New Skills Network Thematic project

Project details  Network coordinated by the Icelandic National Agency for EU´s Lifelong Learning Programme  15 partner countries AT, BG, BE, DK, EE, FI, HU, IS, LT, PO, NL, NO, SE, SI, SK  36 months  Focus on different actions within the Lifelong Learning rogramme (centralised and decentralised projects)

The challenge Labour markets – and the skills people need are evolving fast and future jobs will require higher education levels and a different mix of skills and qualifications

The challenge  Globalisation  Technology Change  Climate change  Demographic change – ageing and migration  Gender imbalances

Background to theme  Europe with a highly-skilled and flexible workforce is still far from reality  2007 Council Resolution, “New skills for new jobs” stressed the need to anticipate the skill needs and skill gaps emerging in the European labour market...then  DG Education & DG Employment publish the Communication “New Skills for New Jobs” in December 2008 focusing on several policy goals:  strengthening EUs capacity for upgrading skills at all levels  anticipating and matching labour market and skill needs  meeting different skills profiles and needs in different countries

Anticipating skills  The New skills for new jobs initiative recognises need for better labour-market information and improved capability to anticipate changing skill needs  CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) carries out an analysis and a forecast of employment and skill needs across Europe until 2020 and identifies labour market trends M edium-term forecast of occupational skill needs in Europe (2007) Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast (2008) Future skill supply in Europe (medium-term forecast up to 2020)

What kind of skills are needed?

Project rationale – main objectives  help ensure that the LLP Programme supports Member States adequately in skills upgrading and skills matching through the mobilisation of existing Community policies and funds  facilitate development of more projects aimed at developing processes, methods and tools aimed at helping Europe closing the current skills gap and facilitating the upgrade of skills  impact new policy developments and setting of long-term strategic priorities at Community and Member State levels related to theme

Specific Aims  create a state of play of the New Skills for New Jobs theme  collection of background policy documents and creation of country factsheets  collect & analyse project outputs and examine how successful the LLP has been in contributing to the upgrading of skills and skills matching in Europe  identify “best practices” and facilitate further exploitation and mainstreaming through various dissemination activities  inspire further policy development with concrete recommendations to policy-makers and other stakeholders at EU and MS levels  heighten the profile of the LLP Programme as a tool for skills development in Europe  support networking between project promoters and stakeholders

Stakeholders  Target groups and target sectors are many!  Important to map stakeholders.....which are also many  Decision makers/takers  Researchers and experts on NSNJ theme  Umbrella and Sectoral organisations (Employers and Employee organisations)  The Media  Businesses and business organisations  Statistical offices  Educational sector (vocational education institutes, continuing education, higher education institutes)  Public offices (e.g. Employment and training agencies)  European Agencies (DG EMPL, EDUCATION, ENTR, Cedefop, EuroFound, ILO, ETF )

Seminars  Peer Learning & skills(Iceland, 30 May –June )  Mobility & skills(Belgium, Nov 8, 2010)  Sectors & skills(Hungary, April/May 2011)  Networking & skills – a contact seminar (Iceland,Oct/Nov 2011)  Final conference & project fair (Denmark, May 2012)  Follow-up seminars(Partner countries, )

Other activities & outputs  network website,  inventory of project outputs (database)  network electronic newsletter (2 per year)  “best practice” project cases in several languages  synthesis report on theme and country “quick scan” reports  recommendations from NSNJ seminars  “funny” promotional video clips  posters & brochures

How can you contribute ?  provide information on initiatives in your organisation or country (policy-making or practical experiences)  identify experts and stakeholders in your country who could contribute to our project analysis,planning of events, and participate in events  identify national stakeholders to participate in planned events  disseminate “best practice” project cases from across Europe and other dissemination materials such as newsletters and other promotional material  send us tips on interesting articles, projects and activities in your country related to the theme

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