Action programme (EEC) for the vocational training of young people and their preparation for adult and working life (PETRA), 1988-1992
To help the Member States to ensure that all young people have access to at least one year's vocational training upon completion of their compulsory education and to improve the quality, standards and diversity of such training.
- European Network of Training Partnerships (ENTP):
To develop a European dimension through exchanges of young people and staff and by joint development of courses and certificates;
- Youth Initiative Projects (YIPs):
Small-scale projects where young people play a major part in the planning and management of activities which contribute to their training, particularly by helping them to develop their independence, creativity and entrepreneurial skills;
- Research cooperation:
To foster, through studies and transnational partnerships, cooperation on research on the effectiveness of training policies in the Member States.
The Commission is responsible for the implementation of the programme, assisted by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) and advised by a group of National Policy Coordinators nominated by national authorities. Financing of the programme in 1988-1989 was provided by the Commission's funds for vocational training. Since 1990 it has been partly financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). Technical assistance funds are made available to the less-developed regions of the Community to ensure their full participation.
The Commission arranges high-level conferences with the Member States to monitor the implementation of the programme. An interim report was submitted by the Commission in March 1990 to the Committee on Vocational Training and to the Education Committee.