Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Rethink Needed
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
European Perspective
New Skills for New Jobs Initiative (NSNJ)
EC Communication and Workplan (NSNJ)
Five general objectives (Roadmap 2010):
Skills Agenda
Integrated
into Europe
2020
Empowerment
through Lifelong
Learning and
through
Acquisition of
the Right Mix of
New Skills
Anticipating
Future Skills
Challenges
Matching Skills
and Jobs:
Bridging the
Gap between
Education,
Training and
Employment
Open up
to Talent:
clear rules on
transparency;
exchange of
skills shortage
data
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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
(including national
spin-off events)
Best Practice
Projects
(ADAM Database)
NSN Book
(5 chapters)
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
New Skills Network
Skills Forecasting
Masterclass
Prof. Rob Wilson
Budapest (June 2011)
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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”
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Incentives for Skills
Development and Skills
Upgrading for Individuals
and Employers
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Bringing Education,
Training and Work
Closer Together
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Developing the Right
Mix of Skills
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Better Anticipating Future
Skills Needs
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Bridging the Skills Gap
ERASMUS
35%
LEONARDO
DA VINCI
65%
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Participating Projects
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Participating Projects
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Participating Projects
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Participating Projects
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.
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
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
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
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)
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
7. Better promotion of a
changing labour market.
o different priorities for different audiences
o improve awareness of “skills needs anticipation”
o involve employers
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
Budapest Conclusions
8. Develop “t-shaped”
employees.
o balance „occupational‟ and „soft‟ skills
o include learning beyond formal institutional settings
o develop “t-shaped” curricula
Anne Potters, Senior Consultant, CINOP (NL) - www.leonardodavinci.nl
Paul Guest, Consultant in European Project Management (UK) - www.orientra.org
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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