities (2).
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The data collection for the first survey on the participation and non-participation of adults in lifelong learning (Adult Education Survey) shall take place between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012. The reference period for which the data on participation in lifelong learning activities are collected shall be the 12 months prior to the data collection period.
Data shall be collected every five years.
Article 2
The population age range covered by the survey shall be 25-64. The age groups 18-24 and 65-69 shall be covered on an optional basis.
Article 3
The variables concerning the subjects covered by the survey as specified under Domain 2 of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 and their breakdowns shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 4
The data sources and sample size concerning Domain 2 are specified in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 452/2008. Sampling and precision requirements needed to meet these requirements are detailed in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 5
Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) a quality report on the survey on the participation and non-participation of adults in lifelong learning according to the quality criteria referred to in Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 and the further requirements specified in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 6
With a view to achieving a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat), in close cooperation with Member States, shall propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines for the implementation of the survey in the form of an ‘Adult Education Survey Manual’ including a standard questionnaire.
Article 7
Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) clean micro-data files within 6 months after the end of the national data collection period.
Member States shall transmit the quality report to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months after the delivery of the micro-data files.
Article 8
The requirements as specified in this Regulation are minimum requirements. Member States can specify further requirements at national level given that the quality requirements following this Regulation are not compromised.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 September 2010.