Promoting Equity and Active Citizenship Through Education and Training Workshop Results

Workshop held in Vienna on June 13-14, 2012, focused on promoting equity, social cohesion, and active citizenship through education and training. Participants included representatives from various institutions across different countries. Key challenges discussed were reducing unemployment, improving education equity, and promoting active participation. Ongoing projects and initiatives in the field of education and training were also highlighted, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and lifelong learning in achieving social cohesion and equity.

• Equity
• Social Cohesion
• Active Citizenship
• Education
• Training

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1. To promote equity, social cohesion and active citizenship through education and training Results of workshop 5 13 - 14 June 2012 |Vienna

2. Participants Representatives of research institutions, ministries, NGO-s, and other institutions from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Switzerland Expected outcomes/contributions: get information, establish contacts Get new ideas on cooperation, discover the possibilities in the Danube Strategy, distribute it at home share information, see, what is going on, finding project partners and ideas Most of the participants were looking for orientation, information. EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

3. Most important challenges Reducing unemployment, matching labour market demand and supply Improving equity of the education system, and targeted support to vulnerable, most disadvantaged groups How to encourage people to active participation? Development of adult training, in order to better adapt to labour market needs Active aging Diversity of pupils, students, migration EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

4. Ongoing projects EdTWIN - Education Twinning for European Citizenship AT, CZ, HU, SK, Lead: European Office of the Vienna Board of Education Main focuses: languages, school partnerships, quality of teacher training, VET http://www. edtwin.eu CoDes Schools and Communities Working together on Sustainable Development AT, DE, HU, RO, SI, but 25 partners in consortium from several countries Lead: Stiftung Umweltbildung Schweiz Research on success factors and obstacles of projects, improve collaborative knowledge-building and the competencies relevant for science learning http://comenius-codes.eu ACES Academy of Central European Schools (16 participating countries) Support active citizenship among schools, pupils and teachers, support intercultural dialogue. Thematic focus: last year active citizenship, volunteering; this year media literacy http://www.aces.or.at EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

5. Danube Networkers Cooperation among participants from 7 countries Focus: Lifelong learning, target group: elderly people www.danube-networkers.eu Danube Civil Society Forum Cooperation among 87 civil organizations Focus: all questions important for the Danube Region (environmental protection, cultural cooperation) www.danubesrategy.eu www.svetidunav.rs Tempus Public Foundation Multilateral cooperation projects on LLL, school leadership www.tpf.hu EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

6. Project proposals Learning citizenship (learning active citizenship by adults methodology, curriculum) Empower citizenship on a common goal, through a common issue (like sustainability) Morality and values in the society learning partnership (new project: application finished, awarding ongoing) Mobility of low educated people Diversity Management for Social Cohesion and Human Rights (ongoing projects, ongoing project applications, with 10 universities, open to be broadened) Network of intercultural educators Motivation to learn (LLL) Early school leaving, qualifying people, empowering Leonardo Project ongoing, future application for ETC project EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

7. Key aspects Communication strategy of and in the Danube Strategy, strategy/platform for communication among participants Participative approaches, cross-cultural activities and partnership Transnational projects that respond to transnational needs Funding EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

8. I. Goals - - - Elements - Analysis of common needs, status of the civil society and existing concepts of citizenship - Find tools to engage adults for active participation - Train the trainers programme - Social learning methods Learning how to become an active citizen Strengthen civil society in the Danube Region Identify values and visions Identify competencies EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

9. Potential participants Communities, regional bodies Academic institutions Adult education and VET institutions NGO-s Funding Lifelong learning Programme Europe for Citizens Programme Other programmes EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

10. Leading team Klaus Thien, Austrian Institute for Adult Education Vera Kolmerova, Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Daniela Stojkovic Jovanovic, Danube Civil Society Forum Participants Christine Affolter, Switzerland Nadezda Hrapkova, Comenius University Bratislava Christine Gamper, Interkulturelles Zentrum, Austria Next step: meeting of the goup in autumn Help needed from EU- DG Regio EU, Council of Europe citizenship education EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

11. II. Network of Intercultural Educators in the Danube Region Goals Creating a mutually empowering network Exchanging experience Encourage the recruitment of teachers, trainers from divers social groups, also from disadvantaged groups Elements Analysis of existing parctices and tools Establishment of the network Development of a traning for trainers programme through the evaluation of existing tools EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

12. Lead Interkulturalni PL (NGO) Anna Kostecka Partners University of Graz Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Montenegro Ministry of Human Resources, Hungary European B ro/Stadtschulrat Wien Next step: preparatory meeting Funding should be specified. EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

13. Messages More meetings, possibility for more detailed discussion, preparation of projects Communication strategy Funding EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu

14. Thank you for your attention! EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) Priority Area 9 | www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu