CELEX: 51994PC0215
Language: en
Date: 1994-05-25
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing an action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy LEONARDO da Vinci

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                                                                     II
                                                             (Preparatory Acts)
                                                       COMMISSION
                Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing an action programme for the implemen­
                         tation of a European Community vocational training policy 'Leonardo da Vinci' (')
                                                              (94 /C 176/07)
                                                         (Text with EEA relevance)
                                                     COM(94) 215 final — SYN 494
                 (Submitted by the Commission on 25 May 1994 pursuant to Article 189 A (2) of the EC Treaty)
                 C) OJ No C 67, 4. 3 . 1994, p. 12.
                             ORIGINAL TEXT                                                           AMENDED TEXT
                                                 First to eigth recitals unchanged
                               Ninth recital                                                           Ninth recital
  9 . Whereas the Commission in its recommendation                         9 . Whereas the Commission in its recommendation
      87/567/EEC (') on vocational training for women                          87/567/EEC (*) on vocational training for women
      encouraged Member States to strengthen measures                          encouraged Member States to strengthen measures
      to promote the equality of opportunities, and in the                     to promote the equality of opportunities, and in the
      Third        Medium Term Action                  Programme               Third Medium Term Action                       Programme
      ( 1991-1995) on equal opportunities for men and                          ( 1991-1995) on equal opportunities for men and
      women (2) the Commission undertook to pursue                             women (*) the Commission undertook to pursue
      exchanges of experience and know-how through the                         exchanges of experience and know-how through the
      IRIS network and develop this network to better                          IRIS network and develop this network to better
      identify the training needs of women, promote inno­                      identify the training needs of women, promote inno­
      vative training and develop a European methodology                       vative training and develop a European methodology
      on the subject;                                                          on the subject; whereas there is a need for a specific
                                                                               training effort to re-orientate and update women's
                                                                               existing skills and improve their career prospects ;
                                                       Tenth recital unchanged
                                                                                                         Récital 10a
                                                                                                              (new)
                                                                         10a. Whereas paragraph 15 of the Community Charter
                                                                                 of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers,
                                                                                 adopted by the heads of state and government of 1 1
                                                                                 Member States at the Strasbourg European Council
                                                                                 on 9 December 1989, states : 'Every worker of the
O OJ No L 342, 4. 12 . 1987, p. 35.                                      (') OJ No L 342, 4. 12 . 1987, p. 35 .
(2) COM(90) 449 final of 6 November 1990, confirmed by                   (2) COM(90) 449 final of 6 November 1990, confirmed by
     Council resolution of 21 . 5. 1991 (91 /C 142/01), OJ No C               Council resolution of 21 . 5 . 1991 (91 /C 142/01 ), OJ No C
     142/01 , 31 . 5 . 1991 , p. 1 .                                          142/01 , 31 . 5 . 1991 , p. 1 .
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                      AMENDED TEXT
                                                                          European Community must be able to have access
                                                                          to vocational training and to benefit therefrom
                                                                          throughout his working life. In the conditions
                                                                          governing access to such training there may be no
                                                                          discrimination on grounds of nationality';
                       Eleventh recital                                                   Eleventh recital
11 . Whereas the Council, in its recommendation of 30              11 . Whereas the Council, in its recommendation of 30
     June 1993 on access to continuing vocational                       June 1993 on access to continuing vocational
     training ('), recommended that Member States adjust                training ('), recommended that Member States adjust
     their vocational training policies to ensuring that                their vocational training policies to ensuring that
     every worker of the Community be able to have                      every worker of the Community be able to have
     access to continuing vocational training without any               access to continuing vocational training without any
     form of discrimination and to benefit therefrom                    form of discrimination and to benefit therefrom
     throughout his or her working life ;                               throughout his or her working life ; whereas to this
                                                                        end special attention should be paid, in the
                                                                        implementation of the programme, to people facing
                                                                        the most severe difficulties in having such access,
                                                                        whether this be due to disability, ethnic, gender or
                                                                        other factors ;
                                        Twelfth to sixteenth recitals unchanged
                      Seventeenth recital                                                Seventeenth recital
17 . Whereas, in order to raise the effectiveness of               17 . Whereas, in order to raise the effectiveness of
     Community action, different types of measures need                 Community action, different types of measures need
     to be organized within three principal strands, the                to be organized within three principal strands, the
     first aimed at providing support for the quality of                first aimed at providing support for the quality of
     Member States' systems, arrangements and policies,                 Member States' systems, vocational guidance
     the second at supporting innovation in actions on the              services, arrangements and policies, the second at
     training market and the third at the gradual                       supporting innovation in actions on the training
     implementation of a network to support the                         market and the third at the gradual implementation
     European dimension in vocational training ;                        of a network to support the European dimension in
                                                                        vocational training and guidance ;
                                                                                            Récital 17a
                                                                                               (new)
                                                                   17a. Whereas the promotion of foreign language
                                                                          learning in the framework of vocational training is
                                                                          an essential element in the development of a
                                                                          European dimension in vocational training;
                                              Eighteenth recital unchanged
                                                                                            Récital 18a
                                                                                               (new)
                                                                   18a. Whereas it is imperative that the programme should
                                                                         be built on existing networks and operational
                                                                          structures where these are already proved to have
                                                                         been successful ;
O OJ No L 181 , 23 . 7 . 1993 , p. 37 .                           (') OJ No L 181 , 23. 7. 1993, p. 37.
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                        ORIGINAL TEXT                                                    AMENDED TEXT
                      Nineteenth recital                                                Nineteenth recital
19. Whereas there is a need to encourage operational               19. Whereas there is a need to encourage operational
      links between the action programme in the vo­                    links between the action programme in the vo­
      cational training field and the intervention of the              cational training field and the intervention of the
      Structural Funds, especially Community Initiative                Structural Funds, especially Community Initiative
      Programmes ;                                                     Programmes, and with the Fourth Programme of
                                                                       Research and Development and the Socrates
                                                                       Programme, should be exploited and that there
                                                                       should be close coordination and cooperation
                                                                       between the agencies responsible ;
                                               Twentieth recital unchanged
                                                                                            Récital 20a
                                                                                               (new)
                                                                   20a. Whereas the Commission should be assisted by an
                                                                         Advisory Committee which should operate with the
                                                                         participation of the social partners.
                                                    Article 1 unchanged
                          Article 2 (f)                                                    Article 2 (f)
 (f) 'training body' is used to denote all types of public,        (f) 'training body* is used to denote all types of public,
      semi-public or private establishment engaged in vo­              semi-public or private establishment engaged in vo­
      cational training, further training, updating or                 cational training, further training, updating or
      retraining activities, regardless of the way in which            retraining activities, regardless of the way in which
      they are referred to in the Member States. The term              they are referred to in the Member States. The term
      also covers autonomous economic organizations, in                also covers the training bodies and training work of
      particular chambers of commerce and industry                     autonomous economic organizations, in particular
      and/or their equivalents, and professional associ­               chambers of commerce and industry and/or their
      ations ;                                                         equivalents, and professional associations ;
                          Article 2 (h)                                                    Article 2 (h)
 (h) 'open and distance learning and training' is used to          (h) 'open and distance learning and training' is used to
       denote any type of non-traditional training,                     denote any type of non-traditional training,
       including the use of new information and communi­                including the use of appropriate methods such as
       cation technologies and services and involving advice            new information and communication technologies
       on training and individualized tutoring;                         and services and involving advice on training and
                                                                        individualized tutoring ;
                                                                                            Article 2 (i)
                                                                                               (new)
                                                                   (i) 'vocational guidance' is used to denote the provision
                                                                        of advice and information on the choice of an occu­
                                                                        pation, vocational advancement and changes of
                                                                        occupation. It also includes vocational information.
                                                     Article 3 unchanged
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                      AMENDED TEXT
                         Article 4 ( 1 )                                                    Article 4 ( 1 )
1.     The Commission shall implement the Community                 1.    The Commission shall implement the Community
measures specified in Annex II during the period from               measures specified in Annex II during the period from
1 January 1995 to 31 December 1999.                                 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1999, in so doing taking
                                                                    care to build on networks which already exist, in
                                                                    particular University Enterprise Training Partnerships.
                                                     Article 5 unchanged
                                                                                             Article 5a
                                                                                                (new)
                                                                    1.    Member States shall also take the necessary oper­
                                                                    ational measures at national level to ensure that the
                                                                    programme is adequately publicised, that it is transparent
                                                                    and accessible and that its results are disseminated as
                                                                    widely as possible.
                                                                    2 . In implementing the programme, the Commission
                                                                    shall be assisted by the European Centre for the Devel­
                                                                    opment of Vocational Training (Cedefop).
                         Article 6 (2)                                                      Article 6 (2)
2. The Commission, in partnership with the Member                   2. The Commission, in partnership with the Member
 States, shall foster an element of complementarity                 States, shall foster an element of complementarity
between the operation of the programme and the inter­               between the operation of the programme and the inter­
vention of the Structural Funds, especially Community               vention of the Structural Funds, especially Community
 Initiative Programmes. It will strive, in particular, to           Initiative Programmes. It will strive, in particular, to
 ensure that Community measures implemented in this                 ensure that Community measures implemented in this
 programme shall contribute to improving the structural             programme shall contribute to improving the structural
 interventions in the field of vocational training, with a          interventions in the field of vocational training, with a
view to :                                                           view to :
 (a) disseminating and          enhancing the relevant               (a) disseminating and enhancing the relevant
      comparative information on vocational training                     comparative information on vocational training and
      systems and arrangements ;                                         guidance systems and arrangements ;
 (b) stimulating the implementation of transnational                 (b) stimulating the implementation of transnational
      actions related to vocational training, based on the               actions related to vocational training, based on the
      results of the programme's pilot projects ;                        results of the programme's pilot projects ;
 (c) promoting greater synergy with policies to promote              (c) promoting greater synergy with policies to promote
      employment and which support equal opportunities                   employment and equal opportunities for men and
      for access to initial and continuing training for                  women and ensuring equal access to initial and
      disadvantaged groups .                                             continuing training for disadvantaged groups.
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                         ORIGINAL TEXT                                                        AMENDED TEXT
                           Article 6 (5)                                                        Article 6 (5)
5. In implementing the programme, the Commission
shall be assisted by the European Centre for the Devel­
opment of Vocational Training (Cedefop).
                           Article 7 ( 1 )                                                      Article 7 ( 1 )
1 . The programme shall be continuously monitored                     1 . The programme shall be continuously monitored
on a partnership basis involving the Commission and the              on a partnership basis involving the Commission,
Member States. This shall be done by means of reports                Member States and the social partners. This shall be
drawn up by the Member States and of specific activities,            done by means of reports drawn up by the Member
this enabling the programme to be redirected in the light            States and of specific activities, this enabling the
of the needs identified.                                             programme to be redirected in the light of the needs
                                                                     identified .
                           Article 7 (2)                                                        Article 7 (2)
2. The programme shall be evaluated at regular                       2. The programme shall be evaluated at regular
intervals through a partnership involving the Commission             intervals through a partnership involving the
and the Member States .                                              Commission, Member States and the social partners.
               Annex I, Introduction, first indent                                  Annex I, Introduction, first indent
— improving vocational training systems . Continuing                 — improving vocational training systems. Continuing
    training is, in particular, to be facilitated so as to                training is, in particular, to be facilitated so as to
    ensure ongoing adjustment of skills to the needs of                   ensure ongoing adjustment of skills for both men and
    competitiveness and to combating unemployment;                        women to the needs of competitiveness and inno­
                                                                          vation and to combating unemployment;
            Annex I, Introduction, second indent                                 Annex I, Introduction, second indent
    specific measures concerning young people who leave
    the education system without adequate training,
                                                      Annex I ( 1 ) unchanged
                         Annex I (2) (a)                                                      Annex I (2) (a)
(a) promoting the vocational training of young people                (a) promoting the vocational training of young people
     and their preparation for adult and working life (*),                 and their preparation for adult and working life ('),
     developing continuing vocational training (2) and                    promoting the training and retraining of women to
     supporting innovation in the field of vocational                      ensure their integration into the labour market at all
     training resulting from technological change (3),                     levels and in all sectors, developing continuing vo­
                                                                          cational training (2) and supporting innovation in the
                                                                          field of vocational training resulting from techno­
                                                                           logical change (3);
(') Article 1 , paragraph 1 of Council Decision 91 /387/EEC and      (') Article 1 , paragraph 1 of Council Decision 91 /387/EEC and
    Article 2 of Council Decision 87/569/EEC — Petra.                    Article 2 of Council Decision 87/ 569/EEC — Petra.
(2) Article 5 of Council Decision 90/267/EEC — Force.                (2) Article 5 of Council Decision 90/267/EEC — Force.
P) Article 4 of Council Decision 89/657/EEC — Eurotecnet.            (5) Article 4 of Council Decision 89/657/EEC — Eurotecnet.
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                        ORIGINAL TEXT                                                         AMENDED TEXT
                                                                                             Annex I (2) (aa)
                                                                                                    (new)
                                                                        (aa) introducing specific measures for young people who
                                                                             leave the educational system without adequate
                                                                             training ;
                        Annex I (2) (b)                                                       Annex I (2) (b)
(b) supporting the consolidation of vocational guidance                 (b) supporting the reinforcement at Community level of
     arrangements and the diversification of training                       vocational guidance arrangements enabling both
     courses on offer :                                                     young people and adults to have access to vocational
                                                                            training guidance ;
                                                                                             Annex I (2) (ba)
                                                                                                    (new)
                                                                        (ba) diversifying vocational training provision so as to
                                                                              offer choices for young people with different levels
                                                                              of ability;
                        Annex I (3) (a)                                                       Annex I (3) (a)
(a) providing all young people in the Community, who                    (a) providing all young people in the European Union,
     so wish, with access to one, or if possible, two or                    who so wish, with access to one, or if possible, two
     more years of initial vocational training following on                 or more years of initial vocational training, including
     from their compulsory schooling on a full-time basis                   apprenticeships, following on from their compulsory
     and leading to a vocational qualification recognized                   schooling on a full-time basis and leading to a vo­
     by the competent authorities in the Member State in                    cational qualification recognized by the competent
     which it is obtained (*) ;                                             authorities in the Member State in which it is
                                                                            obtained H ;
                                       Annex I ( 3 ) ( b ), ( c), ( d ) and ( e ) unchanged
                                                                                             Annex I (3) (ea)
                                                                                                    (new)
                                                                       (ea) promoting and encouraging the provision of foreign
                                                                             language training in vocational training courses and
                                                                             as an element in recognized qualifications ;
                                                    Annex I ( 4 ) unchanged
                          Annex I (5)                                                     Annex I (5), new indent
5. Supporting exchanges of information and experience                  5. Supporting exchanges of information and experience
    on issues common to the training systems of the                        on issues common to the training systems of the
    Member States and, in particular :                                     Member States and, in particular :
(4) Article 1 of Council Decision 91 /387/EEC — Petra.                 (*) Article 1 of Council Decision 91 /387/EEC — Petra.
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                   AMENDED TEXT
    providing support to promote applied research into               — providing support to promote applied research
    vocational training and to develop exchanges of infor­               into vocational training and to develop exchanges
    mation and experience on training systems and                        of information and experience on training systems
    arrangements and on qualification and certification                  and arrangements and on qualification and certifi­
    systems .                                                            cation systems ;
                                                                     — supporting the exchange of vocational training
                                                                         specialists .
              Annex II, Part A, first paragraph                               Annex II, Part A, first paragraph
The measures draw on the experience gained in                    The measures draw on the experience gained in
implementing the Community's Comett, Eurotecnet,                 implementing the Community's Comett, Eurotecnet,
Force, Petra and IRIS programmes.                                Force, Petra, Lingua and IRIS programmes.
                               Annex II , Part A , Strand I , Introduction unchanged
    Annex II, Part A, Strand I ( 1 ) (a), second indent              Annex II, Part A, Strand I ( 1 ) (a), second indent
— equal opportunities between men and women in voca­             — the promotion of equal opportunities between men and
     tional training ;                                               women in vocational training ; the development of
                                                                     women's skills through specific training measures ; the
                                                                     promotion of good practice in the field ;
         Annex II, Part A, Strand I, first paragraph                     Annex II, Part A, Strand I, first paragraph
This first strand is designed to furnish Community               This first strand is designed to furnish Community
support for projects with a direct impact on national            support for projects with a direct impact on national
vocational training systems and arrangements. The aim is         vocational training systems and arrangements. The aim is
to contribute to greater effectiveness and quality of vo­        to contribute to greater effectiveness and quality of vo­
cational training systems and arrangements and their             cational training systems and arrangements and their
ability to respond to the training needs of individuals and      ability to respond to the training needs of individuals and
firms and promote the quality of vocational training             firms, including SMEs, and promote the quality of vo­
methods, processes and tools.                                    cational training methods, processes and tools.
              Annex II, Part A, Strand I ( 1 ) (b)                            Annex II, Part A, Strand I ( 1 ) (b)
Assistance in dissemination and transfer of training             Assistance in dissemination and transfer of training
methods, products, results and tools arising from the            methods, products, results and tools arising from the
design projects into the training systems and                    design projects into the training systems and
arrangements, including the setting up of open and               arrangements, including the setting up of open and
distance learning and training drawing on new infor­             distance learning and training drawing, where appro­
mation and communication technologies and leading to             priate, on new information and communication techno­
transferable training products, such as those developed in       logies and leading to transferable training products, such
the context of the 'General interest telematic systems —         as those developed in the context of the 'General interest
Flexible and distance learning' of the Third Framework           telematic systems — Flexible and distance learning' of
Programme for Research and Technological Devel­                  the Third Framework Programme for Research and
opment.                                                          Technological Development.
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                    AMENDED TEXT
            Annex II, Part A, Strand I (2) (a)                                Annex II, Part A, Strand I (2) (a)
Assistance for transnational placement programmes for           Assistance for transnational placement programmes for
young people undergoing initial vocational training, with       young people undergoing initial vocational training, with
priority being given to occupational sectors most affected       priority being given to occupational sectors most affected
by change, particularly in the context of completing the         by change, particularly in the context of completing the
single market. Such placements shall be for short periods,       single market. Such placements shall be for short periods
from three to 12 weeks, or for long periods from three           or for long periods from three to 12 months, where the
to 12 months, where the latter form an integral part of          latter form an integral part of transnational training
transnational training agreements including the recog­           agreements including the recognition of acquired skills.
nition of acquired skills.
                                Annex II , Part A , Strand I ( 2 ) ( b ) ( c ) unchanged
                                    Annex II , Part A , Strand I ( 3 ) unchanged
                              Annex II , Part A , Strand II , Introduction unchanged
                                  Annex II , Part A , Strand II ( 1 ) ( a ) unchanged
Annex II, Part A, Strand II (1) (b), third paragraph, last       Annex II, Part A, Strand II ( 1 ) (b), third paragraph, last
                           indent                                                           indent
— arrangements for open and distance learning and               — arrangements for open and distance learning and
    training making use of new training technologies and             training including those making use of new training
    leading to transferable training products ; they shall           technologies and leading to transferable training
    also include promotion of the activities of European             products ; they shall also include promotion of the
    centres for distance training and self-learning.                 activities of European centres for distance training
                                                                     and self-learning.
                                  Annex II , Part A , Strand II ( 1 ) ( c) unchanged
                                  Annex II , Part A , Strand II ( 2 ) ( a ) unchanged
                                                                             Annex II, Part A, Strand II (2) (aa)
                                                                                             (new)
                                                                 (aa) Transnational programme ofplacements in firms for
                                                                       young university graduates undergoing vocational
                                                                       training
                                                                       Support for programmes of placements within a
                                                                       firm in another Member State, for young people
                                                                       who have completed their university curriculum and
                                                                       are undergoing vocational training as an integral
                                                                       part of their professional qualification. Such
                                                                       placements shall normally last six months and at the
                                                                       most 12 months .
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                   AMENDED TEXT
             Annex II, Part A, Strand II (2) (b)                             Annex II, Part A, Strand II (2) (b)
Support for programmes of placements in firms for                Support for programmes of placements in firms for
young people who have completed their university                 young people who have completed their university
curriculum and young graduates working in their first            curriculum and young graduates working in their first
job, within a firm in another Member State, in                   job, within a firm in another Member State, in
connection with an innovation project for SMEs forming           connection with an innovation project for SMEs forming
part of the development strategy of the firm, groups of          part of the development strategy of the firm, groups of
firms or SME resource centres. Such placements shall             firms or SME resource centres. Such placements shall
normally last six months, and at most 12 months.                 normally last three to six months, and at most 12
                                                                 months .
                                   Annex II , Part A , Strand II ( 2 ) ( c ) unchanged
              Annex II, Part A, Strand II (3)                                  Annex II, Part A, Strand II (3)
                                                                                      two new indents
Surveys and analyses on the innovative capacity of               Surveys and analyses on the innovative capacity of
players in the training market.                                  players in the training market.
Assistance for comparative work on common issues                 Assistance for comparative work on common issues
connected with the creation of an open area for vo­              connected with the creation of an open area for vo­
cational training and qualifications, with the central aim       cational training and qualifications, with the central aim
of supporting innovation in training and enhancing the           of supporting innovation in training and enhancing the
transfer of innovation through training, for the benefit of      transfer of innovation through training, for the benefit of
all players in the vocational training market.                   all players in the vocational training market.
Community support shall be forthcoming for work                  Community support shall be forthcoming for work
carried out on a transnational basis concerning :                carried out on a transnational basis concerning :
                                                                 — methods       and tools      to analyse,    evaluate   and
                                                                     disseminate    information     on    the     innovations
                                                                     developed in training women,
— new methods and tools for human resource audits for            — new methods and tools for human resource audits for
     SMEs and for training in SMEs,                                  SMEs and for training in SMEs,
— new forms of work organization designed to promote             — new forms of work organization designed to promote
     the acquisition of skills,                                      the acquisition of skills,
— sectoral surveys on firms' continuing training plans           — sectoral surveys on firms' continuing training plans
     and on new methods of assessing skills at the                   and on new methods of assessing skills at the
     workplace,                                                      workplace,
— analysis of contractual policy on training and of the          — analysis of contractual policy on training and of the
     role played by the social partners in training,                 role played by the social partners in training,
— improving knowledge and circulation of information             — improving knowledge and circulation of information
     on the evolution of occupations and skills, in                  on the evolution of occupations and skills, in
     cooperation with the Cedefop,                                   cooperation with the Cedefop,
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                     AMENDED TEXT
— the definition of criteria for and ways of measuring            — the definition of criteria for and ways of measuring
    quality, of cost-benefit analyses and of analyses on               quality, of cost-benefit analyses and of analyses on
    the cost-effectiveness of training,                                the cost-effectiveness of training,
                                                                  — the development in consultation with competent
                                                                       national bodies and social partners, of a European
                                                                       vocational training passport in which completed
                                                                       vocational training courses would be set out in a
                                                                       standardized form .
                             Annex II , Part A , Strand III , Introduction unchanged
        Annex II, Part A, Strand III ( 1 ), heading                        Annex II, Part A, Strand III ( 1 ), heading
1 . European network                                               1 . European networks
                                     Annex II , Part A , Strand III ( 1 ) unchanged
             Annex II, Part A, Strand III (2)                                   Annex II, Part A, Strand III (2)
Assistance for the design and multiplier function of              The Community will aid the development and dissemi­
transnational projects aimed at drawing up large-scale            nation of techniques for the diagnosis and analysis of the
linguistic audits for firms or for socio-economic groups,         foreign language and foreign language training
joint curricula, innovative teaching aids and/or recog­           requirements of professional or workers' organizations,
nizing linguistic accomplishments achieved through the            of enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized
implementation of these curricula.                                enterprises, and of economic regions.
                                                                  The Community will, on the basis of pilot projects, assist
                                                                  in the development of teaching materials for the teaching
                                                                  of foreign languages, adapted to the specific needs of
                                                                  each branch of economic life in the different languages
                                                                  of the Community.
                                                                  Exchanges between foreign language teachers ,
                                                                  specialized in different professional and technological
                                                                  fields, may also benefit from the assistance of the
                                                                  Commission .
                                                                  In cooperation with representatives of the profession
                                                                  concerned or of the sector of the economy concerned,
                                                                  aid will be granted to establishments in the Member
                                                                  States responsible for designing curricula and issuing
                                                                  diplomas with a view to introducing foreign-language
                                                                  qualifications intended for these professions or sectors of
                                                                  the economy and with a view to designing and testing
                                                                  the curricula and teaching material involved.
                                                                  Experiments already carried out are to be used and to be
                                                                  converted for use with other languages.
                                    Annex II , Part A , Strand III ( 3 ) unchanged
                                               Annex II , Part B unchanged