GEMM PILOT PROJECTWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO BETTER MATCH SKILLS OFFER AND DEMAND IN THE SOUTH OF ISRAEL

NOVEMBER 2014

Dr. Roby Nathanson

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Context

Expected Results

Main objectivesof the Project

Specific Project Objectives

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CONTEXT

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES - 2013:

Only 53.4% of Israeli youth in the age of high school

graduation have passed their matriculation exams.

Approximately 15% receive some sort of professional

training.

More than 30% of Israeli youth have an inadequate

education that does not enable them to acquire a

profession in the future.

More than 30% of Israeli youth have an inadequate education

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POVERTY RATES, INEQUALITY AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY

As of 2011, Israel has the highest poverty rate among the

OECD countries.

Israel is ranked 4th from the bottom in the index of income

inequality - the Gini index.

Its labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) is below the

OECD average by 23%.

Israel lacks midlevel professionals. There are high

demands for workers especially in the industrial sector and

construction industry.

Many who belong to lower income deciles are residents of the south of Israel.

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MAIN OBJECTIVESOF THE PROJECT

MAIN OBJECTIVES Formulate a program to promote

vocational training in the South of Israel

Put emphasis on vocational education for youth and specific attention to gender equality.

Will be based on the analysis and the local needs assessment to be performed.

Identify and promote a training program to improve sustainable employability of the population in the South of Israel and of youth in this area in particular.

MAIN OBJECTIVES Stabilize and systematize an

information feedback mechanism in the areas of consultation

Identify the needs of local stakeholders.

Promote real dynamics within these spaces.

Build the capacity of stakeholders involved in the project.

SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Conduct an in-depth analysis of

vocational training institutions in the south of Israel.

Creating a profile of the average student (age, sex, socio-economic background, religion etc.)

Which professions have the highest amount of students.

Which have the highest demand and quality of Teachers.

Enhance and update existing prediction models for required professions in the South of Israel.

Develop strategies for which actors from the industry and the business sector will form a key part of the process of vocational training in the south of Israel

In forms of apprenticeships, sharing expertise etc.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Conduct a quantitative economic

analysis of the South of Israel: Ashkelon, Beer-Sheva and Ashdod area.

Sectors of the economy

Labor supply and demand

Number of employees by industry

Value Added to GDP

GDP per employee

Work integration among vocational training graduates.

Organize a systematic information feedback mechanism based on a skills needs analysis model in order to promote greater adequacy of the training / employment.

Important step for future research: Offer an economic stimulus package to prevent the departure of vocational training graduates from the South of Israel.

EXPECTED RESULTS

EXPECTED RESULTS

I. The pilot project is set up – the focus areas of the capacity-building program are selected, and project needs are identified.

II. Comprehensive information regarding the discrepancy between the demand and supply of professions in the South of Israel is provided.

III. The existing vocational education system in the South of Israel is mapped and their suitability to meet the demand is determined.

IV. Tools for operation and their budgetary costs required to execute the desired results are offered and several educational institutions are indicated for editing extensive pilots.

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Activities Coordinator and project partner

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ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIESI. The pilot project is set up – the focus

areas of the capacity-building program are selected, and project needs are identified.

1. Creation of a steering committee for the project supported by the Local Facilitator – designing and planning an organized division of responsibilities for the representatives of the steering committee. A preparatory meeting for the GEMM project was held at the Amal Network headquarters attended by the Local Facilitator, representatives of Amal and Ort, a representative of the Ministry of Education and school principals from the South of Israel.

2. Gathering information, reviewing literature and taking notes concerning socio-economic data, potential and distinctive skills of the region in general and targeting specific sectors.

3. Identification of the methodology and the tools required for analyzing the needs of the labour market in the region.

ACTIVITIES

II. Comprehensive information regarding the discrepancy between the demand and supply of professions in the South of Israel is provided.

1. Collection, processing and analysis of existing data bases.

The Central Bureau of Statistics, National Insurance Institute, the Bank of Israel, sector/employers/industrial associations, regional economic development centers and databases of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Education.

2. Evaluation of the information gathered so far and its completion by conducting surveys of employers and employees in the selected sectors in the field.

3. Using existing models to examine and predict the supply versus demand in the labor market in the region, while enhancing the models and updating them where necessary.

ACTIVITIES

III. The existing vocational education system in the South of Israel is mapped and their suitability to meet the demand is determined.

1. Identifying all the existing vocational education institutions in the region.

2. Collecting, processing and analyzing existing information regarding popular professions among students and cross-referencing the information in front of the demand in the labour market.

3. Collecting, processing and analyzing existing information regarding the professions where there is a lack of teachers.

4. Evaluation of the information gathered so far and its completion by conducting surveys among school management, teachers and students in the field and defining adequate updated syllabuses for education programs related to the selected economic sectors.

ACTIVITIES

IV. Tools for operation and their budgetary costs required to execute the desired results are offered and several educational institutions are indicated for editing extensive pilots.

1. An assessment of needs and the costs of meeting these needs will be performed. The existing government programs, will be analyzed and evaluated using the information gathered so far.

3. Offering tools for operation in order to reach the project objectives: frequently monitoring the demands in the labour market and adapting the training program respectively.

4. Examining the suitability of a number of institutions to carry out a pilot study and recommending several specific institutions.

COORDINATOR AND PROJECT PARTNER

THE PROJECT WILL BE COORDINATED AND MANAGED BY A LOCAL FACILITATOR IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE ETF AND WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF:

The Vocational Training Division in the Ministry of

Economy

The Ministry of Education

Histadrut

The Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI)

Amal & Ort

School Managers

Capacity building of project partners and direct stakeholders will be incorporated in all main technical activities of the pilot project

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IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS:

Municipal Authorities

The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce

(FICC)

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF)

Other school managers, teachers and students

Local employers and employees in the private sector

Capacity building of project partners and direct stakeholders will be incorporated in all main technical activities of the pilot project

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ROLES OF PROJECT PARTNERS:

Defining the support area and economic sectors

Collecting the information and its diffusion

Providing insights on relevant topics and sharing their

experience and expertise and the final configuration of

the Pilot Project.

Support the project in establishing links with the

businesses and vocational education institutions and

understanding the needs of the labour market

Capacity building of project partners and direct stakeholders will be incorporated in all main technical activities of the pilot project

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CALENDAR

CALENDAR  2014 2015

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The pilot project is set up – the focus areas of the capacity-building program are selected and project needs are identified.

         

1. Creation of a steering committee for the project          

2. Gathering information, reviewing literature and taking notes concerning socio-economic data, potential and distinctive skills of the region in general and targeting specific sectors.

         

3. Identification of the methodology and the tools required for analyzing the needs of the labour market in the region.

         

Comprehensive information regarding the discrepancy between the demand and supply of professions in the South of Israel is provided.

         

1. Collection, processing and analysis of existing data bases.          

2. Examine and predict the supply versus demand in the labor market in the region.

         

3. Evaluation of the information gathered and its completion by conducting surveys with employers and employees in the selected sectors in the field.

         

CALENDAR  2014 2015

Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

The existing vocational education system in the South of Israel is mapped and their suitability to meet the demand is determined.

         

1. Identifying all the existing vocational education institutions in the region          

2. Collecting, processing and analyzing existing information regarding popular professions among students and cross-referencing the information in front of the supply in the labour market.

         

3. Collecting, processing and analyzing existing information regarding the professions where there is a lack of teachers.

         

4. Evaluation of the information gathered so far and its completion by conducting surveys among school management, teachers and students in the field

Tools for operation and their budgetary costs are offered and several educational institutions are indicated for editing extensive pilots.

         

1. An assessment of needs and the costs of meeting these needs.          

2. Offering tools for operation in order to reach the objectives of the project.          

3. Examining the suitability of a number of institutions to carry out a pilot study and recommending several specific institutions.

         

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