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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
KEY POINTS
Objective
As one of the EU’s decentralised agencies, Cedefop’s objective is to support the Commission, other EU institutions and organisations, the EU countries and the social partners in promoting, developing and implementing EU policies in the field of vocational education and training, as well as skills and qualifications policies.
It seeks to meet this objective by:
Tasks
While fully respecting EU countries’ own responsibilities, Cedefop:
Organisation
Cedefop, which is based in Berlin, Germany, has a Management Board, an Executive Board and an Executive Director.
Management Board
It comprises:
The Board’s main functions are to:
Executive Board
The Executive Board assists the Management Board by:
Executive Director
The Executive Director is responsible for:
Work programmes
The draft programming document is submitted to the Management Board for its approval and then submitted to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council before 31 January each year.
The multiannual work programme sets out:
The annual work programme must be consistent with the multiannual work programme and comprises:
Both programmes must avoid overlaps with work carried out by other EU agencies. Cedefop coordinates closely with 2 other tripartite agencies: the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). It also works closely with the European Training Foundation.
Budget
Estimates of all revenue and expenditure for Cedefop must be prepared each financial year and shown in Cedefop’s budget. The budget must be balanced in terms of revenue and of expenditure.
Evaluation
By 21 February 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission must ensure that an evaluation is carried out to assess Cedefop’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 20 February 2019.
BACKGROUND
For more information, see:
MAIN DOCUMENT
Regulation (EU) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, pp. 90-105)
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, pp. 58-73)
Regulation (EU) 2019/127 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, pp. 74-89)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, pp. 42-68)
Regulation (EC) No 1339/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a European Training Foundation (recast) (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, pp. 82-93)
last update 20.05.2019