Council conclusions of 26 May 1987 on vocational training for women
Date: 1987-05-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU employment policy, equal treatment, fight against unemployment, gender equality, reintegration into working life, vocational training













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31987Y0707(02)

Council conclusions of 26 May 1987 on vocational training for women  


Official Journal C 178 , 07/07/1987 P. 0003 - 0003 





COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS of 26 May 1987 on vocational training for women (87/C  178/03) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1.    notes the Commission communication on vocational  training for women which is part of the medium-term Community programme 'Equal opportunities for  women (1986 to 1990)' and in line with several Council resolutions on reducing unemployment or on  employment policy; 2.    recognizes that, in particular because of vocational training handicaps,  women continue to experience particular difficulties on the labour market; for example, they are  less inclined to enter occupations of the future, fill many jobs which often require a change in  skill profiles because of the progressive introduction of new technology, and do not yet have  satisfactory promotion prospects; 3.    hopes that the supply of continuous training can be adapted  to meet the needs of women, including those seeking work; 4.    shares the Commission's opinion  that the specific efforts and measures already undertaken in the Member States should be in keeping  with the scale of the vocational training needs of women; 5.    stresses the positive influence in  the Member States of the measures already taken at Community level;6.    notes the Commission's  intention of subsequently recommending, within the context of the medium-term Community programme  'Equal opportunities for women (1986 to 1990)', guidelines for action on vocational training for  women and of developing exchanges of information and experience at Community level; 7.    stresses  that close cooperation should be instituted between training bodies and the employment market in  order to ensure the vocational training of women; 8.    in that connection, points out that it is  necessary to continue to try to ensure that specific equal-opportunity measures are consistent with  overall economic and social policy, at both Community and national level; 9.    considers that  vocational training for women should be improved, taking into account employment prospects in small  and medium-sized undertakings and in self-employed activities; 10.    stresses that it is important  for women seeking vocational training, as it is for instructors and both sides of industry, to  realize the importance of equality of opportunity between men and women so that vocational training  may lead to actual employment; 11.    stresses its interest in guidelines for action concerning:(a)   the setting-up, operation and equipping of training, guidance and placement  services;(b)participation by all interested parties - and in particular both sides of industry - in  the vocational training processes of women;(c)desirable reforms in or adjustments to higher  education and periods of vocational training immediately following compulsory schooling;(d)the  specific needs of underprivileged women and their integration into vocational  training;(e)encouraging women to enter occupations and professions other than those which are  traditional, particularly in the scientific and technical fields, with a view to obtaining posts of  responsibility, and the importance of integration into their professions;(f)encouraging  undertakings to adopt active policies in connection with continuous training and greater  participation by women in continuous training;(g)measures to assist women in returning to work, in  particular those who left work for family reasons;(h)the provision of vocational training for women  who have stopped working, to facilitate their return to work later;(i)measures for women without  vocational training who are unemployed or likely to become unemployed;(j)training of  instructors;(k)positive action measures;(l)Community back-up and support measures, including the  setting-up of a network of demonstration projects.