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Countries Seek to Boost Vocational Training

Representatives of 29 European countries met in Brussels recently to discuss how to improve the quality and performance of vocational education and training in Europe.

The conference, organized by the European Union’s Directorate General for Education and Culture, agreed on a number of concrete initiatives. The goal of attendees is to enable citizens, by 2010, to use their qualifications and skills as a “common currency” throughout Europe and enhance the overall status and reputation of vocational education and training.