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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL MARKET LINKS Jakub A. Kus

VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26 th -27 th June 2008. EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL MARKET LINKS Jakub A. Kus. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26 th -27 th June 2008. HISTORY HISTORY

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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL MARKET LINKS Jakub A. Kus

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  1. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL MARKET LINKS Jakub A. Kus

  2. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • HISTORY • HISTORY • 1958 - creation of Joint European Committee for the Building • and Woodworkers Sectors • 1974 - Salerno - European Federation of Building • and Woodworkers in the Community • 1981 - Secretariat was established in Brussels • 1983 - Constitution • 1984 - EFBWW (recognised by ETUC) • 1991 - non-EU union members (Croatia, Switzerland, Norway, • Iceland, Turkey) • 2004 - start of process of joining CEE’s unions

  3. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • STRUCTURE • European Industry Federation (construction, building materials, • wood, furniture and forestry employees • 68 affiliated unions, 29 countries, 2 350 000 members represented • Member organisation of ETUC and BWI • General Assembly, Executive Committee, Standing Committees • Building and Wood, Working Party H&S • President, Deputy Presidents, General Secretary, • Management Committee, Secretariat

  4. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • SOCIAL DIALOGUE • European Social Dialogue of the Construction Industry from 1990 • EFBWW is also partner in the Social Dialogues • Furniture and Wood • Working Groupes on Employment, OSH • and Vocational Education and Training • Working Group Vocational Training from 1998 • Vocational training policy as one of the most important • instruments for developement of sustainable construction industry • VET as mobility facilitating factor • Exchange of best practices in VET

  5. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • EFBWW- FIEC VET PROGRAMME • VET programme as important part of multi- annual program • VET in Joint Work Programme of the European • Social Partners of the Construction Industry 2008-11 • Main topics: • Recognition of qualification • - Europass • - European Qualifications Framework • - European Credit System for Vocational • Education and Training • Demorafic needs and challenges • Energy efficiency

  6. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • FORMER VET ORIENTED PROJECTS • Comparative Survey of Vocational Training Systems • in the European Construction Industry • (EFBWW study 2000 prof. G.Syben) • TUTORSHIP – examples for the integration of young people in • the company • "ENETOSH" - A project concerning safety training questions in all • areas of school and vocational training.

  7. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • CURRENT PROPOSALS • „BRICKLAYER” - recognition of bricklaying qualifications • and competences by enhancing their transparency and • comparability, thereby increasing the effectiveness of mobility • and the quality of labour across Europe. It seeks to overcome • some of the challenges posed to EQF implementation • by the diversity of qualifications and VET. • “European Qualification Framework”

  8. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • EFBWW VET POLICY • Construction skils and competences evolvement • - need of lifelong and multidimensional education • Mobility - European dimension - recognition of qualification • Tools; EQF, ECVET, Europass - conditions for success • Demographic changes and chalenges • Professional development - freedom to chose the training options

  9. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 • LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL MARKET LINKS • Different approaches and complementary views • Need of coordinated actions • Common platform for VET providers, certification institutions, • employers and trade unions • Paritarian VET institutions and direct cooperation • of trade unions and VET institutions • Addeed value of ‘tripartite’ projects and co-operation • Big challenge - ‘Flexicurity’ in VET

  10. VIII SUMMIT OF REFORME Gijon, 26th-27th June 2008 Thank you for your attention ... and all the best for REFORME Network...

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