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

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 improve Union’s capacity for skills assessment, anticipation & matching An Agenda for New Skills an Jobs Employment Package Develop labour market intelligence and skills governance

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

A process started 4 years ago Launch first EU sector council 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” 2008 2009 2010 2011

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

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)

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

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

Commission support Co-financing Conditional Temporary 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

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

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 11

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

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 13

EU sector councils – Tasks: 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 14 14

State of play Phase 1 Phase 2 finalised creation ___________ 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 15

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