ANTICIPATION AND MATCHING OF SKILLS – AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE17. JANUARY 2013TINE ANDERSEN, E-MAIL TIAN@TEKNOLOGISK.DKWWW.DTI.DK

ANTICIPATION IN DANISH VET PLANNING

New and emerging sectors and job functions

New technologies in the workplace

Globalisationof value chains

THE DANISH VET SYSTEMApproximately 110 initial secondary VET programmes gathered in 12 vocational clustersDual system- Alternating periods at school and at a workplace- In order to complete the main course, the student must have a

training agreement with an approved company which offers training

Tripartite governance- The Danish Parliament (Folketing) responsible for the overall

regulatory framework (management, structure, objectives of the programmes, institutions’ tasks and development

- Trade Committees set up by the Social Partners lay down the detailed content of the education and trainingprogrammes within the general framework

AN ANTICIPATION INITIATIVEThe Central Analysis and Forecast Programme for VET- Initiated by the Danish Government in 2009- Managed by the Ministry for Children and Education- DKK 10 million (EUR 1.33 million) set aside for foresight in

VET 2010 - 2013- For each of the years 2013, tenders for foresight studies

with relevance for VET are published- In addition, international foresight studies with relevance

for Danish VET is identified

THE COMPONENTS OF THE ANTICIPATION INITIATIVE

Insight into skill demands

• Annual tender for foresight studies

• Themes and priorities for research

Knowledge sharing

• Web based library developed and managed by DTI

• All studies produced under the programme

• Other relevant studies• Quarterly e-newsletter to

Trade Committees and schools

Adjustment of supply

• Trade Committees must submit annual development plan based on an assessment of skill needs

More targeted programmes and curricula!

THE WEB REPOSITORYwww.fagligeudvalg.dk

News items and

newsletter

Description of the

programm

e and

tenders

Links to studies relevant to each

vocational clusterTopics, e.g. technology

and innovation

TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Heading (Nano

technolocy, seven

articles). Link

Brief summary of main findings of

recent studiesnk

LESSONS LEARNTVET response to technologic and managerial trends within sectors is aided by the system – positive feed-back to newsletters about topics such as consequences of nanotechnology for sectors

BUTThe messages concerning generic technologies or skill needs of emerging sectors are less well received by the social partners. Entrenched positions appear to play a role

SO Needs to be supplemented with initiatives independent of social partner interests to capture “new skills for new jobs”

Thank you for your attention!

For questions or discussion, please contact: Tine Andersen, tian@teknologisk.dk