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Initiated in Paris, November 2014, WAPES aims to enhance collaboration, improve membership value, and ensure continuous improvement. Members provide perspectives to support future strategies. Recommendations include regional consultant expertise, enhanced communication, and involvement of high-level officers. Steps forward involve identifying stakeholder expectations, redefining roles, and preventing member expulsions. Implications include enhanced reputation, diverse activities, and organizational capacity expansion.
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Continuous Improvement of WAPESResponses on Discussion Questions Emrullah ULUDAĞ, Employment Expert, İŞKUR ExecutiveCommittee • Seoul • 03/03/2015
The Purpose & Commencement • Initiatedat Managing Board Meeting, Paris, 18th November 2014 • To increase members’ support for • Sustainability of the Association • Well-functioning of WAPES • Continuous improvement • More collaboration • Using resources more effectively and efficiently • * A member perspective is desired
3 Groups, 3 Questions • Q1: Please consider more/other options for providing support to our organization to meet the increased opportunities and expectation on Wapes. • Germany, Japan, China, Croatia, European Union and the Honorary President • Q2: Please consider how we further can improve the added value of membership inWAPES • Korea, Argentine, the Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary and United Kingdom • Q3: Please consider what are the necessary steps that can help us move forward? • Congo-Brazzaville, Belgium, France, Mauretania, Mali and ILO
Group 1, Supporting WAPES • The tasks of the regional consultants should be handled by experts of the member states/PES • One PES in each region to deal with conference organization • To enable members who have not yet contribute to WAPES take more responsibility
Future Structure of WAPES strategy, representation, new memberships strengthen the role of Vice-Presidents (communication + organisation) SG leadership, overview of projects, representation, cooperation projects, coordination of experts Deputy* Assistant* *financed by WAPES
Group 2,Added Value • Expectations and needs of the members and potential members should be identified (Survey questionnaire) • Strong sides? • What parts to be improved? • Missing features? • What type of activities?
Group 2,Added Value • Reputation and credibility of WAPES should be improved • Participation of higher level officers (e.g. Ministers) • More media • More international organizations • Communication and interaction with academy should be enhanced. • More research opportunities • Combination of practical issues with theory
Group3, Steps Forward • Preparing a report about WAPES’ position in the related countries • Identifying the expectations of target group and stakeholders • Enhancing communication among the members via meetings • Redefining the roles and duties of regional consultants • Participation of new consultants from the regions • Benefiting from other PES’ experiences and making them widespread • Strengthening the collaboration with stakeholders, especially with specialized agencies of UN
Group3, Steps Forward • Additional questions on expulsion of some former members • What are the causes of this lack of interest? • What steps should be taken to prevent such expulsions? • What is the aim of WAPES? • How to enable cooperation between member PES?
Group3, Steps Forward • In order to remove such disruptions • responsibilities of Vice-Presidents, • role of the Secretariat, and • role of the consultants undertaking excessive administrative task, • should be promoted and enhanced.
Implications • Analysis of expectations • Reputation of WAPES • Diverse activities • Expansion • More members, more partners, more experiences • Capacity, experts from countries, assisting regional consultants • Re-organize WAPES • Decentralization • Re-definition of the roles
Discussion • Among • Executive Committee Members • Thank You for Your Attention