The current European socio-economic situation and Agricultural Policy requires skilled individuals to work efficiently and ecologically in the various fields of agriculture. It is also well documented that there is no common (European) vocational education and training (VET) approach and certification, at a non-university level, for farmers who are or intending to start agricultural business.

The European Commission presented (16/12/2008) proposals for better job matching and more effective ways to analyse and predict which skills will be needed in tomorrow's labour market. New Skills for New Jobs proposes a series of actions to match skills with vacancies, to organise skills assessments on a permanent basis, to pool the efforts of Member States and other international organisations, and to develop better information on future needs.

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IP-08-1984_EN.pdf	[Corresponding press release in English]	84 Kb
IP-08-1984_FR.pdf	[Corresponding press release in French]	83 Kb

Validating non‑formal and informal learning is increasingly seen as a way of improving lifelong and lifewide learning. More European countries are emphasising the importance of making visible and valuing learning that takes place outside formal education and training institutions, for example at work, in leisure time activities and at home.

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4054_en_guidelines_validation_on-formal-informal.pdf	[European guidelines for validating non?formal and informal learning (EN)]	1044 Kb
5174_en_non-formal-informal-recognition.pdf	[Recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning for VET teachers and trainers in the EU Member States (EN)]	612 Kb
5174_fr_non-formal-informal-recognition.pdf	[Recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning for VET teachers and trainers in the EU Member States (FR)]	2527 Kb

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a cornerstone of European integration that has provided European citizens with five decades of secure food supply and a living countryside.