Council conclusions of the Council of 15 June 1987 on the development of continuing vocational training for adult employees in undertakings
Date: 1987-06-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU employment policy, adult education, continuing education, in-service training, teacher training, wage earner













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31987Y0707(04)

Council conclusions of the Council of 15 June 1987 on the development of continuing vocational training for adult employees in undertakings  


Official Journal C 178 , 07/07/1987 P. 0005 - 0005 





CONCLUSIONS OF THE  COUNCIL of 15 June 1987 on the development of continuing vocational training for adult employees in  undertakings (87/C  178/05)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1.    takes note of  the Commission communication on the development of continuing training for employees in  undertakings in the European Community; 2.    recalls its resolution of 22 December 1986 on an  action programme on employment growth  (1), which states that the Community needs to have 'a labour  force that has both the skills and the flexibility necessary to meet the changing requirements of  industry and commerce' and that, in this context, the Council wishes 'to bring about .  .  . an  increase in the levels of training and retraining opportunities available to adults'; 3.     considers that, especially in view of the pace of technological change, the completion of the  internal market and the achievement of technological progress in the Community call for a  significant effort in the area of training for employers and employees with a view to more  efficient management of human resources; 4.    considers in addition that the adjustment of  undertakings to the new economic environment concerns employees as well as employers and public  authorities; that continuing vocational training is an instrument both for increasing employees'  ability to meet changing professional requirements and for improving the productivity of the  undertaking; 5.    notes with interest the joint opinion adopted on 6 March 1987 in the context of  the social dialogue, in which both sides of industry considered that 'in-service training should  enable employees to adapt swiftly and continuously to structural changes in the firm';6.     considers it desirable that continuing vocational training measures should be encouraged by both  sides of industry and the public authorities and that both sides of industry should agree on needs  and on the appropriate methods;7.    notes that, after consulting the relevant bodies - in  particular the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training - and both sides of industry, the  Commission intends to propose shortly a Community action programme for the development of  continuing vocational training which will, inter alia:(a)  concentrate, in view of the existing  programmes for young people, on adult employees in undertakings;also, as far as possible, enable  those seeking work, including the unskilled, to be associated with it;(b)take account of the  characteristics of small and medium-sized undertakings with a view to encouraging and raising the  level of vocational qualifications in such undertakings;(c)take account of any special problems  encountered by women in continuing vocational training;(d)promote, by the most appropriate means,  an awareness among all the interested parties of the benefits and opportunities offered by  continuing vocational training; in this connection, for example, take into consideration new  teaching tools and methods, including new techniques such as open learning and distance learning,  which should be actively circulated among the various participants in continuing vocational  training;(e)take into consideration the importance of instructor training, the value of exchanges  of instructors and the opportunities for technical assistance;(f)promote the acquisition of  recognized vocational qualifications and of the skills necessary to practise a  profession;(g)identify research topics of common interest and provide for an exchange of available  research results;8.    notes that, in the implementation of continuing vocational training,  undertakings and employees are still encountering a variety of obstacles and constraints,  particularly as regards the adjustment of working hours, and that the effectiveness of the  investment required in continuing vocational training accordingly requires that Community work  aimed at easing such obstacles and constraints should continue.                                                 (1)  OJ No C 340, 31. 12. 1986, p. 2.