New skills and jobs and new skills network

Jahrestagung der NA beim BIBB zum
Programm für lebenslanges Lernen 2011

Thematische Foren

NEW SKILLS FOR NEW JOBS

Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org

Introduction

Consultant in
European Project
Management


Rethink Needed


European Perspective

• Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
• Flagship… part of Europe 2020
• 75% of working-age population (20-64) in work
• Broad range of actions:
– stepping up reforms to improve flexicurity;
– equipping people with the right skills;
– improving the quality of jobs and working conditions;
– improving conditions for job creation.


European Perspective

 New Skills for New Jobs Initiative (NSNJ)
 EC Communication and Workplan (NSNJ)
 Five general objectives (Roadmap 2010):
Skills Agenda Empowerment Anticipating Matching Skills Open up
Integrated through Lifelong Future Skills and Jobs: to Talent:
into Europe Learning and Challenges Bridging the clear rules on
2020 through Gap between transparency;
Acquisition of Education, exchange of
the Right Mix of Training and skills shortage
New Skills Employment data


New Skills Network

 LLP supports skills matching and upgrading
 Facilitate the development of more projects,
and more relevant projects
 Impact on new policy developments

Seminars Best Practice
NSN Book
(including national Projects
(5 chapters)
spin-off events) (ADAM Database)


New Skills Network

Skills Forecasting
Masterclass

Prof. Rob Wilson

Budapest (June 2011)


New Skills Network
• most countries have systems for skills anticipation
although they vary greatly in sophistication and
detail
• shift in the objectives from manpower planning to
more general assessment to inform all labour
market participants
• systems are becoming more sophisticated and
complex, there is a clear trend to combine methods
• the case for a pan-European system for skill needs
anticipation is generally accepted and Cedefop work
has begun, to fill this gap
• more remains to be done - various initiatives
underway, including the EU Skills Panorama.


Bridging the Skills Gap

“bringing together sectoral actors and
learning development professionals,
to share knowledge and experience,
to build partnerships and to develop
solutions relevant to changing
sectoral skills needs”



Incentives for Skills
Development and Skills
Upgrading for Individuals
and Employers



Bringing Education,
Training and Work
Closer Together



Developing the Right
Mix of Skills



Better Anticipating Future
Skills Needs



LEONARDO
DA VINCI

65%

ERASMUS

35%


Participating Projects

From Farm to Fork
Partners from 7 European countries worked together
to develop a training programme on food safety,
able to meet increasing European demands for
health, hygiene and safety in the food sector.

Adopting a “farm to fork” approach, target
beneficiaries included veterinary practitioners
alongside chemical, agricultural and food engineers.



Needs Analysis for SMEs
Partners from 5 European countries targeted the
transfer, updating and improvement of existing
“training needs analysis” methods and practices.

Covering both organisational and individual
needs analysis, target beneficiaries were
senior managers with specific responsibility
for employee training provision.



Biotechnology Skills
Targeting increased University-Industry
cooperation, partners from 7 European
countries worked together to develop a common
skills profile for Biotechnology graduates.

Incorporating both occupational and soft skills,
the enhanced skills profile targeted improved
responsiveness, in Higher Education, to the
needs of industry and the future labour market.



The Call of Nature
Targeting increased collaboration between VET
and microenterprises working in rural and
nature-based industries, partners from 7
European countries worked together to identify
innovative examples of successful cooperation.

Identified examples are used as “success stories”,
to promote continuing cooperation and joint
skills development activity in the sector.



Entrepreneurship Skill
Targeting the modernisation of Higher Education,
partners from 5 European countries encouraged
increased cooperation between the business and
Higher Education sectors in order to facilitate
graduate transition to the labour market, with a
particular focus on increased entrepreneurship skill.

Joint research and consultancy activity led to
development of a competencies assessment
package supporting tutors and other staff working on
student development plans.


Budapest Conclusions

1. Help to prepare companies
(and managers) for change.

o improve strategic planning in companies
o provide incentives for companies
o lifelong learning for managers



2. Use online technologies to
facilitate skills development
in the workplace.
o low cost (use existing tools)
o involve employers in tools development
o promote “community” learning & communities of trust



3. Make VET more attractive
to young people.

o promote peer learning and teamwork
o blend theory with “hands-on” practice
o actively promote the skills required for certain jobs



4. Manage and extend the
range of actors that are
involved in apprenticeships.
o quality of the hosting company
o try to involve SMEs
o encourage job rotation in companies



5. Produce “flexible” workers
able to meet changing skills
demands.
o make education relevant to the labour market
o promote adaptability and transferability
o anticipate demand and keep skills updated



6. Base all new qualifications
on “learning outcomes”.

o adopt a bottom-up approach (employer  policy)
o create a common skills currency (education et al)
o partnership working (education, companies, sectors)



7. Better promotion of a
changing labour market.

o different priorities for different audiences
o improve awareness of “skills needs anticipation”
o involve employers



8. Develop “t-shaped”
employees.

o balance „occupational‟ and „soft‟ skills
o include learning beyond formal institutional settings
o develop “t-shaped” curricula


Questions?
Full report on the “Bridging the Skills Gap” event
(Budapest, 9-10 June 2011) available at:

www.newskillsnetwork.eu/page/seminar_hungary

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