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!

Contact:Manuel.Hubert@ec.europa.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/restructuringandjobs 

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