Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-25-Speech-1-147"
Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
dcterms:Date | |
dcterms:Is Part Of | |
dcterms:Language | |
lpv:document identification number |
"en.20060925.17.1-147"2
|
lpv:hasSubsequent | |
lpv:speaker | |
lpv:spokenAs | |
lpv:translated text |
".
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the proposal for a recommendation puts forward a European reference tool for key competences of lifelong learning. The recommendation should help to improve the quality of life for all EU citizens. In other words, it can help hundreds of millions of people. Given those numbers, it is extremely difficult to create a structure and definition of key competences that is optimal, well-balanced, appropriate and user-friendly and that would also meet expectations, help integrate people into society, and contribute to the fulfilment of the Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment. The recommendation attempts to define the skills that will form the modern profile of the European citizen, skills that all EU citizens could and should be able to achieve. I feel this is a lofty ambition and that it is a long way from being fulfilled.
As a reference tool, this document should prove useful. Its clear weakness is, of course, that it attempts to profile the citizen in all the complex aspects of life, yet without defining a hierarchy of the competences involved. Just as every scientific project has different goals and different methods for achieving those goals, the target competences of an integrated social nature should be identified; in this case, for example, I refer to relations between people and relations between cultures, or business skills and the more methodical competences that lead to the achievement of goals. I mention the relationship to scientific projects deliberately, because competences in the field of science, including scientific principles and methods, are among the key competences. The significance of key competences is all the greater in relation to an information society and a knowledge-based society. I feel there is a lack of emphasis here on how society must be based on mutual respect and democracy. For me, the social principle is a priority and I regard people’s ability to live together as the most important competence. I wish to congratulate Mrs Trüpel, as she has made a very positive contribution to the quality of this document."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples