EP INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE MOBILITY IN EDUCATION.

• Position: European Parliament - Brief article

The European Parliament adopted first-reading reports on vocational education and training during its 18 December session. The reports aim to enhance mobility and improve the quality of vocational education throughout the EU by proposing the establishment of common points of reference' for quality in the education systems and greater transparency for professional qualifications gained abroad. Participation in the initiatives remains voluntary and "diversity between the national systems should be respected". The first report, by Thomas...