2 nd seminar of joint EMF/EUROFER EU project

1. 2nd seminar of joint EMF/EUROFER EU project Towards a European steel council on jobs and skills? Identifying the actors. Spanish perspective Brussels 18th March 2011

2. Steel sector in Spain

3. Facts & Figures Spain is the third EU steelmaking country: 16.3 Mt in 2010 (+14% y-o-y) Spain Steel Industry has a different pattern than the usual within the EU: More than 77% of steel is produced through the EAF route, and there is a single integrated factory in Spain, located in Asturias. Steel production is split by qualities as follows: 91% Carbon Steel (flat, long and semis for seamless tubes), 5% Stainless Steel (flat, long, and semis for seamless tubes), and 4%Other alloy Steel (long, and semis for seamless tubes). Trade of steel products has dramatically changed since the beginning of the economic downturn. Spain was until 2008 a big destination of imports from third countries, mainly China and Turkey. Since 2009, Spanish companies have resumed their export activities, mainly to Third countries, and now exports account for half of the total shipments.

4. Facts & Figures Imports into the Spanish Market in 2010 accounted by 8.8 Mt (from which 1.8 Mt coming from Third Countries), and exports were 9.7 Mt, from which 4.2 Mt were shipped to Third Countries. Apparent consumption was 13.6 Mt in 2010 (+15% y-o-y), with better figures for flat products (+33%) than in long products, still affected by construction downturn (-2.2%). Spain is the third EU market by volume, after Germany and Italy; even the Spanish Market has been heavily impacted by the sharp drop in construction: 2010 apparent consumption was similar to 1996. All Spanish steelmakers companies are multinationals. Four companies are listed in the Stock Exchange (ArcelorMittal, Acerinox, Tubacex, and Tubos Reunidos), and others are family-owned, or subsidiaries of foreign companies (Brazil, Germany, and Italy).

5. Main steel consumer sectors share, in Spain and EU

6. VET system in Spain

7. VET System Spain • In Spain VET is structured in 3 sub-systems: • Compulsory Education. Ministry of Education • Occupational Training. Department of Employment. • Continuous Training. Social Agents. • In 1999 National Institute of Qualifications (INCUAL) was created. It is the technical instrument that supports the Spanish General Council of Vocational Education and Training in order to attain the objectives of the National System for Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training. • INCUAL has the responsibility for defining, creating and updating the National Catalogue of Professional Qualifications and the corresponding Modular Catalogue of Vocational Education and Training.

8. VET System Spain Since the year 1993, vocational training and recycling for employed workers has been regulated by National Agreements on Ongoing Training, which have been signed by the most representative employers' and trade union organisations and between the latter and the Government.These Agreements have been characterised by the leading role played by social agents in designing and implementing ongoing training. They have also allowed to contribute financial resources towards companies and their workers and helped to consolidate a model based on social negotiation and on the development of sector and territorial parity institutions. Continuous Vocational Training is one of the three subsystems that make up the Vocational Training System in Spain. It deals with permanent training and refreshment courses for employed workers, thus contribute to their promotion and to the competitiveness of companies.

9. Fundación Tripartita para la Formación y el Empleo The Fundación Tripartita para la Formación en el Empleo (Tripartite Foundation for Training in Employment) is the state entity in charge of promoting and coordinating the execution of public policies in the field of Continuous Training. It is responsible for the functions of management, technical support and follow-up and control of training initiatives, without invading the functions that belongs to the Public State Employment Services and the Regions in their scope of competency. Training for CompaniesCompanies can train their workers using Continuing Training Initiatives in companies. Training for workersEmployed workers may choose their own training from the courses that are funded by the Programme Contracts.

10. Centres Database A database of centres and entities providing continuous training has been drawn up by the Foundation.  The Spanish Steel Industry has two ways to get Public Funds for Continuing training. One of them is directly each company across the reduction of Social Security taxes, and the other is across Metal Spanish Confederation (CONFEMETAL), this organisation some years ago created joining with spanish trade unions a foundation FMF that is in charge of Spanish training policies about metal workers. The structure who manage this Public Funds will be: Public State Employment Services (ESSP) Tipartite Foundation for training in employment (FTFE) FMF ( Bipartite Metal Foundation for training in employment) UNESID (Training Committee with spanish steel industries)-Spanish Steel Unions (MCA-UGT; FI-CCOO, etc) Spanish Steel Companies (workers)

11. PLATEA Plataforma Tecnológica Española del Acero Spanish Steel Technological Platform

12. PLATEA – Framework Plataforma Tecnológica Española del Acero Spanish Steel Technology PlatformLed by the steel industry (UNESID) in an intense work environment. Fostering the collaboration and commitment to achieving further progress and initiatives in R+D+i for the steel sector, combining the efforts of: Companies related to the sector. Universities and Technology Centres. Government. Social partners. Civil society.

13. PLATEA – Objectives Accelerate the evolution of the sector in line with global growth strategies and sustainable development. Foster the development of advanced new products and processes with its own technology. Promote the investment in knowledge to improve business competitiveness, technological development and employment. Establish an environment ofcooperation between Science-Technology System, Business, Administration and Society. Establish strategic research lines aimed to create value and growth.Collaboration with other national and European platforms and international cooperation.

14. PLATEA - Structure Comité de Dirección Comité Gestor Coordinación y Asesoramiento de Expertos Secretaría Técnica Comité de Coordinación Comités Técnicos

15. Facing with competition from emerging countries, the challenge is to increase value and, at the same time, maintain the stability and quality of employment: New and improved features steel at competitive prices. Ability to innovate, create and manage useful knowledge. Create "knowledge workers " Develope H&S integrated management systems and design methodologies focused in the human factor, in order to achieve the overall goal of "zero accidents " in the steel companies. Promote information, knowledge and people permeability between universities, technology centers and companies. HH.RR. Technical comitee-Objectives

16. Develop tools for attracting and retaining highly qualified people in the steel sector. Designing and developing new training methodologies and knowledge management tools, supported in TIC (Information and Communication Technology) to convert them into TAC (Knowledge Learning Technologies) in order to provide training and continuous learning. Create Knowledge networks and clusters in the steel sector. Discover and implement effective human resource management paradigms for new organizations. HH.RR. Technical comitee-Objectives

17. Strategic research lines • Health & Safety. • University - Steel companies dialogue. • How to attract and retain qualified people. • Continuous training and long life learning. • Human Resources Management.

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