EU Sectoral Skills Council

1. EU Sectoral Skills Council Alina Maria BERCEA Unit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF Brussels 26 April 2012

2. Rationale and background For a sound future EU social model Headline target 75% employment rate More people need to work High unemployment rate (10%) Hard to fill job vacancies Demographic ageing Carbon low and knowledge economy Need to improveUnion’scapacity for skillsassessment, anticipation & matching An Agenda for New Skills an Jobs Employment Package Develop labour market intelligence and skillsgovernance

3. Multiple EU instruments and networks Skillsnet PES network EQF Skills Passport ESCO EU Skills Panorama Sector Skills Councils EURES Social Dialogue ELGPN EU Vacancy Monitor

4. A process started 4 years ago 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 Com “New Skills for New Jobs” Feasibility study on EU sector councils Expert Group on New Skills for New Jobs Com “An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs” Launch first EU sector council

5. Sector training funds Skills committees (AF) KBB, Sectorfondsen National education and training Committees Sector Skills councils Sectoral professional councils (EQA) Observatoires des métiers Sektorové rady Common challenges No exchanges Conselhos Sectoriais Expert special Councils (SVEI) Comitete Sectoriale Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)

6. A network of existing observatories Skills committees (AF) Sector training funds KBB, Sectorfondsen National education and training Committees Sector Skills councils Sectoral professional councils (EQA) Observatoires des métiers Sektorové rady EU Skills Councils Conselhos Sectoriais Expert special Councils (SVEI) Comitete Sectoriale Fondi per la fomazione continua (FPIFC)

7. Key characteristics of EU Sector Skills Councils Decision, leadership and steering by European social partners Involvement of representatives of education and training providers Initial scope: information exchange and dialogue between National sector councils A network which adds value to the sector

8. Steps towards EU Sectoral Skills Council 1st phase - Feasibility 2nd phase - Creation Decision Feasibility Project Decision Yes/No EU sector council 1st: Mapping exercise 2nd: Potential content • Social partners • Consortium with main stakeholders • E&T partners? • EU grant • National /Regional sector councils • Education/Training actors • Sector definition • Selection likely members • What information • Potential remit/scope • Value-added? • By social partners / • sector representatives • Work programme • Meetings • 4 reports • Evaluation

9. Commission support • Reports • Coverage: • > Stakeholders • > Countries • > Agreement on • sector definition • Evaluation: • > Quality of outputs • > Value-added • Cost efficiency Co-financing Conditional Grant max 80% Phase 1: 80 k€ Phase 2: 240k€ Temporary • EU support: • Phase 1 • Phase 2: • > Years 1-3 • > Year 4+: phasing • out grants

10. Expected outputs for feasibility study • Mapping of key stakeholders • Mapping of national/regional sectoral skills councils • Mapping of education & training providers/ repr. • Established contacts with these actors • Overview of: • their activities (products, services) • Who are their customers? • How are they financed? • Their coverage/legitimacy • Interest to participate in EU sector councils • Expectations from national councils/stakeholders

11. Expected outputs for feasibility study • Access to data and information on employment and skills: • Quantitative • Qualitative • Specific demand by the EC to provide the first • set of information during feasibility study • Assess willingness of stakeholders to engage in EU initiatives • Define potential work-programme of EU council • Sketch possible governance structure, legal form, financing plan • End of feasibility study: have all materials to take decision to create or not an EU sector skill council

12. Info and data collection Quantitative (How many jobs?) Qualitative (What type of job, Skills required?) COUNTRIES Single cell input OCCUPATIONS SECTORS

13. EU sector councils – Tasks : 4 reports • Quantitative • Focus on data • Now and future • Employment by: • - Country/region • - Sub-sector • - Occupation • Narrative analysis • Qualitative • Trends • Emerging jobs • Skills changes • Foresight • Surveys results • Qualitative Narrative • Tools/Methods • Best practices • Strategies • National focus • Peer-learning • Recommendations/Action plan • Based on these 3 reports • Addressed to different stakeholders (policy makers EU/Nat/reg, qualific authorities, E&T providers, firms, workers) • Focus on skills, education/training, employment growth • List of activities/actions foreseen by SSC to address some of issues identified

14. EU sector councils – Tasks: meetings • Meetings • At least 2 / year • EU social partners • national SSCs • E&T representatives • EU Commission • EMPL/EAC • Policy DG • Other members • Conference • Annual • Larger audience • Dissemination of reports • Consultation other stakeholders • Evaluation • Report on conf results • Website • Recommended • For SSC members • To inform public

15. State of play Phase 1 start in 2012 _____________ Agriculture Audiovisual and – Live performance Chemicals Construction Education Electricity Furniture Fishery Gaz Nurses/Social care - workers Shipbuilding Phase 1 finalised ___________ Automotive Commerce Steel TCL Phase 2 creation _____________ Textile, clothing and leather: Dec 2011 Commerce: 2012

16. Thank you for your attention! Contact: Alina Maria BERCEA alina-maria.bercea@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/restructuringandjobs http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=822&langId=en