Investing
in skills in
Europe
For more
growth and
better jobs
Jasper van Loo, senior expert
05/06/2014
TransFormación:
Skills for Productivity
Lima, Peru – 12/13 June 2014
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Jasper van Loo
European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
 Established
1975
(Berlin);
Thessaloniki since 1995
 Evidence-based policymaking:
VET & skills policies
EU enhanced cooperation in VET
European E&T tools (EQF, Europass, EUSP)
EU skills forecasting model
 Cooperation with EU COM, ILO, OECD
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Skills
Odds ratio
The currency of modern societies
5.0
4.5
4.0
Likelihood of positive social and economic outcomes for highly literate
adults scoring at Level 4/5 compared with those scoring at Level 1 or below
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Good to
Being Employed High levels of
excellent health
trust
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Participation in High levels of
volunteer
political efficacy
activities
High wages
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Source: PIAAC (2013)
Continuous up-skilling in OECD…
Proficiency in literacy skills by country & age cohorts, 24 OECD countries
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…but skills should not go wasted
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Source: PIAAC (2013)
An integrated skills strategy
Skills development
& activation
Reform E&T in
partnerships
(curricula, trainers, WBL,
quality assurance)
Untapped talent
(early leavers, NEETs, older
workers, females, LTU)
Career guidance &
counselling
Targeted ALMPs
(focus on WBL)
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Skills utilisation
High-skill product
market strategies
High performance
workplace practices
(including recruitment, CVET,
job design)
High-skill & better
quality jobs
Employer skills
ownership
(training levies, tax credits,
firm networks, supply chains)
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Governance
LMI / Policy targets
(monitoring/evaluation)
Education/LM
(apprenticeships, dual systems,
NQFs, skills ecosystems)
Government bodies
(Education, Employment, Industry,
Innovation)
Social partners
(joined-up approach)
Skills institutions
(sector councils, regional
observatories, PES)
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A sectoral skills ecosystem
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Source: Cedefop (2013)
European strategy for VET
ET2020
Objective
Improving the quality and efficiency of VET and
enhancing its attractiveness and relevance
Bruges
Objectives
1. Making I-VET an attractive learning option
2. Fostering the excellence, quality and relevance of VET
STD5a
&
Impact?
Work-based learning, including apprenticeships
Policy options PO1. Apprenticeship or similar programmes
PO2. Work-based learning elements in school based IVET
PO3. Incentives for enterprises to provide training or
employment
PO4. Strategy to foster VET-enterprise cooperation
- and more -
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Source: Cedefop, 2014
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More work-based learning: a common aim
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Fostering
skills for 9innovation in partnerships
Figure 3: The composition of Total job opportunities by occupations (2013-2025)
Figure 1 European Union employment growth per annum, 2013-25 (%)
Baseline scenario
Optimistic scenario
Pesimistic scenario
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
-0.5%
-1.0%
-1.5%
-2.0%
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Figure 2 Changes in sector employment share, EU, 2013-20 (%)
Non-marketed services
Figure 4: Proportion of job openings by qualification level, EU, 2013-20 (thousands)
Total job opennings
Business & other services
Distribution & transport
Expansion demand
Replacement needs
High qualification
Construction
Medium qualification
Manufacturing
Primary and utilities
-0.8% -0.6% -0.4% -0.2% 0.0%
Low qualification
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
-20,000 -10,000
0
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
Coming up
Thank you for your attention!
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Jasper van Loo
jasper.van-loo@cedefop.europa.eu