CRELL – Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning
CRELL was established in 2005 in Ispra (IT) and reflects the growing political need for monitoring and evaluation of the national education systems. The European Commission observes and monitors the progress regarding the achievement of the Lisbon goals in the area of general and vocational education and training by means of a particular set of indicators and benchmarks. There is, however, agreement that these indicators need to be developed further, particularly also in the area of VET:
“The work carried out to date has pinpointed the key areas for which there is a lack of relevant and comparable data for monitoring progress in relation to the objectives set. The quality and comparability of the existing indicators need to be improved, particularly in the field of lifelong learning, and regularly reviewed […] The following areas should come in for particular attention: key competences, and particularly learning to learn; investment efficiency; ICT; mobility; and adult education and vocational education and training." (2)
