Education and training are crucial elements to economic and social change in Europe, the flexibility and security needed to achieve more and better jobs depend on ensuring that all citizens acquire key competences and update their skills throughout their lives.

The report analysed areas where progress has been done and areas where progress is needed as it remains insuffcient.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN:

• Lifelong learning strategies and qualifications systems
• Pre-primary education
• Higher education: a clear place in the Lisbon agenda
• Education and training in the broader EU policy context

AREAS WHERE PROGRESS REMAINS INSUFFICIENT ARE:

• Implementation of lifelong learning.
• Basic skills for all.
• Teacher education and training.
• Higher education: excellence, partnership and funding.
• Adult participation in lifelong learning.
• Attractiveness, quality and relevance of vocational education and training (VET).
• Transnational mobility.

The way forward will be based on:

Implementing lifelong learning to achieve efficiency and equity.

• Improving the knowledge base.
• Sustainable funding.
• Raising skills levels.
• Addressing socio-economic disadvantage.
• Using the potential of migrants.
• High quality teaching.

Innovation and creativity: education as a key element of the knowledge triangle.
Improved governance: making best use of the results of Education & Training 2010.
Preparing for post-2010.