Anna Barbieri European Commission,

Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Unit E3 - Vocational training, Apprenticeships and Adult learning

Skills for the labour market of the future

Civil society Coordinators’ Meeting

17 June 2019

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CONTENT

1. Getting everybody involved in training

2. Skills for the labour market?

3. Shifting paradigm

Forecasts Skills

demand by 2030

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Participation by adults in Learning

Participation still low

• Adult participation in learning (LFS) will miss 15% target

• 2010: 9.3 % → 2018: 11.1 %

• only 9 MSs achieved target (SE, FI, DK, NL, EE, FR, LU, AT, UK) in

2018; others have little or no chance.

• Still big differences between MSs:

• SE 29.9%, FI 28.5% ⇐ ⇒ HR 2.7%, BG 2.5%, RO 1%

Comprehensive skills strategies

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Public authorities

Training providers

Individuals

Businesses

Civil society

Social Partners

Skills anticipation Using the skills

Skills development Making skills visible and comparable

Retaining/Attracting talent

CONTENT

1. Getting everybody involved in training

2. Skills for the labour market?

3. Shifting paradigm

Excellent, inclusive and lifelong VET

A vision for VET

Defines: A future fit VET Key objectives in terms of:

i. content of VET, ii. provision of VET and iii. governance of VET systems

A mix of new and existing initiatives at EU level

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Vision for VET In a nutshell

The dual objectives of VET for fostering social inclusion and excellence

The role of VET in supporting acquisition of job specific and transversal skills

Balancing investment and funding between initial and continuing VET ESF, Erasmus+, InvestEU, EASI …

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CONTENT

1. Getting everybody involved in training

2. Skills for the labour market?

3. Shifting paradigm: centres of vocational excellence

Vocational Excellence

Partnerships for: Skills

anticipation, Apprenticeships, T&T exchanges…

Governance (social partners, national and local governments

VET providers, businesses…)

Providing both Initial and continuing VET at all EQF Levels

Incubators supporting

entrepreneurial initiatives

Innovative curricula, & Teaching & training

methodologies (PBL, Interdisciplinary...)

Technology diffusion and Innovation

Hubs

Validation and Guidance

Higher VET, and Flexible pathways with Schools and

Universities

Quality assurance feedback loop, learner tracking

Cost-sharing, sustainable funding, and effective use of

EU funding

Typical activities of CoVE's Pro-active partner in local development

Foster Vocational Excellence at two levels

NATIONAL TRANSNATIONAL

Through Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) Operating in a given local context, embedding them closely in the local innovation and skills ecosystems

Through Platforms of CoVE's bringing together CoVEs that share a common interest in: Specific sectors/trades - such as

green skills, textiles, sport?, Societal challenges - such as

integration of migrants, Digitalisation, SDG, upskilling and reskilling…

Centres of Vocational Excellence The initiative

Erasmus+ projects to pilot the CoVE initiative

2019

Erasmus+ KA2 Sector Skills Alliances

call for pilot projects on CoVE (small pilot)

2020

Erasmus+ KA3 call for Platforms of

Vocational Excellence (full pilot)

2021-2027

Erasmus and ERDF, ESF+, InvestEU,

Horizon Europe supporting CoVE

How the Week unfolds:

EU level: 14-18 October 2019 Around Europe: national, regional and local events from May to December

Ambassadors Awards http://ec.europa.eu/social/VocationalSkillsWeek

Ambassadors - Role models inspiring VET pathways

Who do we have so far in 2019?

• Pan-EU Ambassadors: Caroline Jenner (CEO, JA Europe) and Stephan Howeg (Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Adecco)

• At country level: BEfr, CY, CZ, EL, ES, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LU, LT, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK Upcoming DE, FI

VET Excellence awards The categories

Company and learners awards EAfA – Apprentice (male and female) EAfA - Company (large and SME) Training at work – Company International Skills competitions

VET innovators awards Innovative VET provider Teacher and trainer VET researcher Entrepreneurship Education

European funding for excellence ESF project Erasmus+ project

European Agencies awards Cedefop photo competition European Training

Foundation

https://ec.europa.eu/social/vocational-skills-week/awards-vet-excellence-2019_en

« Drawing the future » report (in cooperation with OECD)

Inclusiveness

Bringing the potential of the next generation fully to bear

Giving children a better sense of the world

Give exposure to a wider range of occupations

• Engage with businesses and other stakeholders for promotion of lifelong learning

• Cooperate in the CoVEs and seize funding opportunities, like Erasmus

• Check out the site of the European Vocational Skills week https://ec.europa.eu/social/vocational-skills-week/node_en and its awards https://ec.europa.eu/social/vocational-skills-week/awards-vet-excellence-2019_en

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