Juan Menéndez-ValdésDelhi. November 2006

SESSION IIISESSION IIIPOLICIES TO PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNINGPOLICIES TO PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING

The role of social partnersThe role of social partners

INDO-EU SEMINARSKILLS DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT

Rate of participation (%) of 25-64 year olds in formal and non-formal education and training

Non-formalNon-formalFormalFormal

Policies for LLLPolicies for LLL• LLL: - Demographic evolution, Pace of change, LLL: - Demographic evolution, Pace of change,

Globalisation …Globalisation …– Lisbon ObjectivesLisbon Objectives– Integrated approachIntegrated approach

Learning outcomes Learning outcomes don’t depend only on don’t depend only on moneymoney

(OECD PISA report)(OECD PISA report)

Expenditure and Expenditure and student student achievementachievement

Mexico

Greece

Italy Portugal

United States Spain Hungary Poland

Norway Slovak Republic Ireland Germany Austria Sweden France

Denmark Iceland Czech Republic Australia Switzerland Belgium Canada Japan

Netherlands KoreaFinland

375

400

425

450

475

500

525

550

575

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000

Cumulative expenditure per student from Grade 1 until age 15 PPP US$

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OECD (2004), Learning for tomorrow’s world: First results from PISA 2003, Table 2.6, p.358.

Countries above line do better than could be expectedgiven expenditurelevels.

Countriesbelow line do less well

than could be expectedgiven expenditure levels.

Policies for LLLPolicies for LLL

• Different roles: governments, employers, Different roles: governments, employers, individualsindividuals

Social Partners role: a win-win opportunitySocial Partners role: a win-win opportunity

• Some examples:Some examples:– Framework of actions: 4 prioritiesFramework of actions: 4 priorities– Spanish Agreement on Further trainingSpanish Agreement on Further training– Others: Collective bargaining, HR Management,Others: Collective bargaining, HR Management,

……

Shared diagnostic and joint Shared diagnostic and joint responsability:responsability:

New competitive strategy New competitive strategy Each enterprise. Each employee Each enterprise. Each employee 4 priorities:4 priorities:

Identify and anticipate needs Identify and anticipate needs Recognise and validate Recognise and validate Informing, supporting and guidanceInforming, supporting and guidance Mobilisinjg resourcesMobilisinjg resources

Framework of actions for lifelong Framework of actions for lifelong ddevelopment of competencies and evelopment of competencies and

qualificationsqualifications

Framework of actions for lifelong Framework of actions for lifelong ddevelopment of competencies and evelopment of competencies and

qualificationsqualifications

Social Contributions(0,7% salaries)

Training for Unemployed

Continuous Training

EmploymentServices

TripartiteFoundation

0,6% 0,1%

Spain: Tripartite agreements on Spain: Tripartite agreements on trainingtraining

Spain: Tripartite agreements on Spain: Tripartite agreements on trainingtraining

• 2 million workers 2 million workers

• 1.3 billion €1.3 billion €

Individual Trainingleaves

Company Training Plans

Complementary Actions

Companies:Reduction of

Social Contributions

Sectoral and IntersectoralTraining Plans

Employers’ OrganizationsTrade Unions, Etc.

Spain: Tripartite agreements on Spain: Tripartite agreements on trainingtraining

Spain: Tripartite agreements on Spain: Tripartite agreements on trainingtraining

Collective Bargaining

Participation of adults in lifelong learning (2005)(Percentage of population aged 25-64 participating in education and training in four weeks prior to the survey, ISCED 0-6)

Source: Eurostat (Labour Force Survey)Additional notes:- DE: data for 2004.- LU, MT and the UK: provisional data.

Other examplesOther examples

• Collective bargainingCollective bargaining

• HR ManagementHR Management

• UNICE’s 7 prioritiesUNICE’s 7 priorities

• Act on qualificationsAct on qualifications

Thank youThank you

INITIAL VET

TRAINING FORTHE UNEMPLOYED

CONTINUOUSTRAINING FOREMPLOYEES

INFORMALLEARNING

QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM

Act on Qualifications and Act on Qualifications and VET VET

competences

INITIAL E&T

RECOGNITIONAND VALIDATION

MODULAR TRAINING

INFORMAL LEARNING

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

Spain

Prioridades de UNICE: Valores y actitudesValores y actitudes C. BásicasC. Básicas: verbales y numéricas: verbales y numéricas C. ClaveC. Clave: sociales,solución problemas, : sociales,solución problemas,

TIC..TIC.. C. InterculturalesC. Interculturales, incluyendo , incluyendo

idiomasidiomas C. TécnicasC. Técnicas específicas actualizadas. específicas actualizadas.

Las empresas. Mensaje clave Las empresas. Mensaje clave 11

Las empresas. Mensaje clave Las empresas. Mensaje clave 11

Nuevas competencias básicas para todos.Nuevas competencias básicas para todos.