39. Is of the opinion that high quality training is a vital aspect of judicial reform and welcomes the fact that over 30 % of TAIEX activities are devoted to Justice, Freedom and Security, but questions the relevance of the objective indicators defined in the project fiches, which are used to measure the added value of training activities; points out that indicators such as ‘quality and quantity of training activities carried out by trainers’ or ‘trained judicial advisors satisfied with the training’ mainly focus on output and overlook outcomes; points out, for instance, that the fact that participants state in a questionnaire that training will influence their work is not in itself ...[+++] an impact indicator; calls, therefore, on the Commission to further fine-tune its training-related indicators and to organise a thorough impact assessment of the training activities implemented in the candidate and potential candidate countries;

The minimum level of knowledge, as indicated below, may not be below level 3 of the training-level structure laid down in the Annex to Council Decision 85/368/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the comparability of vocational traning qualifications between the Member States of the European Community , that is the level achieved in training acquired in the course of compulsory education supplemented either by vocational training and supplementary technical training or by secondary school or other technical training.

The minimum level of knowledge, as indicated below, may not be below level 3 of the training-level structure laid down in the Annex to Council Decision 85/368/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the comparability of vocational traning qualifications between the Member States of the European Community , that is the level achieved in training acquired in the course of compulsory education supplemented either by vocational training and supplementary technical training or by secondary school or other technical training.

The aim of the common framework of objectives is to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of Article 127 of the Treaty by pursuing a series of objectives such as: - improving the quality and innovation capacity of Member States' vocational training systems and arrangements; - developing the European dimension in vocational training and vocational guidance; - promoting lifelong training so as to encourage ongoing adaptation of skills to meet the needs of workers and undertakings, contribute to reducing unemployment and facilitate personal development; - giving all young people in the Community who so wish the possibility of one or, if possible, two or more years of initial vocational training after their full-time compulsory edu ...[+++]cation, leading to a vocational qualification recognized by the competent authorities in the Member State in which it is obtained; - encouraging specific vocational training measures for adults without adequate vocational qualifications, in particular adults without adequate education; - promoting equality of access to initial and continuing training for persons disadvantaged by socio-economic, geographical or ethnic factors or by physical or mental disabilities; special attention must be given to persons affected by several risk factors likely to cause their social and economic exclusion; - supporting vocational training policies in such a way that all workers in the Community have access to continuing vocational training throughout their working life without any discrimination; - promoting equality of opportunity as regards access for men and women to vocational training and their effective participation therein, in particular so as to open up new areas of work to them and encourage them to return to work after a career break; - supporting activities aimed at developing linguistic skills as part of vocational training measures; - promoting the development of vocational guidance facilities with a view to providing every in ...

Under the common position, the aim of the common framework of objectives is to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of Article 127 of the Treaty by pursuing a number of objectives such as: - improving the quality and innovation capacity of Member States' vocational training systems and arrangements; - developing the European dimension in vocational training and vocational guidance; - promoting lifelong training so as to encourage the ongoing adaptation of skills to meet the needs of workers and undertakings, contribute to reducing unemployment and facilitate personal development; - giving all young people in the Community who so wish the possibility of one or, if possible, two or more years of initial vocational training after ...[+++] their full-time compulsory education, leading to a vocational qualification recognized by the competent authorities of the Member State in which it is obtained; - encouraging specific vocational training measures for adults without adequate vocational qualifications, in particular adults without adequate education; - supporting vocational policies in such a way that all workers in the Community have access to continuing vocational training throughout their working life without any discrimination; - promoting equality of opportunity as regards access for men and women to vocational training and their effective participation therein, in particular so as to open up new areas of work to them and to encourage them to return to work after a career break; - supporting activities aimed at developing linguistic skills as part of vocational training measures; - promoting the development of vocational guidance facilities in order to guarantee life-long high-quality vocational guidance for all.

Training and qualifications Following on from programmes such as Force, Comett, Petra and Eurotecnet, etc., this programme, concerned with both basic and continuing training, would focus on three aspects: - creation of networks of training resource centres at national, regional and sectoral level; these structures would provide support for innovation transfer, particularly to SMEs, in the field of learning methods and technologies or for encouraging mobility and exchanges among young workers and trainees; - innovation aid for training, particularly distance learning, through projects involving partners in several Member States and leading to the development of quality training methods and products which can be disseminated through the net ...[+++]work to all interested companies and training bodies; - development of a system for monitoring changes in the supply of and demand for training and qualifications; in this connection, the Commission is proposing that a European Forum on vocational training be held each year, and that a European report on vocational training be published periodically to supplement the Commission's annual report on employment.