GRTU has this week written to the Hon Dolores Cristina Minister for Education, Employment and the Family enquiring about Government's implementation of the:
This following the request by GRTU's EU level Social Partner representative, UEAPME, The European Association of Craft Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. GRTU has on its own account carried out the implementation of a number of policies falling within the scope of these two items. The EU however is requesting an annual report which provides a comprehensive explanation of not only GRTU's and the other social partners` actions but also of Government.
The Framework Agreement signed by the Social Partners abides Government in Member States and the Social Partners to implement on a 3 year period policies in line with the agreement. Implementation of this framework agreement will contribute to the Commission's objective of achieving inclusive growth as part of a renewed Europe 2020 strategy. The main aim of the Framework Agreement is to:
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Consider the issues of access, return, retention and development with a view to achieving the full integration of individuals in the labour market;
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Increase the awareness, understanding and knowledge of employers, workers and their representatives of the benefits of inclusive labour markets;
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Provide workers, employers and their representatives at all levels with an action-oriented framework to identify obstacles to inclusive labour markets and solutions to overcome them.
While on the Framework Agreement GRTU is awaiting for a meeting from the Ministry in order to exchange knowledge and form a national report, on the Bruges Communiqué GRTU is simply awaiting for information from Government.
The Copenhagen Declaration of 29-30 November 2002 launched the European strategy for enhanced cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (VET), commonly referred to as the "Copenhagen process". Today in 2010 on the basis of our 8 years of European cooperation, we have defined the long-term strategic objectives for the next decade (2011-2020).