European Skills Council for the Chemical Sector Added value How and for whom? 2nd Workshop - October 4, 2012

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1 European Skills Council for the Chemical Sector Added value How and for whom? 2nd Workshop - 1

2 National Education and Training Committee System in Finland National Education and Training Committees for 26 Sectors (Chemical and Forest Sector NETC as one of them) Members: Employers, Trade unions, Education and training sector Assignment : Survey qualitative skills needs NETC Steering group - 14 members Members: Education sector, central labour market organisations Secretariat: Ministry of Education and Culture + National Board of Education Ad hoc expert groups 2

3 Stakeholder views on the Skills Council concept Competitiveness Availability of workforce High quality of skills Availability of jobs Relevant training & employability Employers Trade unions National observatories Education and training sector Relevant information about jobs and skills Relevant training to meet the demand Europe Member states Citizens 3

4 Expected output according to the EU Commission Alina Maria BERCEA April 26, EU sector councils Tasks : 4 reports Quantitative Focus on data Now and future Employment by: - Country/region - Sub-sector - Occupation Narrative analysis Qualitative Trends Emerging jobs Skills changes Foresight Surveys results Qualitative Narrative Tools/Methods Best practices Strategies National focus Peer-learning Recommendations/Action plan Based on these 3 reports Addressed to different stakeholders (policy makers EU/Nat/reg, qualific authorities, E&T providers, firms, workers) Focus on skills, education/training, employment growth List of activities/actions foreseen by SSC to address some of issues identified 4

5 Tasks defined by the EU Commission Examples of added value for Chemical Sector Quantitative data Chemical industry: Recruitment, decision on investments, etc. Workforce: Career choices, mobility etc. E&T providers: Intake & graduation from chemical industry programs Qualitative data Chemical Industry: Higher quality of skills -> Competitiveness Workforce: Better employablity E&T providers: Quality and relevance of education and training Tools and methods Chemical Industry: Harmonized skills level throughout Europe Workforce: Harmonized skills level throughout Europe E&T providers: Harmonized education and training practices 5

6 Potential results and outputs Tools for raising awareness about chemical industry needs EU & national decision-makers, E&T providers, Employers, Unions... A platform to share data (Website) To serve all participating parties and decision-makers (+ the general public?) Initiatives by the European chemical sector to develop education and training in the chemical sector Common understanding of the skills required in the chemical industry Competence profiles as a tool for raising the level of skills in the member states 6

7 Opportunities vs. challenges of a Skills Council Opportunities Why YES? Added value for all stakeholders Skills data needed beyond the national level -> SC could be a useful platform The EU Commission offers funding for developing chemical sector Collaboration builds trust (Employees, Unions, E&T providers) Raise awareness and visibility of the chemical sector Challenges - Why NO? Potential overlap with the Social Dialogue. Could we get the benefits with the current bodies? Funding after the first phases Commitment and resources of the national observatories How to ensure dissemination and deployment of the results Technical obstacles (e.g. availability of compatible national data) 7

8 Next steps Personal view Commitment of the national observatories for a temporary SSC with EU Funding Permanent commitment difficult to get Not all member states have to be involved! Potential remit and scope What do we expect the SSC to do and deliver Working program Concrete steps, timetables etc. Decision by the social partners Anticipate steps to a permanent SSC Funding Permanent collaboration methods etc. 8

9 Thank you! 9