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Strengthening VET for Labour Market Needs in Croatia

This project aims to strengthen the Croatian VET system by providing qualifications and competencies needed in the labor market. It aligns with the European context and initiatives such as ET 2020 and "New skills for new jobs".

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Strengthening VET for Labour Market Needs in Croatia

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  1. Strengthening Institutional Framework for the Development of the VET Occupational Standards/Qualifications & Curricula IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia Labour market oriented VETJurgen WeissTeam leader Main project partner This project is implemented by a SQA-led consortium Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Tel: + 385 1 62 74 681

  2. LM oriented VET VET as a service system • Employer, Labour maket and economy • Learner • Society Labour market as • primary source of information for VET • Indicator for success of VET

  3. The main objective of the project is tostrengthen the capacity of the Croatian VET system related to provision of qualifications and competences which are needed on the labour market and itsadaptation to the permanently changing requirements of economy. Project Objective

  4. The Project in the European Contextfrom to Lisbon to Kopenhagen to ET 2020 and Initiative “New skills for new jobs” Lisbon priority areas • Most dynamic knowledge based economy • Better job and social cohesion • Investment in human ressources Kopenhagen priority areas • the European dimension in VET • transparency, information and guidance • recognition of competences andqualifications • quality assurance

  5. The Project in the European Contextfrom to Lisbon to Kopenhagen, ET 2020 and Initiative and “New skills for new jobs” ET 2020 • Making lifelong and mobility a reality • Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training • Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship • Enhancing creativity and innovation, incl. entrepreneurship EU Initiative “New skills for new jobs” • Incentives to upgrade and better use skills • Bring the worlds of VET and work closer together • Develop job related and transversal skills • Anticipate future skill needs

  6. Labormarket Needs for qualifications and competences Use of the acquired qualifications Assessment and a award of qualification Development of qualifications VET Development of VET curricula Provision of VET programs Development of material basis and learning material Adaptation ofcompeten-ces of teachers 6

  7. Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in the Industrial Society • Huge Companies • Manual work for skilled workers • Long Product life cycles • Deep pyramid of management • Taylorisation of work • Seller market Requirements to VET graduate: Skills to carry out standardizes operations and follow instructions in longterm

  8. Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in the society of services SME Intellectual work, teamwork for skilled workers Short product life cycles Flat management pyramid Buyer market Increasing employment rate Requirements to VET graduates; Problem and task solving skills and mechanisms for self-adaptation

  9. Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in knowledge society Theoretical knowledge as the driving force (in replacement of physical labor and capital) Systematic production of knowledge and innovations in schools, universities, research institutes, businesses New forms of delivery and acquisition of knowledge (internet, mobile phone, etc.) Impact on work organization (home office, telework, etc.) Additional requirements to VET graduates: Technologies of acquisition, production and delivery of knowledge

  10. Lifelong Employability Skilled worker as entrepreneur of its own workforce What kind of skilled worker is needed to be lifelong employable? Narrow profiled worker Broad profiled worker • Performs single work operations and types of work activities • Has basic and specific knowledge and skills, strictly limited to those work operations and activities • Has expertise in field of his profession • Prepared for a specific work task • Solves standard, and, if necessary, non-standard tasks in scope of his enlarged profession • Has a wide base of knowledge and expertise based on this knowledge • Has broad professional, functional, social and personal competence • Prepared for a wide range of tasks 10

  11. Changes in the World of Work • Low-skilled work is drastically cutting down • The role of knowledge increases • Use of ICT extends and deepens Highly qualified skilled workers • Knowledge doubles in five years periods • Demographic decline(lack of «row material») • World of work constantly changes – difficult to make forcasts With wide profile 11

  12. Implications for VET from the changes in the world of work Change of paradigm • From VET responding to labor market changes to VET anticipating developments in the world of work • From orientation on the object (job, occupation) to orientation to subject (learner) Learner orientation • Individualization of offering and delivering knowledge and skills • Acquisition of key competencies • Ability to work throughout the life • Preparation for many jobs and occupations The VET graduate should be a personality able to solve complex tasksconcerning his profession, social life, family and private life 12

  13. Task solving process to be applied by the skilled worker in the work process 1. Information 6. Evaluation 2. Planning 5. Control • Decision 4. Fulfillment 13

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