{"id":3172,"date":"2019-11-27T09:54:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T08:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3172"},"modified":"2019-11-27T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T08:54:03","slug":"l-appogg-tal-ue-ghat-tahrig-u-l-edukazzjoni-lil-hinn-mill-iskola","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/l-appogg-tal-ue-ghat-tahrig-u-l-edukazzjoni-lil-hinn-mill-iskola\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU\u2019s support to training and education beyond schooling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a fast<\/span>–<\/span>paced and ever<\/span>–<\/span>evolving world<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>here\u00a0<\/span>new technologies<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>constantly\u00a0<\/span>emerging,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>staying\u00a0<\/span>updated with current trends and developments\u00a0<\/span>has become a must<\/span>.\u00a0 This is\u00a0<\/span>becoming even\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>crucial\u00a0<\/span>at the workplace where\u00a0<\/span>such technological and societal change is\u00a0<\/span>propelling\u00a0<\/span>workers in\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0sectors to continue educating and training themselves in their<\/span>\u00a0respective<\/span>\u00a0field.\u00a0 Therefore, education and training doesn\u2019t stop at school or university<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From a societal context, having a trained workforce\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0keep up with\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0development<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0is beneficial not only for the workers\u00a0<\/span>themselves,<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span>it also ensures\u00a0<\/span>a thriving<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>adaptable\u00a0<\/span>and competitive\u00a0<\/span>economy<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU<\/span>\u00a0recogni<\/span>s<\/span>es the important role education and training plays in this\u00a0<\/span>respect,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>proof of this are\u00a0<\/span>the funds and policy-coordination\u00a0<\/span>the EU dedicates to the field of education.\u00a0<\/span>EU funding p<\/span>rogrammes such as Erasmus+ not only\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span>young students who are still\u00a0<\/span>studying<\/span>\u00a0but also\u00a0<\/span>promotes adult learning<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be it to acquire\u00a0<\/span>new or\u00a0<\/span>enhancing<\/span>\u00a0existing skills\u00a0<\/span>which will be beneficial to the current\u00a0<\/span>labour market.\u00a0<\/span>In fact, the aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute to the EU\u2019s strategy for further economic growth, jobs as well as bridging the gap of social inequalities<\/span>\u00a0across all Member States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>for the EU is also doing much more than funding education-related proje<\/span>c<\/span>ts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like, for instance,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>creating a system where training and education credentials obtained in one Member State can easily be recogni<\/span>s<\/span>ed in another.\u00a0<\/span>In this\u00a0<\/span>way\u00a0<\/span>there is facilitation and ease of access to education which in return ensures that the average worker\u00a0<\/span>is kept<\/span>\u00a0informed and\u00a0<\/span>equipping the worker with<\/span>\u00a0knowledge and skills in new<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>changing\u00a0<\/span>and dynamic\u00a0<\/span>work environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a fast–paced and ever–evolving world\u00a0where\u00a0new technologies\u00a0are\u00a0constantly\u00a0emerging,\u00a0staying\u00a0updated with current trends and developments\u00a0has become a must.\u00a0 This is\u00a0becoming even\u00a0more\u00a0crucial\u00a0at the workplace where\u00a0such technological and societal change is\u00a0propelling\u00a0workers in\u00a0all\u00a0sectors to continue educating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3166,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"issuem_issue":[142],"issuem_issue_categories":[],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.8","language":"en","enabled_languages":["mt","en"],"languages":{"mt":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3172"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3172"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3174,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3172\/revisions\/3174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=3172"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=3172"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=3172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}