Skills for Europes future Cedefop Skillsnet Agora conference Thessaloniki, Feb Skill needs in companies: CVTS3 results Friederike Behringer, BIBB

Friederike Behringer Structure of the presentation What is CVTS3? Major results on CVT in enterprises Skill needs in enterprises Assessment of future skill needs Assessment of training needs Conclusions

Friederike Behringer What is CVTS3? CVTS is a European enterprise survey on training in enterprises. It covers: CVT activities, i.e. planned training, organised or supported with the specific goal of learning, financed at least partly by the enterprises for their employees Training policies of enterprises EU-27 Member States and Norway Reference period 2005 (CVTS 3) Enterprises with 10 or more employees Sectors Manufacturing (NACE D), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods (NACE G) Financial intermediation (NACE J) Real estate, renting and business activities (NACE K) Other community, social and personal service activities (NACE O) Other: Mining and quarrying; Electricity, gas, water; Construction; Hotels and restaurants; Transport, communication (NACE C, E, F, H, I)

Friederike Behringer Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: 5 Feb 08, CVTS3 provisional data Training enterprises in % of all enterprises 2005 and 1999

Friederike Behringer Enterprises offering CVT courses in % of all enterprises 2005 and 1999 Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: Tue, 5 Feb 08, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Percentage of employees of all enterprises participating in CVT courses, 2005 and 1999 Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: Tue, 5 Feb 08, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Skill needs in training/non-training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: 6 Feb 08

Friederike Behringer Non-training enterprises and skill needs in % of all enterprises – 2005 Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: Tue, 5 Feb 08, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Enterprises assessing their future manpower and/or skill needs in % of all enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction 6. Feb. 08

Friederike Behringer Enterprises assessing their future manpower and/or skill needs in % of training/non-training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: 28. Feb 06

Friederike Behringer Enterprises assessing future skill needs by formal procedures in % of training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Enterprises assessing training needs of employees in % of training/non-training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, Date of extraction: 28. Feb 06

Friederike Behringer Enterprises assessing training needs of employees by structured interviews in % of training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Assessment of skill needs and training needs in % of training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Difficulties in assessing the enterprises' CVT needs in % of training enterprises Source: Eurostat New Cronos, CVTS3 provisional data

Friederike Behringer Conclusions

Friederike Behringer Conclusions CVT stagnating at EU-level High share of enterprises with no skill needs Half of the training enterprises are assessing future skill needs by formal procedures at least occasionally Two thirds of the training enterprises are assessing training needs by structured interviews at least occasionally Do enterprises have an adequate assessment of their skill needs? What are the reasons for inadequate assessment of skill and training needs, and how to overcome this situation?

Friederike Behringer Thank you for your attention ! Friederike Behringer Paper on CVTS3 results (sorry, in German only)