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Dive into the main challenges faced by employees in their professional journeys, exploring ways to empower workers through knowledge, skills, and ongoing training. Learn about occupational transitions and the importance of continuous learning in a rapidly evolving job market.
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For a Trade Union version of the New skills for new jobs initiativeRound Table : « Employeesfacedwith the stakes of training, transition and professionalmobility » ETUC Conference September 2nd/3rd 2010
1- What are the main challenges for employees? • To improve their competencies within their job and work • To have the possibility of a real professional carrer • To move from one company ( or sector) to another • In some cases to move through the different European countries • To succeed in the different types of transitions: • The entry into the labour market • The transition from temporary employment to a permanent contract • The solutions to redundancy and dismissal…
2- « How to empowerworkersfacing all types of occupational transitions? » • Through the good “mix” of knowledge and skills • Through relevant information about the changes concerning their job, the main trends about their company and sector : example of the recent THALES European agreement • Through regular career meetings inside the companies or outside • Through an appropriate guidance ( Management, Employment Services, local actors, unions...) : example of the learning representatives in Great Britain • Through training to garantee ongoing employability and “learning organizations”
3- Threekey points • The risk of a double polarisation of jobs : high skilled on one hand and elementary occupations on the other : how to improve the situation of low skilled people? ( See the New skills for new jobs EC Communication – 2008- and the synthesis of the 19 sector reports by Oxford Research) • The need to develop both initial education and continuous training : upgrading the skills only through initial education causes new difficulties – The example of the New Members States • The need to take in account the role of “learning outcomes” and to look for new ways to recognize them