How is the Slovak Presidency improving education and training in the EU? Join us for a lunch session on 8 november 2016 to discover the answer. The Slovaks assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union until the end of 2016. The Liaison Agency Flanders Europe and the Flemish Department of Education and Training decided to provide you with an overview of the issues that Slovakia has put on the agenda. We will give special attention to the Skills Guarantee. This policy initiative will help low-skilled adults acquire a minimum level of literacy, numeracy and digital skills.

You will hear the 'how, what and why' of the Skills Guarantee. And you will discover an inspiring project that contributes to better skills for low-skilled adults. Finally, we will present you with an overview of the achievements of the Dutch Presidency.

Attendees can look forward to talks by:

• Ivan Hromada, Head of the Research, Science and Education Unit at the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU,
• Paul Holdsworth, Team Leader, Skills for Adults, European Commission,
• Karine Nicolay, EPALE Coordinator, Epos vzw,
• The Flemish Department of Education and Training (tbc),
• Jelle Reynaert, attaché Education at the Flemish Representation of the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU. 

We look forward to meeting you on Tuesday 8 November. The lunch session will run from 12 AM - 3 PM, at the Liaison Agency Flanders Europe (Kortenberglaan 71, 1000 Brussels). Register now: https://en.vleva.eu/event/skillsguarantee