EU Sectoral Skills Council
Alina Maria BERCEA
Unit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF
Brussels 26 April 2012
Social Europe
Rationale and background
Headline
target 75%
employment
rate
For a sound future
EU social model
More people need to work
High unemployment
rate (10%)
Hard to fill job
vacancies
Demographic
ageing
Carbon low and
knowledge
economy
Need to improve Union’s capacity for skills assessment, anticipation & matching
An Agenda for
New Skills an
Jobs
Employment
Package
Develop labour market intelligence and skills governance
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Multiple EU instruments and networks
PES
network
EQF
Skillsnet
Skills
Passport
ESCO
EU Skills
Panorama
Sector
Skills
Councils
ELGPN
EURES
EU
Vacancy
Monitor
Social
Dialogue
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A process started 4 years ago
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
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”
Launch first EU sector council
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Sector training funds
Skills committees (AF)
National education and
training Committees
KBB, Sectorfondsen
Sector Skills councils
Sectoral professional
councils (EQA)
Observatoires
des métiers
Sektorové rady
Common
challenges
Conselhos Sectoriais
No exchanges
Expert special
Councils (SVEI)
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione
continua (FPIFC)
Social Europe
A network of existing observatories
Sector training funds
KBB, Sectorfondsen
Skills committees (AF)
National education and
training Committees
Sector Skills councils
Sectoral professional
councils (EQA)
Observatoires
des métiers
Sektorové rady
Conselhos Sectoriais
EU Skills
Councils
Expert special
Councils (SVEI)
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione
continua (FPIFC)
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Key characteristics of EU Sector Skills Councils
Decision,
Involvement of
leadership
representatives
and steering
of education
by European
and training
social partners
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
1st phase - Feasibility
Decision
Feasibility
Project
1st:
Mapping
exercise
2nd:
Potential
content
2nd phase - Creation
Decision
Yes/No
EU sector
council
• Social partners • National /Regional
sector
councils
• What
information
• By social partners
• Work/ programme
• Consortium with• Education/Training
actorsremit/scope
• Potential
sector representatives
• Meetings
main stakeholders
• Sector definition
• Value-added?
• 4 reports
• E&T partners?
• Selection likely members
• Evaluation
• EU grant
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Commission support
Co-financing
Conditional
Grant max 80%
Phase 1: 80 k€
Phase 2: 240k€
• EU support:
• Phase 1
• Phase 2:
> Years 1-3
> Year 4+: phasing
out grants
• Reports
• Coverage:
> Stakeholders
> Countries
> Agreement on
sector definition
• Evaluation:
> Quality of outputs
> Value-added
• Cost efficiency
Temporary
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Expected outputs for feasibility study
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Mapping of key stakeholders
Mapping of national/regional sectoral skills councils
Mapping of education & training providers/ repr.
Established contacts with these actors
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
Quantitative
(How many jobs?)
COUNTRIES
Qualitative
(What type of job,
Skills required?)
Single cell input
SECTORS
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EU sector councils – Tasks : 4 reports
Quantitative
Qualitative
• Focus on data
• Now and future
• Employment by:
- Country/region
- Sub-sector
- Occupation
• Narrative analysis
• 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
Conference
• At least 2 / year
• EU social partners
• national SSCs
• E&T representatives
• EU Commission
• EMPL/EAC
• Policy DG
• Other members
• 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
Phase 1
finalised
___________
_____________
Agriculture
Audiovisual and –
Live performance
Chemicals
Construction
Education
Electricity
Furniture
Fishery
Gaz
Nurses/Social care workers
Shipbuilding
Automotive
Commerce
Steel
TCL
Phase 2
creation
_____________
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
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