General Info
"This policy aims to support the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning and ensure opportunities for all to develop key competences by making full use of the ‘Key Competences for Lifelong Learning; fostering the acquisition of competences in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), taking into account their link to the arts, creativity and innovation and motivating more young people, especially girls and young women, to engage in STEM careers."
Applicability and Audience
Details
"Review and update of previous policy (2006) on the same subject (lifelong learning key competences), following also public consultation"
"This policy recommends that EU Member States support the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelonf learning and the development of key competences, including STEM in connection with arts, creativity and innovation to attract young people, especially young women and girls, to them. Member States should facilitate acquisition of said competences and also report about them using tools such as trategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020)."
"This policy is also used by the European Commission to justify attribution of funding to projects that focus, among other issue, on promotion of STEM (or STE(A)M), especially among young people, women and girls (see for instance 'Guidelines for Applicants of the Call for proposals EACEA 36/2018')."
EU Member States
Educational Material/Resources
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