RESOLUTION NO. 9

The General Assembly of CPLOL meeting in Malmö on 18 and 19 October 2003 -

• notes with pleasure that the EU has accepted the Bologna Declaration of 1999, on the European space for higher education;

 
• requests that all the EU member countries seek progressively to incorporate the principles laid down in the declaration;
   
• draws attention to the need for initial education for speech and language therapists to be at Masters level;
   
• proposes that CPLOL national member organisations should always be consulted on the process of reforming and bringing their initial education in line with the principles and contents of the Bologna declaration.

Finally CPLOL draws attention to the fact that it represents the profession at European level and it should therefore be consulted by the various European authorities, committees and expert groups on all matters concerning speech and language therapy.