Checklist for HArmonising Lifelong LEarniNG and HR strategiEs Melinda Mátrai Project manager – Unit of International Affairs Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency Budapest, 01/07/2011

The Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency Prominently public-benefit organization in the field of regional development Operational body of the Észak-Alföld Regional Development Council Intermediate body of Észak-Alföld Regional Operational Programme More than 100 employees  Young organisation: 80% are less than 35  Graduated  60% speaks English

The project – 1 st steps HR strategies:  Be in line with the demands of labour market  Give guidelines for VET institutions/universities  Include lifelong learning Looking for project partners  Basis: EURANEC (EURopean network of regions for the ANticipation of Economic Change) Distribution of tasks

Partnership EVTA – European Vocational Training Association (BE)  Checklist coordinator  Organizing the interim evaluation meeting Regional Development Agency with Business Support Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (BG)  Peer review team coordinator  Organizing the 3rd PLA EURACONCEPT GmbH (DE)  Organizing the 2nd PLA Public State Employment Service (ES)  Organizing the closing conference

Objectives Overall objective: to make closer contact between lifelong learning, demands of labour markets and the HR strategies of companies To exchange experiences of successful strategies between the partner regions To elaborate HR strategies by those partners who has not got one so far To develop a general checklist a for all the institutions of the regions to be able to internationalise their HR strategies and apply LLL principles To develop further the cooperation between the participating institutions

Target groups Direct target groups:  Regional and local authorities  Vocational institutions that would like to have up- to-date internationalised HR strategies, which are also in accordance with LLL principles Indirect target groups  Policy-makers  Local and regional media  Regional and local companies and institutions aiming to improve HR strategies

Methodology 1.Implementation of 3 peer learning activities (PLAs)  General economic profile of the region  LLL strategies of the host organization  HR policy  Finance and business legislation  Good practice examples 2.Elaboration of learning action plan  Focus on how to integrate recommendations, good practices, lessons learnt 3.Exchange of good practices  Existing good HR policies, practices or integration of LLL policies 4.Elaboration of checklist

Activities so far Kick-off meeting, 1 st PLA  Debrecen, 3-4 November nd PLA  Halle, February rd PLA  Plovdiv 9-10 May 2011

Thank you for your kind attention! Melinda Mátrai ÉARDA Non-profit L.t.d.