Spanish experience of a sectoral training fund: Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
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Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Spanish experience of a sectoral training fund:
Index
1. Context of the construction industry
2. Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
3. Training programmes4. Resources5. Research & Development6. Advantages of the sectoral
approach in the construction industry in Spain
7. Drawbacks
1. Context of the construction industry
Sectoral context
Construction: a significant industry in Spain
% GDP (2007)
EU: 10,7 %Spain: 18 %
448.408 enterprises more than 14.6% of total
Year 2007
Economic data
Sectoral context
Economic data
Construction: a significant industry in Spain
% GDP (2007)
EU: 10,7 %Spain: 18 %
448.408 enterprises more than 14.6% of total
Year 2007
Labour data% Labour force (2007)
EU: 7,2 % Spain: 13% Year
2007
Construction process and its consequences for skills formation
Sectoral context
Cyclical fluctuation
Workforce mobility
Labour risks
Poor image
Temporary work
High percentage of SMEs
Sectoral context
Cyclical fluctuation
Workforce mobility
Labour risks
Poor image
Temporary work
High percentage of SMEs
Difficulty to accumulate human capital within the industry: quantitative (workforce needed) and qualitative (qualified workers)
Construction process and its consequences for skills formation
Sectoral context
Need for a sustainable industry
Skills deficit
Poor working conditions
S&H risks
Encouraging skill formation and retaining workers
Improving both employment and working conditions
“Traditional approaches”
- Company level- National policy
“New approach”
- From a sectoral perspective- FLC
Sectoral context
Skills and training in the construction industry: back in 1992
Skills acquired through experience at worksite, with no accreditation
Greater provision of training for higher technical professions
Workforce with low level of education and training
Education and training system did not meet the needs of the construction sector
No attention at S&H training
2. The “ Fundación Laboral de la Construcción”
2. Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Promotion ofoccupational training
Aims of Fundación
Promotion of safety and health at work
Promotion of employment and craftsmanship
Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Non-profit bipartite organization (employers confederation + trade unions)
Financial resources: industry contribution and public subsidies (FTFE)
Nationwide (regional councils)
Board (Representatives of employers and trade unions)
CEO
Regional Boards
Regional Managing Directors
Finance Director
Human Resources Director
Training Director
S&H Director
Decentralized management at regional level, and national coordination (FLC headquarters)
Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Organization chart
3. Training programmes
Growth in the number of participants in vocational training in the construction industry
The number of trainees has risen 121% in the last five years
30.168 trainees2002
66.644 trainees2007
Training programmes
Formación impartida
Continuing training
Training programmes evolution 2003 / 2007Programmes
Occupational training
Initial training
Total
Most of workers participate in Continuing Vocational Training programmes
Training programmes
Number of participants in CVT (FLC) by training area
Making efforts to encourage specific training to meet the needs of the construction industry
Training programmes
Making efforts to encourage specific training to meet the needs of the construction industry
Training programmes
Number of participants in CVT (FLC) by training area
Percentage of participants in CVT (FLC) by occupation (2002-2007)
Greater participation of low level and skilled workers occupations
Training programmes
Percentage of participants in CVT (FLC) by nationality (2002-2007)
Adapting to the changes in the labour force: Increasing number of foreign trainees
Training programmes
4. Resources
Over 1.800
Trainers
Training centres
40
Resources
Development of pedagogical resources
Types of training: classroom, distance learning and online training higher participation.
Collaboration of experts in the field of training better training and learning.
Adaptation to the characteristics of different occupational groups broader target of workers.
Resources
• Over 100 text books• 18 new books in 2007
Resources
• ICT Training system
– Quality– New training methods– Improved communication in distance
learning– Better access to CVT
4.832 on-line trainees(30% of total participants in distance learning programmes 2007)
Resources
On-line learning system
5. Research & Development
Survey on training needs and occupations (2006 - 2007)
Evaluation of training courses
Research & Development
Creation of monitoring systems
VOCATIONAL TRAINING RESEARCH PROJECTS
• Workshops on accreditation and recognition of competencies acquired through non-formal learning process
• Specialized trainers training
• Workshop on the present and future of the vocational training in the field of building and civil engineering
Studies & Research projects
Research & Development
EUROPEAN PROJECTS
• Q.CA.S.E: “La Qualitá nei Cantieri Scuala Europei”
• TRAVEL-Q: “TRAVEL and Experimentation Land with Quality”
• “Pathways for skills transfer”
• Website on career counselling for young people
• Definition and validation of qualifications within the national system
• Accreditation and recognition of competencies acquired through non-formal and informal learning
Research & Development
Cooperation with the Ministry of Education
Card issued by Fundación Laboral de la Construcción with the aim to demonstrate:
- Training in S&H
- Work experience and occupational level
- Any other vocational training
- Compulsory medical check- ups
Accreditation of Safety and Health competencies
Research & Development
6. Advantages of the sectoral approach in the construction industry in Spain
Provision of training adapted to qualification requirements of the industry
Qualifications and training courses recognised across the sector
Higher quality of training courses
Better management of resources
This sectoral approach meets the qualification needs of the industry…
Advantages of the sectoral approach
ICT and new pedagogical resources
Free training (public funds and industry levy): facilitating the access for SMEs and disadvantaged workers
Meeting the labour market needs: close contact with companies and workers
This Breaking barriers: access to CVT for all level of occupations thanks to...
Advantages of the sectoral approach
Improving workers S&H
Collective Bargaining process emphasizes the importance of S&H training
Integration of S&H into craft training programmes
Advantages of the sectoral approach
Improving workers S&H
Collective Bargaining process emphasizes the importance of S&H training
Integration of S&H into craft training programmes
Specific S&H training for different occupations and accreditation
through “Tarjeta Profesional de la
Construcción”TPC
Advantages of the sectoral approach
7. Drawbacks
Actions require consensus between the social partners
Difficulties to match nationwide approach with local needs
Drawbacks are rooted in its characteristics…
Drawbacks
“Formal” instability of the CVT system in Spain
...and in the requirements of the “Vocational Training State Fund”
Inflexibility of the economic module scheme
Excessive “red tape” procedures and economic audit orientation
Conclusion
The sectoral approach of “Fundación Laboral de la Construcción”, has made it possible to meet the true needs of theconstruction sector:
- Training provision for qualifications in construction.
- Better access to vocational training for all groups of workers.
- Improvement of working conditions- Retaining skilled workforce