"In the coming decade the European labour market must deal successfully with several challenges: the legacy of the financial crisis, the need for sustainable growth, the trend toward skill-intensive jobs and the ageing of the population. Cedefop’s conference on 17 March 2011 – hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels – focuses on how vocational education and training (VET) policy can best respond to these challenges." (Quoted from paper)