FITT! Forma il tuo futuroKA 3 – Policy reformNational Authorities for Apprenticeship

Increasing the quality of apprenticeship for vocational qualifications in Italy

Final conference

Committee of the Regions,

Brussels 16/03/2017

Tiziano BaroneDirector Veneto Lavoro

Partnership Regione del Veneto (mandated by

the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)

Veneto Lavoro Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung -

BIBB Deutsche Gesellschaft für

Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZ Ministry of Labour and social Affairs

(associated ) Ministry of Education MIUR

(associated)

Context and objective

Project embedded in the reform 81/2015 - focus on apprenticeship for the qualification, diploma and specialization (Art. 46 Legislative Decree 81/2015), and the dual training system in ItalyObjective: To improve the attractiveness and quality of apprenticeships as a way to get the qualification / degree for youths and quickly insert them into the labor market

Approach

Territorial: mandate of the Ministry of Labour to the Veneto Region to develop and test improvements Sectoral: focus on development of innovation elements in the food and hospitality sector Transnational: value the experience of European countries with a high degree of success in the work-based learning approach (Germany) Integrated: in synergy and not overlapping with other national and regional initiatives (FIXO and dual system in Veneto)

Data on apprenticeship in Veneto:apprenticeship’s great decline

Veneto. Hirings with apprenticeship contract. Total and by gender

  Total Male female % female Italian Non Italian % non italian

2008 57.807 32.111 25.696 44% 46.347 11.460 20%

2009 37.766 19.921 17.845 47% 30.362 7.404 20%

2010 41.600 22.946 18.654 45% 33.322 8.278 20%

2011 41.818 23.273 18.545 44% 33.670 8.148 19%

2012 34.457 18.134 16.323 47% 28.054 6.403 19%

2013 28.110 14.974 13.136 47% 22.987 5.123 18%

2014 30.433 16.572 13.861 46% 25.391 5.042 17%

2015 27.361 15.163 12.198 45% 22.998 4.363 16%

               

Source: elab. Veneto Lavoro su dati Silv

ANALYSIS1 MODELING2 TESTING3 MAINSTREAMING4

The project’s phases

FITT! ‘S COMPONENTS

BASELINE ANALYSIS

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE AREAS OF ANALYSIS

A difficult targetImage and perception issues Relationships between VET and

labour market Creation of professional profiles and

curricula Regulatory issues

REPORT: DESIGNING TOGETHER THE NEW APPRENTICESHIP

FITT! ‘S COMPONENTS

The FITT! model

Based on the results of the analysis, the "dual" FITT! model contains

strategic and operational choices and priorities for the "dual" model

integration into 81/15 reform and identification of the elements of innovation and added value of cooperation

involvement of all stakeholders: the training institutions, businesses, social partners and public institutions

tools and resources, including significant synergies with the ESF and funds for youth (YG)

evaluation system (qualitative and quantitative)

The model’s focus : standards, co-creation and communication

importance of standards: FRAMEWORK TRAINING PLAN for quality dual pathsStandards and skills of VET

trainers - relationships with companies - co-design of the training plan  Standards and skills of in-

company Tutor – training companies   Activities to support companies

and organizations by intermediate bodies and institutionsTargeted awareness raising to

increase the attractiveness and quality of apprenticeship for the qualification

REPORT: DESIGNING TOGETHER THE NEW APPRENTICESHIP IN ITALY (IT/ING)

Testing the FITT! model Full involvement of stakeholders, in particular the VET providers,

the competent authorities, companies and their representatives in the design of the FRAMEWORK TRAINING PLAN

Development of a common framework for action for all stakeholders: shared language, standards, assessment tools

Full involvement of companies, VET providers , and - if relevant - students in the design, monitoring and evaluation of pathways, including the development of common assessment tools for learning outcomes (INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PLAN)

Strengthening the role of guidance and control of public services in coordination with the intermediate bodies and the VET providers

Creation of a continuous learning system for the capacity building of the involved actors, using exchanges and good practice and successful examples

The test phase: The importance of …

THE FRAMEWORK PLAN: the base for WORK-BASED training in uniform standards. It is not required by existing regulations, but borrowed from the standards of the German dual system THE COMPETENCES OF VET and in-company trainers and of the work-based learning pedagogy

COMMUNICATION and awareness raising of companies and intermediary bodies and professionals

MONITORING AND EVALUATION of the entire process of co-creation and implementation of the operational tools

What happens now? In recent months at the Veneto Region a working group has been established to:  make the training plan a standard tool to be developed for all the qualifications as a communication and sharing tool of the educational objectives with companies for the Italian dual system and apprenticeship systemmake available the material, goals, and methods for providing training to in-company trainers in all sectors and for all qualifications in accordance with the pedagogical approach of work based learning.

What happens now? At the national and international level: mainstreaming activities include sharing tools, the results and the general approach of FITT! through dedicated dialogue sessions with: the Ministry of Labour and social affairs. the Ministry of Education, University and

Research other regional actors (Tecnostruttura)

and sectoral actors, including other training institutions

institutional actors of the European institutions (EAfA, EC, etc)

Thank you for your attention

Contacts:Area.CapitaleUmanoCultura@regione.veneto.it Progetti.speciali@venetolavoro.it

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