Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 30 September 2005
• Subject Matter: disposizioni sociali,disposizioni istituzionali,disposiciones sociales,disposiciones institucionales,dispositions sociales,dispositions institutionnelles
• Official Gazette Publication: Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione europea, L 255, 30 settembre 2005,Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L 255, 30 de septiembre de 2005,Journal officiel de l’Union européenne, L 255, 30 septembre 2005

2005R1552 — EN — 07.08.2009 — 002.001

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Amended by:

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
►M1	REGULATION (EC) No 1893/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 December 2006	L 393	1	30.12.2006
►M2	REGULATION (EC) No 596/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2009	L 188	14	18.7.2009

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REGULATION (EC) No 1552/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 7 September 2005

on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty ( 1 ),

Whereas:

(1) At the Lisbon European Council on 23 and 24 March 2000 the European Union set the strategic goal of becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.

(2) The employability, adaptability and mobility of citizens are vital for the Union to maintain its commitment to becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.

(3) Lifelong learning is a key element in developing and promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce.

(4) The Council Conclusions of 5 May 2003 on reference levels of European average performance in education and training (Benchmarks) ( 2 ) adopted the following benchmark for lifelong learning: ‘Therefore, by 2010, the European Union average level of participation in Lifelong Learning should be at least 12,5 % of the adult working age population (25 to 64 age group)’.

(5) The Lisbon European Council confirmed lifelong learning as a basic component of the European social model.

(6) The new European Employment Strategy confirmed by Council Decision 2003/578/EC of 22 July 2003 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States ( 3 ) aims to contribute better to the Lisbon strategy and to implement coherent and comprehensive strategies for lifelong learning.

(7) When applying this Regulation, account should be taken of the notion of ‘people at a disadvantage in the labour market’ given in the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.

(8) Particular attention should be given to training at the workplace and during working hours, both these aspects being crucial dimensions of lifelong learning.

(9) Comparable statistical information at Community level, with specific respect to vocational training in enterprises, is essential for the development of lifelong learning strategies and for the monitoring of progress in their implementation.

(10) The production of specific Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics ( 4 ).

(11) The transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality is governed by the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 322/97 and in Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities ( 5 ).

(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes ( 6 ) established the conditions under which access to confidential data transmitted to the Community authority may be granted.

(13) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards that permit the production of harmonised data on vocational training in enterprises, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

(14) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( 7 ). These measures should take into account the capacities available in the Member States for data collection and processing.

(15) The Statistical Programme Committee has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom of 19 June 1989 establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities ( 8 ),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes a common framework for the production of Community statistics on vocational training in enterprises.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. ‘enterprise’ means the enterprise as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community ( 9 );

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Article 3

Data to be collected

1. The data shall be collected by the Member States with a view to producing Community statistics for the analysis of continuing vocational training in enterprises in the following fields:

(a) training policy and training strategies of enterprises in developing the skills of their workforce;

(b) management, organisation and forms of continuing vocational training in enterprises;

(c) the role of social partners in ensuring all aspects of continuing vocational training in the workplace;

(d) access to continuing vocational training, its volume and content, especially in the context of economic activity and enterprise size;

(e) specific continuing vocational training measures of enterprises to improve the ICT skills of their workforce;

(f) chances for employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to...