27. Urges, in the field of vocational education and the dual vocational training system in particular, that all relevant stakeholders should be involved, especially the social partners and educational institutions; stresses in this context that enterprises and educational institutions have a responsibility for ensuring that pupils and students receive training with a focus on practical experience;

Notably through new, trans and interdisciplinary EIT-labelled degrees the EIT is leading a collaborative effort towards education for innovation with clear spill over effects on the broader European agenda for the modernisation of higher education systems, while upholding, at the same time, the humanistic tradition of European higher education, thereby promoting the European Higher Education Area.

Notably through new, trans and interdisciplinary EIT-labelled degrees the EIT is leading a collaborative effort towards education for innovation with clear spill over effects on the broader European agenda for the modernisation of higher education institutions thereby promoting the European Higher Education Area.

50. Emphasises that positive relationships between teachers and students are vital in engaging young people in the process of learning; therefore encourages Member States to invest in appropriate training for teachers to ensure they have the skills to engage with and motivate their students;

Expand and improve investment in human capital through: the establishment of efficient lifelong learning strategies, in cooperation with the social partners, according to European commitments, including appropriate incentives and cost-sharing mechanisms for enterprises, the public sector and individuals, identify and programme the measures needed to significantly reduce the number of pupils leaving school early; increased access to initial vocational, secondary and higher education, non-university vocational training, the promotion of entrepreneurship in all levels of education and the use of the information society and the new technologies; and enhanced participation in continuous and workplace training throughout the life-cycle, especia ...[+++]lly for the low-skilled, older workers, women, especially when they come back to work, and SME employees, as well as the encouragement of exchange schemes for teachers and students between enterprises at national level and between Member States (Integrated guideline No 22).

Average public spending on ICT per teacher and per pupil is not known, but in England the average expenditure is GBP 5 700 per school and GBP 27 per pupil at primary level and GBP 38 200 per school and GBP 45 at secondary level.