European Sector Councils on Employment and Skills Alina Maria BERCEA Unit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF Brussels 15 April 2011
European Sector Councils on Employment and Skills
Alina Maria BERCEAUnit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF
Brussels 15 April 2011
Policy context - Background
• 2008 Com “New Skills for New Jobs”
• 2009 Feasibility study on EU sector councils
• 2010 Expert Group on New Skills for New Jobs
Policy context – New objectivesEU2020 Strategy
Employment Productivity Social cohesion
Competitive and creative companies
Highly skilled workforce with right skills mix
Education and training institutions
- responsive to labour market needs
- accessible to all
Policy context – Actions needed2010 Com “An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs”
Up-skill workersInvest in right skills policies
Improve knowledge on skills needs
Reduce skills mismatch
Bring closer E&T
Develop partnerships
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Existing national observatories
Sector Skills councils
Observatoiresdes métiers
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)
Skills committees (AF)
Conselhos Sectoriais
National education andtraining Committees
Sectoral professional councils (EQA)
Sector training funds
Sektorové rady
Expert special Councils (SVEI)
KBB, Sectorfondsen
Common challenges
No exchange
A network of existing national observatories
Sector Skills councils
Observatoiresdes métiers
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)
Skills committees (AF)
Conselhos Sectoriais
National education andtraining Committees
Sectoral professional councils (EQA)
Sector training funds
Sektorové rady
Expert special Councils (SVEI)
KBB, Sectorfondsen
EU sectorcouncils
A bottom-up approach
EU network of national councils
National skills and jobs councils
EU sector councils on jobs and skills
EU sector councils - Tasks and remits
Quantitative &
Qualitative
trends
Tools, processes, strategies
Recommendations
Analysis/ discussion
information
collected
Proposals
EU qualification and competence
standards
Strategies in Education and
trainingEU sector councils
European strategies to make sector more attractive
Key principles:• network of existing national councils• to be created at request from stakeholders• decision, leadership and steering by EU social partners • involvement from representatives of education and training providers• exchange information and dialogue• cooperation with other EU initiatives
Financial support from the Commission: • conditional • temporary
Evaluation based on: • Output• Commitment• Satisfaction • Added-value
Governance, support and evaluation
Commission support
Temporary
Co-financing
Financing
Conditional
• Peer learning for national/regional councils
• Platform of exchange between sector representatives and education/training providers
• Single access point to information on employment and skills
• Tool to support sectoral social dialogue activities
• Recommendations to draw attention of policymakers
• Possibility to develop joint actions
Value-added of an EU sector council?
Composition of EU sector councils
EU
secretariat
National skill councils
EU education
and training EC
(observer)
European
social
partners
Webtool
Steering board (sector representatives)
Reports
Steps towards EU council
Decision Feasibility
Project
Decision Yes/No
EU sector council
• EU social partners
1st:Mappingexercise
• National /Regional sector councils
• Education/Training actors
• Composition
2nd:Potentialcontent
• What information
• Potential remit/scope
• Value-added?
• By EU social partners /
sector representatives
• Work programme
• EU grant
• Meetings
• Outputs
1st phase - feasibility 2nd phase
Call for proposals
DG Employment budget line 04.04.01.03
VP/2011/008
Restructuring, well-being at work and financial participation
Deadlines for submission: - 14 June 2011 - 6 September 2011
Call expected to be published by 20 April
Thank you for your attention!
Contact:
http://ec.europa.eu/restructuringandjobs
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=958&langId=en