An overview of educational systems and labour markets in the Mediterranean region

As stated in the introduction to this paper, one of the major challenges being faced by the Mediterranean region is the establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean free trade area by 2010, in the context of the Barcelona process. Enhancing the competitiveness of the productive sector and increasing the employability of the active population are basic conditions for the successful implemtation of the free trade area. This paper attempts to identify the common aspects of the education and employment systems in the region and focuses on the most relevant features of the education and training systems and labour markets in terms of their implications as regards migration.