CELEX: 51989PC0355
Language: en
Date: 1989-08-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ( EUROTECNET II )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       C0M(89) 355 final
                                       Brussels, 10 August 1989
                            Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
   relating to the adoption of a Community action programme In the
        field of vocational training and technological change
                            (EUROTECNET II)
                    (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                        Proposal for a Council Decision concerning
                                         a Community Action Programme
                                in the Field of Vocational Training
                                               and Technological Change
                                               E U R O T E C N E T                             II
I - INTRODUCTION - THE BACKGROUND
1.   Initiated by the Council Resolution of June 2, 1983, and operational
     since 1985, the Community Action Programme on Vocational Training and
     New Information Technologies, called EUROTECNET, had a-network of more
     than 130 projects which interacted with each other, exchanging exper-
     iences and transferring lessons and good training practices.
     Through the programme, training professionals in all Member States were
     able to keep to the forefront in developing and adapting methods and
     materials aimed at the various target groups, such as poorly-qualified
     young people, women, unemployed workers, and workers in companies
     whose skills were outdated.                                         In addition policy makers in Member
     States were able to benefit from the. wider window offered by
     EUROTECNET on training innovations when proposing changes in national
     systems.           The network itself ensured that innovative experience from
     one Member State could be disseminated in ether ones, thereby re-
     inforcing the qualitative impact on national training systems.                                                                                The
     operation of the network and related activities also provided the
     sociai partners with a means of developing the Scciai Dialogue en
     technology training questions, such as the co-operation launched in
     the construction industry.
     It is now recognised that two interrelated factors will hr:= a décis-
     ive impact on the evolution of the labour markets in Europe: H techno-
     logical chance" which will make the integrated market economically and
     structurally possible, and the "completion ci the single market",
     which represents the indispensable economic condition to fester tech-
     nological change itself :
     a)   technological chance, which influences work tasks and ••crh Oi-::a;:-
          isation, creates new qualification requirement-;, changes :rcf^s-
          sional roles and classifications, and- dce'ply alters the natur,- ci
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               will radically transform the scope of labour market mobility,
               change the nature of labour force movements and the relative
               value of qualifications and human resources in the socio-economic
               field, and necessitate a greater effort to ensure economic and
               social cohesion as an essential component of the single market.
   The development of training provision in view of these interrelated
   factors, is the corner stone of the philosophy behind the EUROTECNET
   programme.
   The greater role played by enterprises in training has led to new
   types of cooperation between social partners and training actors,
   recognising the positive impact of public-private partnership and/cr
   inter-enterprises consortia for technological transfers (with parti-
   cular regard for Slit's), and transnational cooperation in view of the
   single market.
4. It is increasingly recognised that the changes required in vocational
   training should not just adapt qualifications retrospectively, as a
   result of new technological processes and consequent industrial
   restructuring, but rather should anticipate future trends. Thus
   through proper policies vocational training can contribute to maxim-
   ising the results of technological investment, thereby assisting
   economic and social progress.
5. Another significant part of recent technological advance has been the
   increased use of new technologies for training itself, not only en-
   hancing its efficiency, making training delivery economically and
   educationally more effective, but radically changing the role and
   functions of those involved in it, demanding new types of trainers for
   fulfilling new training functions, as well as inculcating new atti-
   tudes in trainees (self learning competency).
   EURCTECMET I stimulated a wide range of interest in and demand for
   activities which require a new Decision in order to provide the has:is
   fer a reinforcement and extension of the programme.                                                         The positive
   reaction of the actors, both policy makers in Member States and
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   EURCTECMET programme.
   While the fundamental basic structure will be retained in EURCTECMET
   II (i.e. the network of demonstration projects), an increasing effort
   will be made to build links betveer. individual projects from several
   Member States.                These links will generate joint training projects to
   improve training methodologies and materials, is well as the greater
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   need of modernisation.
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   training innovation in individual sectors will stimulate better co-
   operation between the social partners involved (in response to calls
   made in the context of the Social DiaiocuV; as well as enhancir.o the
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        efforts will also be made to identify the connections oetwe-n
        technological innovation and the qualifications and jobs of the
        future, particularly in connection with the likely downstream impact
        or Community RTD programmes on goods and services.
        Other key issues arising out of the operation of EUROTECIIET I and
        requiring considerable extra attention in the new programme include
        the changing role of trainers faced by technological change, the use
        of the new technologies themselves in the training process as cost
        effective delivery mechanisms, and the increasing complexities faced
        by smaller companies in acquiring and keeping technological expertise.
7.      An important aspect of the renewed programme is the emphasis on new
        technologies or technological change as opposed to the concentration
        exclusively on new information technologies as in EUROTECNET I. This
        shift in emphasis responds to the need for the programme to encompass
        the changes engendered by the most advanced technologies and the
        combination of skills (multiskilling) called for by the marriage of
        different scientific disciplines, which extend beyond information
        technologies                and        are particularly evident in the                                         impact              of
        technological                 changes        in individual sectors.                                      The accent                on
        technological change will also facilitate the links to be developed
        with the Community RTD programmes, covering as they do a wide range of
        technologies and potential impact on skills and training. Finally the
        term new information technologies itself is no longer sufficiently
        precise for most operators in the training field and could give rise
        to misunderstandings.
        Great care will be taken in the execution of the programme to ensure
        the concentration of effort in particular areas.                                                   This task will be
        facilitated by the more pronounced sectoral aspect to the programme
         (in co-operation with the social partners) and the strong links to be
        established with the Community RTD programmes. The specific fields or
        technologies on which to concentrate during the course of EUROTECNET
        II will be defined in co-operation with the Member States to ensure
        the continuing relevance of the programme for national priorities,
        while at the same time providing the necessary co-ordination at
        Community level.
3.      In the execution of the programme attention will be paid                                                               to         t:^
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rontmuation of the EUROTECIIET programme and the Advisory Committee o:
Vocational Training at its meeting on S Cëcember 1922 unanimously adopted a
favourable opinion.
 ---pagebreak--- A renewal of the EUROTECMET programme would also be central to the Joint
opinion of the Working Party on Social Dialogue and the Mew Technologies
concerning Training and Motivation of 6 March 1987 (Val Duchesse), and the
spirit of the conclusions adopted by the Social Dialogue Steering group of
12 January 1989.
The Commission proposes                                   the following decision to renew and                                             extend         the
EUROTECMET programme.
II - AIMS AND MODALITIES
1.   The EUROTECNET II programme will have two principal objectives :
                to improve the capacity for basic and continuing training
                in the                  European Community to take account of
                technological changes and their impact on employment, work
                and qualifications ;
                to assist in the design and development of future training provi-
                sion, in order to take account of the implications of future
                technological developments for new and existing occupations and
                provide for the necessary new skills and qualifications required.
     The first principal objective is aimed at developing and improving
     training provision, and will include information and training acti-
     vities for key actors in the field, the fostering of transnational
     cooperative ventures within the network, transfer of expertise, espec-
     ially in favour of less developed regions or certain sectors, coordin-
     ated visits and exchanges, a Community wide clearing house for ex-
     changeable learning materials,                                                  dissemination and information activ-
     ities, especially using new technologies.
     The        second principal objective is aimed at contributing to the design
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      :reate links with Community RTD programmes which have qualifi-
     cations and training implications
     '^.2 ways and means through which the Commission proposes to have these
      objectives achieved fall into two categories.
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      "easures taken bv and "ichm Member States
 ---pagebreak--- The EUROTECNET II programme should extend over a period of 5 years,
starting at the beginning of 1990. The estimation of needs until 1992
established within the framework cf present financial forecasts 1SS3
to 1992 amounts to 29 MECUs, approximately 21.5 MECUs ci which is
expected to be financed under the European Social Fund. Budget line
35342 will cover the cost of the various supporting measures or
exchange, animation, technical support, joint ventures, expertise
consultancy, diffusion and evaluation which are necessary for the
 execution of the programme. The basic funding of the participating
 projects will be the responsibility of Member States, although
 additional funding under the European Social Fund may be sought for
 projects which are considered eligible within the framework of the
 national programmes.
 Member States and the Commission will present in the Community Support
 Frameworks the actions to be co-financed by the European Social Fund
 in the framework of the EUROTECNET programme. The actions relating to
 the programme will be presented by the competent national authorities
  to the Commission which will be responsible for the practical
  financing mechanisms in accordance with the rules governing the
  Structural Funds. In this way a clear bridge will be made between the
  operations supported by the Structural Funds and the development of
  the Community's common policies in the field of vocational training,
  particularly with regard to the need for the workforce to master
  technological change.
 ---pagebreak---              PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION RELATING TO THE
          ADOPTION OF A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD
             OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
                             (EUROTECNET II)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 128 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2 April 1963
laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational
training policy (1), and in particular the second, fifth, sixth,
seventh, ninth and tenth principles thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas on 2 June 1983, the Council adopted a Resolution concerning
vocational training measures relating to new information technologies   \'-),
Whereas the Commission transmitted to the Council on 18 April 1985 a
communication on vocational training and the new information technologies
detailing the work programme from 1985 to 1988 (6), and whereas this work
programme is commonly called EUROTECNET;
1.  OJ No 63, 20.4.63, p. 1338/63.
2.  OJ           1989, p.
3. OJ             1989, p.
4.  OJ           1989, p.
5.  OJ No C 166, 25.6.1983, p. 1.
6.  COM(85)167 final
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Heads of State and Government meeting in the iuiopean Council
 in December 1986 emphasised the importance of Community actions for empl-
 oyment and having as their objective to encourage better training of young
 people and adults, and whereas the Heads of State and Government meeting
 in the European Council in June 1989 reinforced this position, stressing
 that the upgrading of human resources through training constituted a
 fundamental aspect of economic and social development and noted the
 agreement reached on continuing vocational training;
 Whereas the Council has already adopted, in extending the framework pro-
 gramme of research and development (7), measures aimed at reinforcing
 technological and industrial cooperation at Community level, in particular
 by Decisions 88/279/EEC (8), 85/196/EEC (9), 88/419/EEC (10) concerning
 ESPRIT, BRITE/EURAM, SCIENCE, and 88/417/EEC (11) concerning DELTA, which
 is directed specifically at learning technologies ; whereas this techno-
 logical and industrial cooperation in the field of research and develop-
 ment must be supported by parallel efforts in the field of vocational
 training;
 Whereas Council Decision 89/286/EEC ( 1 2) on the main
 phase of the Strategic Community Programme for Innovation and Technology
 Transfer (SPRINT) adopted certain activities concerning the transfer of
 know-how      in the fields of innovation management and transfer                          of
 technology, and decided to launch specific projects for intra-Community
 innovation transfer -including training elements;
 Whereas the European Parliament adopted on 24 May 1983 a Resolution on
 the competitiveness of Community industry (13), in which it asked for
 increased efforts to be made in favour of vocational training and the
 training of the leaders of enterprises; whereas this Resolution was
  supplemented by the Resolution on the continuing training of workers in
 enterprises (14), and other Resolutions concerning in particular the
 framework programme for technological research and development (15),
 and regional development, education and training (16);
 Whereas in the context of social dialogue, joint opinions were adopted on 6 March 19b7, one of which
 related to training and motivation and which stressed the necessity for
 effective training for workers and managerial staff in the new techno-
 logies;
 7. OJ   No  L 302, 24.10.1987, p. 1.
 8. OJ   No  L 118,     6.5.1988, p. 32
 9. CJ   No  L 83, 25.3.1985, p . 8.
10. OJ   No  L 206, 30.7.1988, P. 34.
11. OJ   No  L 206, 30.7.1988, p. 20.
12. OJ   No  L 112, 25.4.1989, p. 12 ,
13. OJ   No C  135, 24.5.1983, P. 27.
14. OJ  No   C 156, 15.6.1987, p.211.
15. OJ  No  C     7, 12.1.1987, p. 19.
16. OJ  No  C   99, 13.4.1987, p. 15
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the exploitation of technological developments throughout industry
 will depend on the adaptability of the qualifications and the enterprise
 of the workforce; whereas, in this context, there is a more urgent need
 than ever to reinforce, at Community level, the appropriate initiatives
 and actions in progress which aim to draw the full potential from human
 resources and investment in training as a complement to an overall
 Community strategy in the field of industrial, research, development and
 innovation policies; and whereas in this context vocational training is an
 indispensable instrument for the completion of the Internal Market in
 1992;
 Whereas Council Resolution of 22 December 1986 on an action programme on employment growth (17)
 stressed the need for improved vocational training, higher levels of
 qualifications and greater cooperation between social partners as
 essential elements in the growth of employment;
 Whereas the Council in its Decision 87/b69/EEC (18)
 adopted an action programme for the vocational training of young people
 and their preparation for adult and working life, including the inten-
 tion to enhance the capacity of vocational training systems to adapt to
 rapid economic, technological and social change ;
 Whereas the Council in its Decision 89/27/EEC of 16 December 1988 (19)
 adopted a second phase of the COMETT programme on cooperation between
 universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology,
 and in particular advanced technology;
 Whereas these measures need to be supplemented by additional measures
 to ensure the adaptation of basic and continuing training systems within
 and between Member States to take account of technological change;
 Whereas the first EUROTECNET programme from 1985 to 1988 highlighted the
 importance of developing cooperation between Member States in the field of
 adapting vocational training to the introduction of the new information
 technologies and the need to strengthen such cooperation; whereas in this
 context it is important to support training actions having a Community
 dimension and to ensure balanced development throughout the Community, and
 therefore in order to do so it is appropriate to involve, as far as
 possible, existing bodies in the Member States;
 Whereas it is necessary, in extension of              the Council Resolution of 3
 November 198 6 concerning the action programme for small and
 medium-sized enterprises (20), to engage such enterprises in the imple-
 mentation of EUROTECNET as well as in the diffusion of the results of
 the programme;
 Whereas the necessary funding for the EUROTECNET programme will be
 established in the general Budget of the Community;
17. OJ  No C 340, 31.12.1986, p. 2.
13. OJ  No L 346, 10.12.1987, p.31.
19. OJ  No L 13, 17.1.1989, P.28.
20. OJ  H O C 287, 14.11.1986, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Chairman's conclusions of the Standing Committee on
 Employment were adopted on 25 November 1988;
 Whereas on 5 June 1989 the Council adopted a resolution concerning
 continuing vocational training (21);
 Whereas the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training has expressed
 its opinion;
 HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING DECISION:
 Article 1
 A second action programme of vocational training and technological change,
 hereinafter referred to as "EUROTECNET II", is hereby adopted for a
 period of five years commencing on 1 January 1990.
 Article 2
 The principal objectives of EUROTECNET II are as follows :
     to improve the capacity for basic and continuing training in the
     European Community to take account of technological changes and
     their impact on employment, work and qualifications ;
     to assist in the design and development of future training
     provision, in order to take account of the implications of future
     technological developments for new and existing occupations and
     provide for the necessary new skills and qualifications required.
 The EUROTECNET II programme is designed to complement and
 reinforce policies introduced in Member States by :
 a)    promoting the use of innovative approaches by identifying within
       each Member State a number of relevant model demonstration
       projects and by setting up the linkages required for
       demonstration projects to contribute to innovation and coop-
       eration within and between Member States ;
 b)    strengthening cooperation between Member States on the exchange
       and transfer of methodologies, the joint development of
       innovative approaches and the improved contacts between training
       specialists in this field ;
21. OJ N o C 148,  14.6.1989, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak--- c)     improving the capacity of Member States to maximise the benefits
       of their participation in the programme for their own basic and
       continuing training systems by helping to strengthen the
       necessary infrastructure in each Member State, and contributing
       to the better quality of the basic      and in-service training of
       trainers and ensuring the widespread dissemination of results
      from the programme ;
d)    making widely available and applicable throughout the Community
      the benefits of experience and good practice in the field of
       training for technological change ;
e)    undertaking the necessary research and analytical work in the
      field of new skills and qualifications to enable future provision
      for basic      and continuing training to be adapted, and
      contributing to the flexibility of training systems through a
      stimulation of work on open and flexible learning approaches and
      other innovative methods identified during the course of the
      programme ;
f)    organising a series of supportive information activities designed
      to    inform a wider public on initiatives relating to training
      and technological change, to stimulate the interaction of
      participants in the programme and to improve European cooperation
      between providers of information on vocational training.
Article 3
The EUROTECNET    II programme shall comprise:
          a) A common framework of principles for th* development and
             improvement of training policies and systems in the new
             technologies in the Member States, as set out in Article 4,
              and
          b) A series of measures to be implemented at Community level,
             as set out in the Annex, 'and as such designed
             to support and supplement those measures taken by and within
             Member States.
                                   'I©
 ---pagebreak--- Article 4
The measures forming part of the EUROTECNET II programme to be
 implemented under Article 5        should complement and reinforce those
 activities of Member States which comply with the general principles fc;
 implementing a common vocational training policy and which are intended
 to :
 a)    strengthen cooperation at all levels between the vocational
       training systems. This cooperation should include public and
       private provisions and the participation of the social partners and
       all sectors of the economy, to ensure the adaptation of training
       systems to take account of technological change ;
 b)    raise the level of vocational training and acquisition of skills
       for the work force, both employed and unemployed, in respect of
       the impact of technological change on industrial restructuring
       and employment. Specific account should be taken of the training
       provided by or for enterprises and in particular the situation of
       small and medium sized enterprises as regards the training both
       of managers and workers ;
 c)    stimulate the development of innovative approaches through the
       establishment of experimental or demonstration training actions.
       Such actions should be designed to contribute to the development
       and improvement of the provision for vocational training and
       should also be widely disseminated.
 d)    provide for unemployed young people, in particular those whose
       qualifications are inadequate or unsuitable, to enter working lift
       through suitable measures of training both in the new technologies
       and in coping with technological developments ;
 e)    promote equal opportunities for men and women, in particular to
       facilitate the retraining or re-entry into employment of women whose
       careers are affected by technological change or who want to take up
       work again with the necessary acquisition of new skills and qualifi-
       cations ;
 f)    promote the training and retraining of trainers in order to
       ensure the necessary upgrading of social and technical skills,
       including the use of multi-media training techniques ;
The Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on their activities
undertaken in the implemention of these principles and measures not later
than 31 December 1992, and again not later than 31 December 1994.
                                * *
 ---pagebreak--- Article 5
To give a significant Community impetus to the efforts of Member States
 to raise the quality and level of vocational training and vocational
qualifications for technological change, the Commission shall implement
a series of supporting measures as set out in the Annex.
In implementing these measures, special account and consideration shall
be taken of the need to recognise and meet the differing needs and
situations of ail Member States, with particular regard to the relative
levels of technological advancement and to the respective provision for
vocational training.
Article 6
As from 1 January 1990, the annual credits necessary to cover the
Community contribution to the actions provided for in the programme
will be established in the annual budgetary procedure, taking into
account the results of the programme as well as any new needs which may
emerge during its operation. These credits are intended to finance
the various actions set out in the Annex, including appropriate
measures taken to ensure the technical assistance at Community level,
continuing monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
The appropriations deemed necessary for the first three years of the
programme will form part of future budgets within the framework of the
present financial forecasts 1988 - 1992 agreed jointly by the three
Institutions in June 1988 and their development.
Article 7
The Commission shall ensure that EUROTECNET II is consistent with other
Community programmes and activities in the fields of vocational train-
ing and technological developments.
The Commission shall draw as appropriate upon the assistance of the
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) in
the implementation of this programme.
Article 8
In implementing EUROTECNET II the Commission shall keep the Advisory
Committee for Vocational Training regularly informed and to this effect
periodic reports regarding the implementation of the programme shall be
presented by the Commission to the Advisory Committee.
                             *%
 ---pagebreak--- Article 9
The Commission shall submit during 1992 an interim report to the Council
and to the European Parliament on the implementation of EUROTECNET II.
The Commission shall by 30 June 1995 submit to the Council and the European
Parliament a final report on the experience and results of EUROTECNET II
having regard to the objectives set out and defined in Article 2, including
an evaluation of its operation.
In the preparation of these reports the Commission shall take account of
the reports submitted by the Member States under the provisions of
Article 4.
Article 10
This decision is addressed to the Member States.
 Done at Brussels,                            For the Council
                                             The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX
 Measures to be implemented at Community level to aid Member        States in
 raising the quality and level of vocational training and           vocational
 qualifications for technological change.
 1.   The principal objectives of EUROTECNET II are as follows :
      .   to improve the capacity for basic a n d continuing training in the
         European Community to take account of technological
         changes and their impact on employment, work and qualifications ;
         to assist in the design and development of future training provi-
        sion, in order to take account of the implications of future
         technological developments for new and existing occupations and
        provide for the necessary new skills and qualifications required.
!.   The following series of measures will be implemented at Community
     level in the course of EUROTECNET II to support and complement
     measures taken within Member States.
     a)    Promoting the use of innovative approaches in adapting    training
           to technological change :
           -  The core of the EUROTECNET programme will consist of a
              Community-wide network of innovative demonstration projects
              identified within Member States and aimed at improving the
              design   and   delivery of training to take       account    of
              technological change. In addition the network will be used to
              strengthen all forms of cooperation between the parties
              involved at all levels to seek solutions to issues of common
              concern, and to enhance the motivation and training of the
              workforce faced with technological change. In the process of
              selecting the projects for possible inclusion in the network
              particular account will be taken of the objectives laid down
              in Article 4 of the Decision,        particularly as regards
              participation by the social partners, the involvement of
              economic sectors or branches of industry affected by techno-
              logical change, the need to ensure access by women to
              requisite technological training, and the capacity to make
              widely available the benefits of experience and good practice.
          -   While the responsibility for setting up and funding the
              demonstration   projects will remain with Member        States,
              Community support measures will be aimed at developing and
              improving the links between the projects in a Community
              context, including the necessary animation, coordination and
              dissemination   activities.   The network of     demonstration
              projects and Community support measures may include on the one
              hand projects which receive support from the European Social
              Fund and on the other hand projects which do not receive
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 ---pagebreak---        support from the European Social Fund but which are considered
       to have a high national priority.
    -  Information and training actions will be undertaken to improve
       the ability of key participants in the vocational training
       field to take advantage of the changes brought about by
       technological change and of new training methodologies them-
       selves. This will be done through a process of coordinating
       the transfer, extension and dissemination of best training
       practice for technological advance within and between Member
       States.
    -  The setting up of European training and technology consortia
       will    be encouraged,    involving small and medium-sized
        enterprises    (SMEs) and larger enterprises and      training
       institutions to develop and improve technology training for
       the enterprises and job seekers.
b) Strengthening the links between Member States :
    -  Transnational cooperative ventures will be encouraged between
       demonstration projects and between public training bodies and
       private organisations which are concerned with developing new
       approaches to training, the development of transferable train-
       ing programmes and materials and the exchange of such products
       using advanced communications facilities.
    -  A clearing house will be set up in close liaison with the
       network of demonstration projects to enable the evaluation and
       exchange    of learning materials designed for       technology
       training.
    -  Transnational study visits will be organised by CEDEFOP on
       behalf of the Commission for those involved in demonstration
       projects and other aspects of the programme,          and will
       reinforce the existing study visits scheme for vocational
       training specialists.
c)  Improving the capacity of Member States to maximise the   benefits
    of their participation in EUROTECNET :
    -  A    structure    for dissemination and animation     will   be
       established     as appropriate within each Member State to
       maximise the impact of the programme on training policies and
       practices.
    -  Activities     will   be undertaken to enable expertise      in
       technology training to be transferred between Member States,
       between sectors and in favour of disadvantaged groups of the
       population.     This will take the form of providing advice and
       consultancy services     to Member States (particularly the
       regionally disadvantaged ones) or to individual projects in
       order to help identify and plan training needs.
    -  A model training of trainers scheme in technological change
       and its consequential effect on qualifications will          be
       identified and developed. The transfer values of these actions
       will be supported by the appropriate exchange mechanisms.
                                 AS
 ---pagebreak---          -  A series of publications will be drawn up to ensure     a wide
            distribution of information on the programme and its    activi-
            ties in the Community languages.
   d)   Undertaking the necessary work to enable future training provi-
        sion and systems to be effectively adapted as a consequence of
         technological change :
         -  To complement and underpin the network of demonstration
            projects a series of research and analytical actions will be
            initiated to give scientific support to the          programme.
            Collaborative projects involving several Member States will be
            supported to develop new training approaches which respond to
            future needs on the labour market regarding skills and
            qualifications needed for technological change.
        -   In this regard priority will be given to the following areas :
            Developing new pedagogic approaches and models for curriculum
            development of technology training which meet the needs of
            newly emerging skills and qualifications and which draw in
            particular on open and flexible learning approaches.
            Ensuring easier access and more appropriate forms of training
            in the new technologies for disadvantaged or marginalised
            groups.
            Developing    training   approaches which are    designed    to
            anticipate future needs and which seek to multiply the effects
            of investment in technology and improve its results, in
            terms of productivity and work organisation, particularly as
            regards    Community   Research and   Technology   Development
            Programmes.    Actions in this regard will be designed to
            complement and reinforce those undertaken in the COMETT
            programme.
   e)   Organising a series of supportive information activities:
            a number of high level demonstration conferences will        be
            mounted    within Member States or at Community level        to
            highlight for a wider public major issues relating           to
            technology and training ;
        -   a number of European training seminars, specialised colloquia,
            interprojects exchange workshops and round tables will be set
            up with a view to pooling expertise and to strengthening links
            between actors in the programme;
        -   the use of new technologies in information provision in
            training will be also furthered through support for Community
            cooperation between information providers.
3. Evaluation systems will be implemented for EUROTECNET II    which   will
   consist of two parts :
        continuous formative evaluation of the priority activities of the
        programme
                                     AC
 ---pagebreak---         summative evaluation reports will be produced with a view to
        complementing the interim and final report on the programme
        required under Article 9 of the Decision-
4. The necessary technical assistance will be provided at Community level
   to underpin the activities undertaken under the EUROTECNET programme.
   Furthermore, specific provision will be made by the Commission for the
   animation and continuing evaluation of the EUROTECNET programme and
   for the dissemination through all the Community languages of expe-
   rience arising out of it.
                                    *1
 ---pagebreak---                                    F I N A N C I A L      RECORD
 1. Budget Line and Title
              - B 6342 and European Social Fund (see point 6)
              - EUROTECNET II (Programme in the field of Vocational Training
                  & Technological Change)
2. Legal Basis
              - Council Resolution of 02/06/83 (OJ No C 166 of 25/06/83)
              - Council Decision 89/ /                 /EEC of   adopting the
                  EUROTECNET II programme (OJ No ).
              - Article 128 of the Treaty
3. Classification of expenditure
             - Non-compulsory expenditure
             - Non-dissociated appropriations
4. Description
           - The principal objectives of the EUROTECNET II programme          are
                  as follows:
                  . to improve the capacity for initial and continuing
                     training in the European Community to take account
                     of technological changes and their impact on
                     employment, work and qualifications ;
                  . to assist in the design and development of future training
                     provision, m order to take account of the implications of
                     future technological developments for new and existing
                     occupations and provide for the necessary new skills and
                     qualifications required.
In particular the EUROTICIET II programme will be designed to completer.:
and reinforce policies introduced in Member States by :
a;     promoting the use of innovative approaches by identifying within
       each Member State a number of relevant model demonstration
       projects and by setting up the linkages required for
       demonstration projects to contribute to innovation and
       cooperation within and between Member States ;
w      strengthening cooperation between Member States on the exchange
       ani transie1" c" 'e'hocclccies and the ici'*1* dev;~* G*-~*•-'"*• ^^
       innovative apprcicr. tc ir.i tn= improved contacts .3et*7sen training
       ; r - " ' ? * "• e ^ î i **  ^"'**c *-.-*••"
                                                    A%
 ---pagebreak--- c)    improving the capacity of Member States to maximise the benefits
      of their participation in the programme for their own initial and
      continuing training systems through helping to strengthen the
      necessary infrastructure in each Member State, and contributing
      to the better capacity of the initial and in-service training of
      trainers and ensuring the widespread dissemination of results
      from the programme ;
d)    making widely available and applicable throughout the Community
      the benefits of experience and good practice in the field of
      training for technological change ;
e)    undertaking the necessary research and analytical work in the
      field of new skills and qualifications to enable future provision
      for initial and continuing training to be adapted, and
      contributing to the flexibility of training systems through a
      stimulation of work on open and flexible learning approaches and
      other innovative methods identified during the course of the
      programme ;
f)    organising a series of supportive information activities designed
      to     inform a wider public on initiatives relating to training
      and technological change, to stimulate the interaction of
      participants in the programme and to improve European co-operation
      between providers of information on vocational training.
5. Justification
         The EUROTECNET programme responds to the need to ensure the
         adaptation of vocational training to technological change within
         the context of the internal market, through decisive action in
         the field of developing highly qualified human resources. The
         report on the first EUROTECNET programme (from 1935-1982)
         highlights the progress made through cooperation between Member
         States, and the work which remains to be done, particularly in
         identifying and developing areas of good practice, and dissemin-
         ating these and other examples of technology training to inte-
         rested parties throughout the Community.
5. Financial implications for operational appropriations:
   - nature of expenditure and methods of calculation -
6.1      The appropriations necessary will form part of future budgets
         within the framework of the financial perspectives 1983-1931
         agreed jointly by the three Institutions in June 1933 and
          their development.
         The estimation of needs until 1992 established within the
          framework of the present financial forecasts for the
         years 1990 to 1332 amounts to_7„5 liSCUs on budget
          line 5--:342 with an additional amount, estimated at
          approximately 21.5 MECUs, tc be financed under the
         European Social Fund within the relevant Community Suppert
         Framework of the Structural Funds. The means to he put
          at the disposal of the programme for the following t**c
         years will be examined in the light of the evolution of
          ~"-~ ^• r - ^ ^ ^ < -a* *c'*G'""as*'s
                                                43
 ---pagebreak--- 6.2   T h e breakdown of the amount to be financed from budget
      line B-6342 is indicated below.
6.2.1 Strengthening the links between Member States :
      -    T h e setting up of a Community-wide clearing house of learning
          materials m a y be financed up to 100 % of eligible expenditure
          on budget line B - 6 3 4 2 .
      -   Transnational study visits will be organised on behalf of
          the Commission by CEDEFOP, the cost of which will be consi-
          dered within the annual budget of CEDEFOP.
      The proposed expenditure for the duration of the programme is
      as follows :
                                         1990       1991    1992        Total
         B 6342(MECUs)                   0,1       0,1      0,1          0,3
6.2.2 Improving the capacity of Member States to maximise the                 bene-
      fits of their participation in EUROTECNET :
      -   T h e establishment of a relevant structure for dissemination
          and animation within each Member State : the Community may
          meet 50 % of this cost to an annual maximum of 60,000 ECUs
          per Member S t a t e .
      -   Development of model training of trainers actions in the
          Community l a n g u a g e s .
          Publishing and distributing the activities and r 3 s u _ t s or
          the programme in the Community languages.
      The proposed expenditure over the duration of theprogramme is as
      follows :
                                         1330 I     1991
         3 6342(M£CUs)                 I 0.
          a nu.
          ••**• *•"* 1 1 *"S i
                                              : *- C.-Î- •« --  .-. - r ~-
                               for a wider public major icsu^s relating
                                                 iO
 ---pagebreak---           a. mim|jer of; Eur-ô^|aïgtraiming seminagrs, sjfeci|Éise|| colloquia,
          ifcteEJrojecl: e*cj|fcfl||e workshops an^ roun2 t a ï l a s S t i l l be. set
          \ ^ w : a | . a . ^ « . - j ^ j i ^ ^ i n g ^ t e p ^ L i s e ^ n d tig stcsngta^ning^liiiks
          b^ivetm « è t J K s & i ' t h ê . pro#raa|fe. ; J*                      % •;•;"•• •; ^-'     *V
      r   $m « t e of a e w , t « M i l o g i e 3 i a iaf onr 1 ati«|t p r ^ i ^ i f t n in fcratîir-
          i i f e w t l l l>« * l * f c ^ | ^ | b e r * à t h r o u g h f u p p o ^ f o 4 C o ^ n i t y
          coopérâtioa-TbetWilitt l^tormatiQ» profideràfe •
      Tht. proposed fxpe*ditur« ov^r. tbi^=4«Tal:ioa of the programme i s
      as $f&l4qps :                                                 v :jv
                            /       itml                          1 * » 2 | ; TOt*l
        B-4142       tSSOH}                                       i.O 1 2 -i
                                                ï *   • •   ' •
6.2.4 Execution of tne formative tad n n u t É e «valuation of the
      program»
      The proposed expenditure for the duration of the programme i s
      as follows :
                                     1990            1991         1992        Total
        B-6342 (MECUs)               0.05          0.1            0.1          0.25
6.2.5 For the technical assistance of the programme
       The proposed expenditure over the duration of the programme i s
       as follows :
                                     1990            1991         1992        Total
        B-6342 (MECUs)               0.65          0.8            0.8          2.25
6.3    Incidence of appropriation necessary
       Taking account of the need for a r e l a t i v e l y smaller su:?, for
       the f i r s t year of 2.0 HECUs, i t i s considered that the annual
       appropriation for future years w i l l gradually r i s e to 3.0
      MECUs in 1SS2 on budget line B-6342.
       The following breakdown i d e n t i f i e s expenditure to be provided
       for on Budget l i n e B-6342.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             /
             Couluwt and payment» appropriations B-6342
                 J in MECUs    11990 I       11992  f       I
                                        1991         Total
                1 6.2.1          0.1     0.1    0.1    0.3
                     6.2.2       o.a    0.9    1.0     2.7
               1     6.2.3       0.4    0.6    1.0     2,0
               I     6.2.4      0.05    0.1    0.1    0.25 j
               |     6.2.5      0.65   0.8    0.8     2.25 J
              [Total" B-6342    2.0    2.5    3.0     7.5 ^
 7. Implications for revenue
    There are no implications for revenue.
8. Type of control
    1.  Financial control: by the services responsible in the Commission,
        in regard to the regularity of the expenditure and the implement-
        ation of the budget ;
        Scientific and technical control: by the services responsible in
        the Commission, in particular by the Task Force on Human Resources,
        Education, Training and Youth assisted by the Advisory Committee
        for Vocational Training as appropriate.
9. Financial implications in terms of personnel
    (Part A of the General Budget)
    Personnel necessary from 1990 :
       2 A7/4 : Coordination and control of overall action programme
                 implementation and monitoring of evaluation operations
    . 1B
    . 2C
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 ---pagebreak---     This represents a cost for the Community (Part A of the Commission
    Budget) of 278,000 ECUs over a full year for the total personnel
    necessary as listed above.
    On the basis of the same conditions prevailing in other Community
    programmes, fellows may be seconded from national authorities.
    Personnel requirements indicated above will be fulfilled either
    through internal redeployment or within the framework of the 1990
    budgetary procedure.
10. Technical Assistance :
    The implementation of- the EUROTECWET programme will require specialist
    expertise in the field of vocational training and technological change
    in order to ensure the balanced development of the programme involving
    all Member States. The expertise required will in particular consist
    of :
    -  technical coordination of .the networking arrangements between
       demonstration projects and of the animation and dissemination acti-
       vities within Member States ;
    -  preparation of information material on the EUROTECNET programme for
       publication and contribution to information activities in all Member
       States including all the translation required for an operation
       involving nine languages ;
    -  continuing monitoring of the programme and of related developments
       in Member States ;
    -  coordination and execution of research and analytical work carried
       out in the programme ;
    -   technical assistance to the Commission regarding preparatory work to
       all Community-level meetings, conferences, seminars and round
       tables.
                                     iS
 ---pagebreak--- Assessment of impact on SMEs
 Subject:       Action Programme in the field of vocational training
                and technological change (EUROTECNET II)
1.   Administrative constraints for enterprises
      There are no administrative constraints governing the parti-
      cipation of SMEs in the EUROTECNET actions, since the proce-
      dures implemented for the Programme favour the participation
      of SMEs.
2.    Advantages for enterprises
      The nature and aims of the EUROTECNET programme are of
      particular relevance to SMEs. Direct involvement as part of
      a demonstration training project (training consortium) or by
      indirect involvement through a sector would have clear ad-
      vantages for enterprises. Via such participation they would
      have access to all of the products of the programme (e.g.
      multimedia training materials, simulated and open training
      courses) and also be continuously updated on technological
      developments as they apply to SMEs and training. Enterprises
      would be in a position to take advantage of the benefits to
      be derived from the future technology training part of the
      programme, thereby becoming better prepared for all the
      ramifications of the Integrated Market.
3.    Disadvantages for enterprises
      No substantative disadvantages exist for enterprises ;
      participation will require an investment in time primarily,
      for which Community financial support will be forthcoming.
4.    Effect on employment
      The possible effects on employment can only be indirect
      insofar as, through or as a result of participation in
      EUROTECNET II projects, SMEs are able to enhance the skill
      level of their personnel in fields crucial for their deve-
      lopment .
5.    Consultation with the social partners
      The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Union
      of Confederation of Industry and Employers in Europe (UNICE)
      have been consulted on the future of EUROTECNET and have
      both expressed a very positive view on the Programme.
                                           *Y
 ---pagebreak---    The Communication will also be submitted to the JBconomic and
   Social Committee, vacate view on the previous paase was
   valuable is that it * reflected the views of the social,
   partners and of tse ecsmœmic sectors.
6. Alternative approaches
   EUROTECNET IX will be implemented taking into account the
   initiatives already begun at Community level in favour of
   SMEs, in particular within the framework of the follow-up to
   the Council resolution of 14.11.1986. Close articulation
   will be ensured with the different networks implemented for
   developing information transfer, stimulating innovation in
   delivery of training and promoting technology transfer
   through improved Human Resources Development policies and
   practices : DELTA, COMETT, SPRINT and PETRÀ.
                                 is
 ---pagebreak---           UNANIMOUSOPINION OF THEADVISORY COMMITTEE
      ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING ONTHEEUROTECNET PROGRAMME
                           08.12.1988
1.   The    Committee received with satisfaction the report
     presented on the activity carried out relating to the
     Resolution of 2 June 1983 and the work which had been
     done    relating to    new information   technologies and
     vocational training under the EUROTECNET programme.
2.   The Committee expressed its agreement on the guidelines
     presented by Commission departments on the continuation
     of the programme and its wish that a EUROTECNEI II
     programme should follow EUROTECNET I.
3.   The Committee stressed the need for a greater cooperation
     between the Member States in respect of the problems of
     vocational training relating to new technologies, the
     mastering of those technologies and the development of
     vocational training strategies.
     In this context special efforts needed to be made with
     regard to        small and medium-sized firms on the one
     hand and, on the other hand, those regions where the
     training infrastructure, particularly training in new
     technologies, was still underdeveloped.
4.   The Committee stressed in particular that the guidelines
     for    EUROTECNET II    should respond to the following
     priorities :
   * The results already achieved by the programme should oe
     exploited to the full with a view to transferring and
     exploiting the training operations which had already
     received support, in particular by emphasizing the needs
     of small and medium-sized firms and the training of
     instructors.
   * EUROTECNET II should put its emphasis on a number of
     strategic sectors and qualifications either in terms of
     retraining or new types of employment or preventive
     action aimed at coping with change. It would therefore be
     important that EUROTECNET II concentrates more on the
     specific    needs of these sectors as regards skilled
     training, taking particular account of the need to step
     up equal opportunities for men and women and the needs of
     relatively unskilled workers who are victims or potential
     victims of the upheavals brought about by technological
     change.
   * EUROTECNET II should have as one of its prime aims the
     development and transfer of the products of training.
     This process should concern the exchange and the transfer
     of training projects of an innovatory character both in
     respect of all those taking part in EUROTECNET itself and
     all concerned by training operations and the problems of
     training to cope with technological change.
                           zc
 ---pagebreak---     It   would be important that E U S O T E C N E T II takes account of
    the    o p p o r t u n i t i e s provided         by 'he      new    information,           and
    communications                 technoloqies,           in   particular       m  U ii tn i :\, G c i a
                                                                                 lïiu
    training         s y s t G :•.: s           u i a r emphasis Gnouid
    training         operations of i m c d u I £ r c h a r a c t e r , i.      se pi ac
    as   regards the                ttraininq
                                      ra in i     of    instructors       a-d                .MES
                                                                                 the
    It    would be            important to step up the interaction bet w e G n
    EUROTECNET           II -and the other Community p r o g r a m m e s , une t h G r
    these      be Community               R and      B programmes        such    as
    ESPRIT       and RACE,              Community o p e r a t i o n s   relating        co      the
    transfer          of technologies               such a s ,    for example,          SPRINT,
    Community           operations aimed               at the     SMEs    and     the       other
    Community           vocational training                programmes or        operations,
     in particular PETRA and COMETT
  *  It would likewise be important to step up coordination at
     national           level           so     that       vocational        training             and
     occupational             quarters in all the Member Staes may draw
     greater benefit from the implementation of EUROTECNET II.
5.   The      Committee.               was     of       the     opinion       that         active
     participation                 by the          two      sides      of     industry              in
      implementation               of the programme should be ensured at both
     national          and" Community            level by a prolongation                 of       the
      joint      opinion issued               in March        1987 by     the two sides of
      industry as part of the Val Duchesse social dialogue.
6.    The Committee underlined                       the need       to provide        for more
      active       relations between EUROTECNET II and the guidelines
      for the structural funds, especially as regards Community
      ^jipport given to the innovatory operations backed by the
      t^^'ean Social Fund.
      The CommilTtN^o attached                    great importance          to a continuing
      assessment            andNs^^onitoring of the programme and called on
      the Commission t o N ^ t up the necessary machinery when the
      programe was implemen
 8.   The Committee took the v~i>« that EUROTECNET II should be
      provided          with resources commensurate with the programme's
      aims        and objectives                  and     the     operations        which          the
      Commission proposed.
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