conclus council repres govern member state meet council role develop skill compet take forward lisbon goal council european union repres govern member state meet council regard european council conclus adopt march launch lisbon strategi focus growth job emphasi knowledg innov human capit lifelong learn sine qua achiev object lisbon integr guidelin growth job call educ train system adapt rais ensur attract open qualiti standard respond occup kei compet futur skill requir improv definit transpar qualif effect recognit valid formal inform learn recal part copenhagen process maastricht communiqué decemb call focu quot link vocat educ train vet labour market requir knowledg economi highli skill workforc quot develop european qualif framework quot base compet learn outcom quot part quot educ train quot work programm joint interim report call increas partnership nation region local sector develop flexibl effect educ train system european qualif framework commiss hold consult emphasis quot skill compet quot conclus cover rang outcom form level learn encompass result formal formal inform learn skill compet contribut person fulfil activ citizenship social cohes whilst provid foundat econom growth contribut adapt innov growth entrepreneurship perform eu economi improv greater product entrepreneurship research result innov stress increas worker skill compet improv product skill workforc respond dynam knowledg economi peopl higher level skill compet social integr fulfil activ citizen knowledg base societi economi adequ level kei compet includ digit literaci skill citizen capac build higher level skill compet requir econom growth achiev invest skill compet limit educ substanti econom gain achiev improv kei compet address low skill disadvantag group includ exist skill compet older citizen agre develop skill compet kei element lifelong learn strategi includ acquisit kei compet build effect gener educ train system result individu keen renew develop skill compet life pariti esteem link vet gener educ foster lifelong guidanc crucial support individu achiev renew skill compet educ train minist kei role ensur effect skill compet strategi achiev close collabor essenti relev ministri educ train polici includ forward approach order anticip skill compet occup societi economi relev ministri gain activ involv econom social partner stakehold includ research bodi identifi sector skill compet partnership improv product reduc skill gap provid employ incent educ train workforc establish european qualif framework result transpar recognit skill compet labour market enabl sector european level address educ train challeng innov method deliv learn ict wider particip lifelong learn reduc social exclus improv work life balanc flexibl learn provis worker facilit improv collabor supplier learn effect ict infrastructur invit member state commiss jointli address issu sector skill context develop skill compet part quot educ train quot work programm futur commun instrument field educ train support develop sector base approach skill compet relat vet higher educ invit member state ensur effect collabor relev ministri develop strategi skill compet includ prepar annual lisbon nation report part nation lifelong learn strategi build partnership nation region local sector level kei stakehold includ employ trade union accord nation legisl practic partnership creat system respond demand take account long term skill compet encourag invest skill compet address specif disadvantag group instig collabor educ train provid exploit exist ict infrastructur order widen particip lifelong learn improv level skill citizen invit commiss establish cluster member state wish develop peer learn activ sector skill part quot educ train quot work programm invit cedefop european train foundat complet overview sector approach skill compet eu access candid countri doc doc publish offici journal doc