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South East European TVET leaders met in Skopje, Macedonia, on 4-6 June 2007 to discuss strategies to re-orient TVET towards labour market needs. The Stability Pact (an organisation that promotes economic and social development in the South East European countries) brought together a broad group of professionals to work collaboratively on this issue.
In South East Europe, interest in more innovative and efficient TVET systems is growing, given the key role of education in socio-economic development and growth, especially for knowledge-based economies, and due to the need to tackle the significant rates of youth unemployment in the region.
The meeting was held in the Parliament Building of the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in Skopje, and was hosted by Ms Slavica Grkovska (pictured), Chair of the Committee on Education, Science and Sport in the Macedonian Assembly. The five countries in focus were: Macedonia (FYROM), Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey. The meeting utilized an interesting methodology – the delegation from each country comprised a Parliamentarian from the parliamentary education committee, the head of the relevant TVET agency, the head of the relevant employment agency, and a TVET official from within the relevant employers chamber of commerce. In this way, TVET was located within the broader context in which it operates. TVET experts from international agencies (UNESCO-UNEVOC, ETF and CEDEFOP) supported the meeting. UNESCO-UNEVOC was represented by consultant Ms Karina Veal, who presented on the topic ‘Innovation in TVET: the role for Networks’.
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Joint Statement (PDF, 120 KB)
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