Making the Learning Community a Reality
NIACE Annual Autumn Policy Conference
Some additional reflections on EU policy
*Insufficient headways (focus/investments in key areas/issues)
*Is the proposed platform designed for a knowledge-economy or not?
*EU lags behind US (are we sure we are in the same race?)
*Can we become different/better by simply playing ‘follow John’?
*Lower absorption of students from other regions
*Can a LLL perspective be applied also here, or relationship management
*Many warning-lights still red (emphasis on weak sectors)
*If main focus is on weakest resources how to become competitive?
* Teacher shortage/situation serious (more of the same)
*Is present teacher-student structure fit to a future knowledge-economy?
EU documents on Ed&Trg talks about …