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Tripartite Meeting on Lifelong Learning in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries
Geneva, 23 – 27 September 2002
From Training to Lifelong Learning: A Paradigm Shift
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Recent developments MEE industries:
Machine tool production is concentrated in Germany, USA, Japan & Italy
10 countries produce over 80% of the world’s ICT equipment - US & Japan followed by a few Asian & European countries
15 countries have 85% of world exports of office and telecommunications equipment (OTE)
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Recent developments MEE industries:
Developing countries now account for almost half of the world’s exports of OTE (47%)
Most of these developing countries’ exports of OTE originate in EPZs
For many countries OTE accounts for between 25% & 50% of their exports
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Recent developments MEE industries:
Mobile phones (now call handsets) will soon outnumber fixed phones
Economic downturn can have disastrous consequences on small economies whether developed or developing since they often are dependent on the exports of one company or one industry (e.g., Finland, Costa Rica, Ireland & Malta)
Moore’s law is accelerating - not only are chips doubling their capacity every 18 months - but, knowledge is also becoming obsolete just as fast, if not faster
ICT Total World Production
Singapore
UK
Germany
France
Malaysia
Brazil
Others
Korea, Rep. Japan
USA
Taiwan, China
Electronic Data Processing Equipment
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
Taiwan, China
UK
Germany
Brazil
Korea, Rep. of
Others
Japan
USA
Singapore
Malaysia
Ireland
Office Equipment
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
Netherlands
Germany
UK
France
Hong KongSingapore
OthersItaly
Korea, Rep. Japan
USA
Radio & Communications Equipment (incl. cell phones and radar)
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
UK
Sweden
Germany
Korea, Rep. of
FinlandItaly
Canada
Others
France
Japan
USA
Telecommunications Equipment (fixed phones)
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
France
Italy
UK
Canada
Sweden
Spain
Korea, Rep. of
Others
Germany
Japan
USA
Consumer Electronics
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
Korea, Rep. of
Brazil
UK
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Singapore
Germany
Others
Malaysia
USA
Japan
Components
ICT Total
USA
JapanKorea, Rep. of
Singapore
UK
Germany
Taiwan, China
FranceMalaysia
Brazil
Others
Singapore
Malaysia
Germany
Taiwan, China
UKFrance
Philippines
Others
Japan
USAKorea, Rep.
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Responses to the challenge of lifelong learning (just “learn.IT”)
Intended job cuts continue to be announced in these industries, but the implications remain to be seen … since employment growth over the past 5 years has been substantial
R&D spending is a proxy indicator for new skill requirements
Many large corporations have in-house universities or learning centres (often combined with distance learning)
learning is best @ the workplace
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Responses to the challenge of lifelong learning (just “learn.IT”)
Developing countries without Internet connections and reliable electricity supply cannot fully participate in this new trend
demand-driven training
Universities & Colleges are conducting tailor made courses on the shop-floor
While learning may be lifelong, professional “certification” certainly is not !
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Responses to the challenge of lifelong learning (just “learn.IT”)
Answers are still required:
1. How to develop an educational system to turn out the required skills?
2. How to upgrade the skills of those currently employed?
3. How to select and re-train workers for a completely new occupation?
4. How to re-integrate the unemployed?
5. How to deal with unemployed youth who have never worked?
6. How to finance all of the above?
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Potential for developing countries to participate in the global economy
75% of all foreign direct investment (FDI) going to developing countries is concentrated in just 10 of these
Several Asian countries invest heavily in science, mathematics and engineering education, and have the capacity to undertake R&D
One in four TV sets for export is now manufactured in Mexico
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Recent initiatives
Increasingly, unions are including lifelong learning in collective agreements, either with individual companies (Communication Workers of America), or, industry-wide (eg, IG Metall in Baden-Wurttenberg)
CWA’s “Alliance for employee growth and development” programme, places emphasis on «employment security», rather than, job security
The European Union, OECD and UNESCO have place life- long learning on their agendas and have embarked on ambitious work programmes
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Developments in the big 3: USA, Japan and China:
The US case study shows how small- and medium-size enterprises can overcome the problem of not having resources for continuous training
The impact of WTO membership on China cannot be fully predicted but certainly represents a challenge
The revamping of the long-term employment system in Japan will have repercussions on continuous learning programmes
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High performance work: Best practice for lifelong learning?
Case studies:
Motorola Thorn Lighting WH Smith & Sons (Tools) Ltd. Lucent Technologies
What is the enabling environment for HPW practices?
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Thematic Panels
The economic performance of the MEE industries: 2001 recession and outlook
The social impact of restructuring the MEE industries
Lifelong learning in the MEE industries: Concepts and examples; the appropriate curricula for the various aspects of lifelong learning
The roles of the social partners and governments in lifelong learning in the MEE industries: Implications for the ILO
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Summary Slide
Recent developments MEE industries Responses to the challenge of lifelong learning Potential for developing countries to participate in the global
economy Recent initiatives Developments in the big 3: USA, Japan and China High performance work: Best practice for lifelong learning? Thematic Panels
