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CONT-PR-753509 → A-9-2024-0080

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CONT-PR-753509 report parliamentary committee draft of 15 Jan 2024
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A-9-2024-0080 Plenary report of 8 Mar 2024
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on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2022
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on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2022
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Changed1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2022 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2022;

Change 2 under “2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION”

Changed1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2022 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2022;

Change 3 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

ChangedA. whereas, according to its statement of revenue and expenditure, the final budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (the ‘Centre’) for the financial year 2022 was EUR 18 434 420, representing a decrease of 0,29 % in comparison with thecompared 2021to budget;2021; whereas the Centre’s budget derives mainly from the Union budget;

Change 4 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

ChangedB. whereas, besides the Union contribution of EUR 17 960 000, the Centre’s budget available in 2022 included an amount of EUR 464 420 of contributions from associated countries (Norway and Iceland), and anotheran amount of EUR 43 960 of miscellaneous own revenue and reimbursed amounts;

Change 5 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

ChangedC. whereas the Centre joined Protocol 31 of the EEAAgreement Agreement,on the European Economic Area (EEA), with effect from 1 January 2023, according to which the Centre will receive contributions from associated countries through the EEA EFTA budget;

Change 6 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

ChangedD. whereas with regard to the agency’sCentre’s procurement sector, no issues requiring corrective actions were reported for 2022, nor are there ongoing or outstanding corrective actions from previous years’ audits and assessments;

Change 7 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed2. Recalls form the Court’s report for 2021 the observation regarding weaknesses in the Centre’s transition to a new accounting system (ABAC) also used by the Commission; observes from the Court’s report that in 2022 similar occurrences (inconsistencies between the actual final date of implementation of legal commitments and the date registered in ABAC) were also observed in the carried-over budgetary commitments from 2022 to 2023; notes with appreciation from the Centre’s follow-up report to the 2021 discharge (hereinafter the(the ‘follow-up report’) that the Centre has meanwhile put in place a monitoring system to capture those types of inconsistencies that, once detected, are immediately corrected in ABAC;

Change 8 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed3. Notes from the Court’s report the observation that the Centre did not correctly apply the contribution calculation method set out in the Statement on Cedefop/EFTAcooperation between the Centre and EFTA cooperation in relation to Amendment no.No 1 to itsthe Centre´s budget; notes, as a result, that for 2022 Iceland’s and Norway’s contributions to the Centre’s budget on the one hand, and the Union’s contribution on the other hand were higher and, respectively lower than they should have been; further notes the Court’s acknowledgment that an amendment of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on Cooperationcooperation in Specificspecific Fieldsfields Outsideoutside the Fourfour Freedomsfreedoms was signed and entered into force as of 1 January 2023 and, therefore, as of 2023, the issue of adjustments of EFTA’s countries contributions because of amendments to the Centre’s budget will no longer arise;

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Change 9 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed4. Notes with appreciation that, despite the continued challenges posed by the Covid-19COVID-19 pandemic, the unjustifidedunjustified war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and the escalating climate emergency, the Centre has fully implemented its work programme in 2022, with noteworthy achievements in all the Centre’s three strategic areas of operation going beyond those planned in the 2022 work programme; notes that the vocational education and training has been identified as a focus area for cooperation under the European Education Area initiative for the period 2021-2030;

Change 10 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed5. Takes note, among several achievements in 2022, of: -(i) the launch of the Centre’s Green Observatory which looked at the implications of the green transition for cities and three key areas (waste management, agri-food and the circular economy); -(ii) the Centre’s analysis of the national implementation plans, which present ongoing and upcoming national VETvocational education and training (VET) reforms and initiatives; -(iii) the presentation of the findings of the Centre’s study on microcredentials which fed the Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation on that topic; -(iv) the feasibility study conducted by the Centre for a survey of initial VET teachers and trainers; -(v) the completion of the second ‘Future of VET’ project that contributes to a better overall understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing European VET in the coming years; - and (vi) the release of the second European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS) which helped cast light on digitalisation and its impact on jobs and skills;

Change 11 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Added6. Appreciates the Centre’s activities and high-quality work, providing research, analyses and technical advice and expertise in VET, qualifications and skills policies with the aim of promoting high-quality training tailored to the needs of individuals and of the labour market; recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring that digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union, and its role in monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the European Skills Agenda, VET for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan; highlights the need to keep adequate human and financial resources allowing the Centre to fulfil its mandate and continue implementing its work programme with a high activity completion rate;

Change 12 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed6.7. Commends the Centre’s longstanding practice of cooperation and information sharing with the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound); notes that the Centre and ETF work together on shared projects with regard to VET, publications, the platform economy/platform work on skills matching and anticipation/identification,anticipation or identification, monitoring and analysing countries’ progress, as well as the ESJS; notes also that in 2022 the Centre further strengthened its long-standing cooperation with Eurofound on operational activities by jointly preparing a second flagship report on skills based on the European Company Survey, working more closely on just green transition and jointly leading the preparation and organisation of the ‘Youth first’ 5-Agency event by five Union Agencies held in the Parliament; commends the conclusion of a specific Memorandum of Understanding between the Centre and the European Labour Authority which covers knowledge sharing and synergies with a focus on skills and labour market trends and cross-border labour mobility; notes lastly the Centre’s service-level agreements with the European Institute for Gender Equality to share accounting services and with ENISAthe European Union Agency for Cybersecurity in fields such asas, inter alia, data protection, procurement and ICT, among other, as well as the ongoing discussion with ETF on a shared cyber-security officer; further calls on the Centre and other agencies to explore and identify new synergies and areas of cooperation in order to increase efficiency gains and reduce costs;

Change 13 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed7.8. Notes with appreciation the Centre’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030 and the adoptionadoption, (inin 2023)2023, of its strategy and action plan towards climate neutrality; notes in thisthat context specific actions already taken in 2022, such as installation of energy-efficient window blinds and finalisation of the preparation work to install photo-voltaic panels in 2023,2023 to produce own renewable electricity which are expected to lead to a return on investment of around 50 %; commends the Centre for its success in achieving or exceeding its targets for 2022, having as a basis the year 2019, with regard to a reduction in the use of electricity (by 27 %), heating oil (by 43 %) and paper (by 73 %), as well as a reduction of mission costs by(by (7171 %) and (presential)presential meetings costs (by 56,5 %);

Change 14 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed8.9. Commends the strengthening of the Agency’sCentre’s core business activities through efforts simplifying and streamlining administration, sharing knowledge and resources with other Agencies,agencies, digitalising, streamlining and reorganising tasks, as well as reducing physicalthe number of presential meetings and increasing online participation to events; notes the outcome of those efforts, among other the transformation of three assistant posts (AST) into expert posts (AD) and savings of about EUR 390 000 on account of reducing the physicalnumber of presential meetings, all contributing to a commendable increase in the share of core business staff from 66,5 % in 2021 to 73,2 % in 2022;

Change 15 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed9.10. Commends the AgencyCentre for its continued progress in the implementation of its ICT and digitalisation strategy to further reach efficiency gains; notes that in 2022 the Centre digitised all workflows, introduced a digital tool for selection procedures and a new digital working and collaboration environment (SharePoint),environment, and prepared for and launched the useuse, (asas of January 2023)2023, of the Publicpublic Procurementprocurement Managementmanagement Tool;tool; commends that that the Centre has issued digital signatures for all its staff and the mangers are using EU-Sign certificates for contracts, order forms and legally binding documents;

Change 16 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed10.11. Notes from the Court’s report that the Centre is not among the agencies that have some form of environmental reporting integrated in their annual activity reports and have received the EMAS registration; notes nevertheless the Agency’sCentre’s Environmental Management System that helps the Centre achieve its environmental targets, including by using key performance indicators on consumption of energy, water, paper, as well as on waste and CO2 emissions; notes with satisfaction that the Centre’s performance management system includes an environmental indicator (‘CO2(CO2 (ton) emissions’)emissions) that assesses the Centre’s environmental performance using CO2 and overall waste emissions; notes further the Centre’s commitment to upgrade its environment management system and take steps to become EMAS certified as of 2025;

Change 17 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed11.12. Notes that, on 31 December 2022, the establishment plan was 95,60 % executedimplemented, with 79 temporary agents appointed out of 83 temporary posts and 8eight officials out of 8eight posts authorised under the Union budget; notes moreoverthat, thatin addition, 20 contract agents out of 25 posts authorised under the Union budget, and 4-secondedfour seconded national experts (SNE) and 5five interims worked at the Centre in 2022;

Change 18 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed12.13. Notes that, as regards gender balance reported for 2022, the Centre’s senior management is composed byof 4four men (66,7 %) and 2two women (33,3 %); also notes that the management board is composed of 78 men (53 %) and 68 women (47 %); recalls the mandate of the Centre and that the high number of members of the Board (156) doescomes notfrom facilitateits decisionspecific makingcomposition based on the tripartite principle, thus including representatives of the national authorities and simplifiedsocial management;partners; recognises that trough its members the management board ensures the necessary alignment between the Centre’s work and stakeholder needs and priorities; notes further that regarding the Centre’s staff overall the gender breakdown is 44 % men (47) and 56 % women (61); recalls the importance of geographical balance and welcomes in that regard, from the follow-up reportreport, the Centre’s commitment to geographically re-balance its staff population by making use of reserve lists of other agencies, including through joining forces with them and broadening dissemination of vacancy notices;

Change 19 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed13.14. Observes with appreciation that the Centre works proactively to improve staff’s wellbeing and work lifework-life balance; notes with regard toin thesethat topicsrespect that in 2022 the Centre offered trainings (onon, e.g.inter alia, managing anxiety in the workplace, getting good at stress,stress and digital wellbeing),wellbeing, ran HRhuman resources ‘pulse surveys’, revamped its joint committee which serves to promote staff well-being and good healthhealth, and put in place a 24/7 employee assistance programme for confidential support with regard to various life or work related challenges faced by the Centre’s staff;

Change 20 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed14.15. Notes that the Centre launched its regular Staff Engagement Survey (SES) in 2022, the results of which showed favourable responses from 65 % of Centre’s staff (75 % response rate), whereas 10 out of 12 dimensions of analysis recorded positive changes in comparison to the 2019 survey results, despite the highly disruptive period since the last survey that year, while some areas need further attention such as workload, transparency in decision-making and internal cooperation; welcomes that the results of the survey were presented to all staff in a general assembly and dedicated question-time meetings;

Change 21 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed15.16. NotesWelcomes, in the framework of the Centre’s equal opportunities and diversity policy and as regards support to persons with disabilities, the measures taken such as trainings (on diversity and inclusion issues) and guidance (how to(on detectdetecting and counteractcounteracting unconscious bias) provided to HRhuman resources staff and selection boards, as well as accommodation to applicants with disabilities; notes lastlyalso from the Centre’s replies to Parliament written questions the Centre’s plans to adopt the ‘Charter on diversity and inclusion’ in 2023;

Change 22 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed16.17. Notes with concern from the Court’s report the observation that the Centre, in the period 2017-2022, paid monthly and daily subsistence allowances to two Greek nationals employed as SNEs;seconded national experts; notes in this context that the two SNEsseconded national experts were not entitled to thesethose allowances according to the Centre’s internal rules, since the Centre is located in Greece, therefore the total associated payments made to the two SNE’sseconded national experts during that period and amounting to EUR 222 647 (EUR(compared to EUR 36 608 forin 2022) being deemed irregular; notes, moreover, that when the Centre identified the issue in 2022, it registered the two cases in the registry of non-compliance and exceptions, decided not to claim back the amounts irregularly paid and introduced a three months phasing-out period for the SNEseconded national experts still in place at that time; calls for a strict monitoring and avoidance of such situations in the future;

Change 23 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed17.18. Notes the Centre’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to secure transparency, prevention and management of conflicts of interest and whistle blowing-blowerwhistleblower protection; observes that the Centre requests its staff members to declare potential or actual interests if they act in a situation where a conflict of interest may arise; notes in thisthat context that the Centre has in place its own mechanism, which includes ex-anteex ante measures with mitigation actions, ex-postex post controls, as well as assistance from the Centre’s Internal Controlinternal Coordinatorcontrol (ICC)coordinator who receives information with regard to declared conflicts of interest;

Change 24 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed18.19. Recalls that, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/128, all members and alternates who attend management board (MB) meetings, or exercise the right to vote, must submit a declaration of interest (DOI);interest; welcomes the fact that the DOIsdeclarations of interest of all MBmanagement board members (andand alternates),alternates, as well as of the Centre’s staff in senior or middle management positions have been published on the Centre’s website; observes from the Centre’s replies to Parliament’s written questions that, as of 2022, MBmanagement board members (oror alternates)alternates who do not provide a signed DOIdeclaration of interest are no longer invited to MBmanagement board meetings, do not receive MBmanagement board documents and do not participate in written procedures to take decisions; notes the publication, although not formally required, of the CVs of MBmanagement board members; observes that the CVs of some MBmanagement board members are (still)still missing, including that of the Chairperson of the MB;management board; invites the Centre to publish the CVs of all its MB membersmanagement (fullboard onesmembers and alternates);their alternates;

Change 25 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed21.22. Acknowledges the fact that, according to it evaluation policy, the Centre carries out ex-anteex ante evaluations for procurement procedures above EUR 500 000 and ex-postex post evaluations for projects/activitiesprojects and activities entailing a total expenditure of above EUR 500 000; notes that a 2022 report by the head of finance and procurement concluded that procurement procedures launched in the period examined were compliant with the requirements of ex ante evaluation; notes thatthat, in 20222022, the Centre carried out an ex post evaluation of an activity focused on a framework contract in the area of labour market intelligence and skill needs analysis (contract value EUR 1 088 350); notes that the outcome of thethat evaluation confirmed that that activity was effective, efficient, coherent and brought EUUnion added value; observes further that, in 2022, a working group appointed by the Executiveexecutive Directordirector concluded that, with regard to a sample of three procurement procedures, the criteria related to the effective and efficient internal control were in place and followed, with no corrective actions needed;

Change 26 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed22.23. Notes that the Centre, in 2022, registered 57 non-compliance events and exception requests linked to issues of contract and financial management; further notes that the recommendations issued by the ICCinternal control coordinator were implemented and followed up to avoid reoccurrence;

Change 27 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed23.24. Observes that the assessment of the Centre’s overall internal control framework (ICF),framework, performed by the ICCinternal control coordinator, using the tool provided by DG BUDG, concluded that ICFthe internal control framework is effective, all its components are in place and functioning well and for their intended purpose, with some improvements needed with regard to the internal control component ‘Control‘control activities’; notesnotes, with appreciationappreciation, from the follow-up report that the Centre, as a part of its awareness-raising activities on ethics, integrity and internal control issues, provides regular mandatory sessions on good governance, including fraud-related issues, to all staff as well as to the MBmanagement board members;

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Changed24.25. Welcomes the Centre’s efforts to communicate in ways that help in reaching out to wider audiences, including by implementing a machine-translation engine on the Centre’s website to make all its web pages accessible in all official languages of the Union languages;institutions; notes thatthat, in 20222022, the Centre invested in several innovative products such as corporate video productions, motion graphics, animations (on the VET systems of countries holding the Union’s presidency in 2022, i.e.namely France and Czechia), podcasts, as well as new data visualisations and online data bases that strengthened the Centre’s web portal; notes with appreciation that the Centre’s publications and briefing notes reached tens of thousands of people through direct downloads; commends lastly the Centre for the increase in its social media metrics in 2022;

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Changed25.26. Highlights that the VET and Adultadult education are key priorities for the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) towards the green and digital recovery, whereas the ESF+ has a budget of almost EUR 99,3 billion for the period 2021-2027;

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Added27. Notes the fact that due to the high inflation rates, and the related salary adjustment, salary increases above the initial projections coupled with an increase of the weighting factor, the flexibility for securing additional resources to the core business was limited;

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  title = {{Changes between CONT-PR-753509 and A-9-2024-0080}},
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  date = {2024-03-08},
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