DG Education & Culture – Lifelong Learning

1. DG Education & Culture – Lifelong Learning Leonardo da Vinci Vocational Training Program Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki – 19/09/2013 Lifelong Learning Programme Presentation: Kasampalis Themistoklis, SIGMA Consultants, Greece

2. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers - SWFM Involved Partners • 13 Partners from 8 EU countries • Bulgaria (1), • Germany (2), • Greece (2), • Hungary (2) • Italy (1), • Lithuania (2) • Poland (2), • UK (1) 1/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

3. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Is SWFM-QF necessary? - The Need (1/2) • Eco-industry is an evolving sector. Solid Waste Management is the largest sub-sector of the EU27 eco-industry with a total turnover of €92.2 billion in 2008 and the employment to be estimated at about 1.467 thousand workers. • New legislation, New Technologies, New Activities’ fields increased internationalization of the market and growing subcontracting of activities. • Introducing integrated waste management approach have influenced decisively the evolution of the sector. • The “new generation” of the waste management facilities are becoming highly technical worksites implementing innovative solutions and a number of processes on one site. • This in turns affects the structure of qualifications and the composition of the skills for the professionals in the sector. 2/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

4. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Is SWFM-QF necessary? - The Need (2/2) • The need for a large number of technically skilled employees to maintain and operate advanced waste treatment facilities will increase as more facilities are build. • In addition to • increasing skills demands, • the number of highly qualified engineers, • operational managers and • processing technicians • required to develop and operate treatment facilities employing advanced technologies are expected to grow significantly in the immediate future. • The recognition and support of SWFMs are very diverse within the European countries. Designation of qualifications and VET is within the domain of state regulations and are strongly based on national traditions and priorities. 3/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

5. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF The Solid Waste Management Sector in European Union Proper management of solid waste is a central pillar of far-sighted, sustainable environmental policies. Each year in the European Union alone we throw away 3 billion tons of waste - some 90 million tons of it hazardous. This amounts to about 6 tons of solid waste for every man, woman and child, according to Eurostat. • Solid Waste Technologies - Facilities • Composting • Incineration • Landfill • Recycling • Transfer Stations Procedures Collecting, sorting, processing and recycling solid waste Member states show significant differences in respect to solid waste management standards and practices. 4/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

6. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers - SWFM The Solid Waste Facilities Manager The Solid Waste Facilities Manager manages the operations of different Solid Waste Facilities Transfer Stations, Waste Recycling Centers, Landfills, Materials Recovery Facilities, Mechanical Biological Treatment Plants, Incinerators and Composting Plants. Recommendations for an integrated competences’ framework with detailed definition, classification of expected knowledge, skills, competences required for the profile of Facilities Managers in the Solid Waste Management industry will be structured and documented (expected at EQF level 6). Data from Solid Waste Facilities (consultation) and relative existing curricula will be necessary (early and active stakeholder involvement). On the basis of the recommendations of the harmonized competence profile a final version of the job assignments and the respective competence profile will be developed. The Aim 5/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

7. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF SWFM-QF targets • Identify the structure, content and regulation of the qualifications for the SWFM occupation in the European market • Explore and compare the VET processes whereby these qualifications are acquired • Describe the competences linked to the specificities of the sector • Detail existing qualifications to the respective NQFs and assess their correlation and alignment with EQF/ECVET • Create an harmonized competence and training frame for different levels of SWFM qualifications • Provide a self sustaining implementation strategy to support the recognition and transfer of qualifications across the European countries • Disseminate – Communicate project outputs, results, etc. The Targets 6/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

8. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF SWFM-QF – Dissemination Actions Project website – http://www.swfm-qf.eu 7/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

9. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF SWFM-QF – Dissemination Actions • Project website – Registration http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=4900&lang=en 8/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

10. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF SWFM-QF – Dissemination Actions • Project website – Questionnaires • http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=5813&lang=en 9/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

11. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (1/8) • This report analyzes and compares • the qualifications and • the national vocational education and training system (VET-system) in eight EU countries • – Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, • Lithuania, Poland and the UK – • in the field of waste management. • The report focuses on the qualification levels of managers (=EQF 6 - 8). 10/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

12. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (2/8) • The relevant data were gathered mainly by eight national surveys among • Waste management facilities, • Solid waste associations and competent authorities • Training providers, • to enable first-hand information and current insights into the state of the importance of knowledge and skills as well as the labor market conditions and VET offers. 11/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

13. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (3/8) • Key findings for Greece • In Greece, the recycling rate is at 17%. • The amount of landfilling is above 80% for solid waste. • For solid waste professionals the following topics are of interest: • Principles of business/corporate organisation and management, • Negotiations’ skills, • Communication skills, • Project and financial management, • Environmental crisis management, • National requirement for waste management procedures, • Environmental management systems and maintenance of equipment. 12/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

14. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (4/8) • Key findings for Greece • Due the low knowledge level, the following topics are of further interest: • European solid waste legislative framework, • monitoring and environmental parameters, • technical requirements for processes and • technologies of waste management, • Principles of emergency preparedness and • planning and technical requirements for equipment of waste management. • Cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, EOPEPP and Universities seem to be reasonable to provide affordable and work process oriented trainings. 13/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

15. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (5/8) Overview of the scored importance of knowledge in the eight EU member states according to legal, technical and social, economic and environmental aspects 14/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

16. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (6/8) Monthly salaries of technicians and managers in the field of waste management (in €) 15/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

17. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (7/8) Comparison of importance and coverage of knowledge (economic and environmental aspects) 16/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

18. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (8/8) Importance of skills (mainly technical and social aspects, not data for Greece and Hungary) 17/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

19. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Communication with SWFM-QF people in Greece Dr. Lefteris Karagiannidis - L.Karagiannidis@SigmaConsultants.gr Mrs Metaxenia Delaki – M.Delaki@SigmaConsultants.gr Mr. Themistoklis Kasampalis – T.Kasampalis@SigmaConsultants.gr Dr. Michalis Vassilopoulos - MV180273@YAHOO.COM SWFM-QF site – info@swfm-qf.eu 18/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013

20. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers / SWFM-QF Thank you You can Register to SWFM-QF Network at: http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=4900&lang=el 19/19 THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki, 19/09/2013