EU sector councils on employment and skills
Manuel HubertUnit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF
Brussels 18 January 2011
An agenda for new skills and jobs
• Better functioning of EU labour markets & flexicurity
• Right skills for right jobs
• Improving the quality of work and working conditions
• Creating jobs
Equipping people with the right skills for employment
Develop labour market intelligence and skills governance: EU skills Panorama
• Top 25 growth occupations in EU/ Top 5 per MS
• Skills requirements from European Vacancy Monitor
• Surveys: employers/learners/graduates on skills mismatches
• Sectoral analysis based on European sector councils
• Cedefop and Member States projections
EU sector councils on employment and skills
EU network of national councils
National skills and jobs councils
EU sector councils on jobs and skills
Bottom-up approach
Current situation
Sector Skills councils
Observatoiresdes métiers
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)
Skills committees (AF)
Conselhos Sectoriais
National education andtraining Committees
Sectoral professional councils (EQA)
Sector training funds
Sektorové rady
Expert special Councils (SVEI)
KBB, Sectorfondsen
Common challenges
No exchange
A network of existing observatories
Sector Skills councils
Observatoiresdes métiers
Comitete Sectoriale
Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)
Skills committees (AF)
Conselhos Sectoriais
National education andtraining Committees
Sectoral professional councils (EQA)
Sector training funds
Sektorové rady
Expert special Councils (SVEI)
KBB, Sectorfondsen
EU sectorcouncils
• Network of existing national/regional observatories
• Decision, leadership and steering by European social partners
• Involvement from representatives of education and training providers
• Initial scope: information exchange and dialogue
• Cooperation with existing EU initiatives
Key principles
• Production by council of synthesis reports on:• Quantitative developments • Qualitative developments• Methods, tools, case studies from observatories• Recommendations from Council to policy makers
• Organisation of 2-3 meetings/year
• Organisation of 1 dissemination conference/year
• Financial support from Commission conditional and temporary
Key principles
Composition of EU sector councils
National skill councils
EU education
and training EC
(observer)
European
social
partners
Webtool
Steering board (sector representatives)
Reports MeetingsEU
secretariat
• Peer learning for national/regional councils
• Platform of exchange between sector representatives and education/training providers
• Easy access to information for SMEs
• Tool to support sectoral social dialogue activities
• Recommendations to draw attention of policymakers
• Possibility to develop joint actions
Value-added of an EU sector council?
Difference with Sectoral Social Dialogue
• Agree not to discuss labour relations in Sec. Co.
• Skills anticipation core topic of EU sector councils
• Involve other stakeholders than social partners
• Dialogue between education and employment
• Definition of sectors
• Sector council should provide feedback to SSDC
Thank you for your attention!
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