Brussels, 22/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 18 December, the European Parliament gave first reading approval to two draft recommendations on vocational education and training and on the European credit system. The aim is to have a uniform system throughout the EU for recognising vocational skills. Member states will opt in to these two initiatives and national differences will be respected (see EUROPE 9640).
The Commission proposed the creation of a European quality assurance...