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Demand-led VET system Danish presentation

Demand-led VET system Danish presentation. Exeter 2011 March 7-11. Denmark. Population: 5.511.451 Geographic region: Scandinavia Capital: Copenhagen 1.167.569 Other major cities: Aarhus 237.551, Odense 158.163, Aalborg 100.873 Form of state: Monarchy, Queen Margrethe II

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Demand-led VET system Danish presentation

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  1. Demand-led VET systemDanish presentation Exeter 2011 March 7-11

  2. Denmark Population: 5.511.451 Geographic region: Scandinavia Capital: Copenhagen 1.167.569 Other major cities: Aarhus 237.551, Odense 158.163, Aalborg 100.873 Form of state: Monarchy, Queen Margrethe II Government: Coalition of the Liberals and the Conservatives, headed by the Liberals, prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen Ethnic distribution: 90,9 % Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute about 9.1 per cent of the population Famous Danish brands: Lego (toys), Carlsberg (beer) Source: www.denmark.dk

  3. FA – the Danish Employers’ Association for the financial sector • 214 members: banks and insurance companies • 70.000 employees in the financial sector • FA secretariat: 25 employees

  4. My job – political consultant at FA • Education and training policies • Labour market policies • Dialogue and cooperation with member companies, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science, trade unions and other employers’ or branch organisations

  5. Source: Danish Ministry of Education, http://eng.uvm.dk/Uddannelse/Education%20system.aspx

  6. Initial vocational education and training (iVET) • Dual training principle: school based training + in-company training • Ensuring theoretical and practical skills • Various duration 2-4 years, various profiles (e.g. building and construction, healthcare, finance)

  7. Trade committees • Representatives of employees and employers • Approval of companies • Quality assurance • Advice on content, structure, duration of the programmes

  8. Adult vocational education and training (cVET) • Main target groups: unskilled and skilled workers • Training meets the needs of specific sectors of the labour market • Various programmes (3000), various duration (typically 1-5 days)

  9. Adult training committees: representatives of employers and employees • One for every sector • Develop and propose new programmes which the ministry of education approves

  10. Links • Ministry of Education http://eng.uvm.dk/ • Ministry of Science http://en.vtu.dk/ • Agency for international education http://en.iu.dk/ • About Denmark www.denmark.dk • Employer’s Association for the financial sector https://www.fanet.dk/English

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