On Tuesday 10 January, the European Commission published an evaluation of the 2014 Quality Framework for Traineeships. The evaluation comes as the Commission plans to review this 2014 EU Council recommendation on the quality framework in 2023, a statement said.
“85% of the trainees surveyed said that traineeships allowed them to learn things that are useful professionally”, the Commission explained in its preamble.
The vast majority of the parties consulted, including national authorities, public employment services, business representatives and young people, also believe that this framework remains relevant but can be improved.
The communication thus shows that, while the 2014 framework has brought about legislative changes, improvements can be made with regard to implementation in the field. “Since 2014, more young people are taking up traineeships in other EU countries. However, costs of living abroad and the lack of relevant information were identified as challenges for cross-border uptake of traineeships.” Framework quality criteria such as fair pay, access to social protection, better adaptation to labour market developments and greater emphasis on digital skills could also be enhanced. There is also a need to collect more data to demonstrate the impact of traineeships on youth employment.
Link to the evaluation: https://aeur.eu/f/4ty (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)