EU teachers and trainers: indispensable driving force

Warsaw [ENA] The Council adopted by written procedure conclusions on European teachers and trainers for the future. The conclusions recognise that teachers and trainers are an indispensable driving force of education and training, and acknowledge their commitment during the current COVID-19 crisis. The conclusions invite member states to undertake a number of measures related to developing the competences of teachers and trainers

promoting their participation in continuous professional development, promoting their mobility, involving them in future policy design and fostering their wellbeing. The conclusions also invite the European Commission to continue supporting the development of education and training opportunities for prospective and practicing teachers and trainers, as well as their mobility.

Delegations will find in the annex the Council conclusions on European teachers and trainers for the future, adopted by the Council by written procedure on 25 May 2020, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 12(1) of the Council's Rules of Procedure and Article 1 of Council Decision 2020/556. The Council conclusions will be forwarded for publication in the Official Journal of the EU, as decided by the Committee of Permanent Representatives on 14 May 2020.