Social Europe

EU Sectoral Skills Council

Alina Maria BERCEA

Unit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF

Brussels 26 April 2012

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Rationale and backgroundFor a sound future EU social model

More people need to work

Headline target 75%

employment rate

High unemployment rate (10%)

Hard to fill job vacancies

Demographic ageing

Need to improve Union’s capacity for skills assessment, anticipation & matching

Develop labour market intelligence and skills governance

Carbon low and knowledge economy

An Agenda for New Skills

an Jobs

Employment Package

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Multiple EU instruments and networks

EU Vacancy Monitor

EU Skills Panorama

EQF

Sector Skills

Councils

ESCOSkills

Passport

EURES

ELGPN

Social Dialogue

Skillsnet PES network

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A process started 4 years ago

Launch first EU sector council

Com “New Skills for New Jobs”

Feasibility study on EU sector councils

Expert Group on New Skills for New Jobs

Com “An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs”

2008 2009 2010 2010 2011

Social Europe

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 exchanges

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A network of existing 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 SkillsCouncils

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Key characteristics of EU Sector Skills Councils

Decision, leadership

and steering by European

social partners

Involvement of representatives

of education and training providers

Initial scope: information exchange

and dialogue between

National sector councils

A network which adds

value to the sector

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Steps towards EU Sectoral Skills Council

Decision Feasibility

Project

Decision Yes/No

EU sector council

• Social partners

• Consortium with main stakeholders

• E&T partners?

• EU grant

1st:Mappingexercise

• National /Regional sector councils

• Education/Training actors

• Sector definition

• Selection likely members

2nd:Potentialcontent

• What information

• Potential remit/scope

• Value-added?

• By social partners /

sector representatives

• Work programme

• Meetings

• 4 reports

• Evaluation

1st phase - Feasibility 2nd phase - Creation

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Commission support

Temporary

Co-financing

Conditional

• Reports• Coverage: > Stakeholders > Countries > Agreement on sector definition• Evaluation: > Quality of outputs > Value-added• Cost efficiency

Grant max 80% Phase 1: 80 k€ Phase 2: 240k€

• EU support:• Phase 1• Phase 2: > Years 1-3 > Year 4+: phasing out grants

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Expected outputs for feasibility study

1) Mapping of key stakeholders

2) Mapping of national/regional sectoral skills councils

3) Mapping of education & training providers/ repr.

4) Established contacts with these actors

5) Overview of:• their activities (products, services)• Who are their customers?• How are they financed?• Their coverage/legitimacy

6) Interest to participate in EU sector councils

7) Expectations from national councils/stakeholders

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Expected outputs for feasibility study 8) Access to data and information on employment

and skills:• Quantitative • Qualitative

Specific demand by the EC to provide the first

set of information during feasibility study

9) Assess willingness of stakeholders to engage in EU initiatives

10) Define potential work-programme of EU council

11) Sketch possible governance structure, legal form, financing plan

12) End of feasibility study: have all materials to take decision to create or not an EU sector skill council

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Info and data collection

SECTORS OCCUPATIONS

CO

UN

TR

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Quantitative (How many jobs?)

Qualitative(What type of job,Skills required?)

Single cell input

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EU sector councils – Tasks : 4 reports

Quantitative

• Focus on data• Now and future• Employment by: - Country/region - Sub-sector - Occupation• Narrative analysis

Qualitative

• Trends• Emerging jobs• Skills changes• Foresight• Surveys results• Qualitative Narrative

Tools/Methods

• Best practices• Strategies• National focus• Peer-learning

Recommendations/Action plan

• Based on these 3 reports• Addressed to different stakeholders (policy makers EU/Nat/reg, qualific authorities, E&T providers, firms, workers)•Focus on skills, education/training, employment growth• List of activities/actions foreseen by SSC to address some of issues identified

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EU sector councils – Tasks: meetings

Meetings

• At least 2 / year• EU social partners• national SSCs• E&T representatives• EU Commission• EMPL/EAC• Policy DG• Other members

Conference

• Annual• Larger audience• Dissemination of reports• Consultation other stakeholders• Evaluation• Report on conf results

Website

• Recommended• For SSC members• To inform public

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State of play

Phase 1 start

in 2012_____________

AgricultureAudiovisual and –Live performance

ChemicalsConstruction

EducationElectricityFurnitureFishery

GazNurses/Social care -

workersShipbuilding

Phase 1 finalised

___________

AutomotiveCommerce

SteelTCL

Phase 2creation

_____________

Textile, clothing and leather:

Dec 2011

Commerce: 2012

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Thank you for your attention!

Contact: Alina Maria BERCEA

alina-maria.bercea@ec.europa.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/restructuringandjobs 

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=822&langId=en