Juan Menéndez-Valdés Delhi. November 2006 SESSION III POLICIES TO PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING The role of social partners INDO-EU SEMINAR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT

Rate of participation (%) of year olds in formal and non-formal education and trainingNon-formalFormal Source: Eurostat LFS, ad-hoc module on Lifelong Learning Target population: years, reference period: 12 months.. Policies for LLL LLL: - Demographic evolution, Pace of change, Globalisation … LLL: - Demographic evolution, Pace of change, Globalisation … –Lisbon Objectives –Integrated approach

Learning outcomes don’t depend only on money (OECD PISA report)

Expenditure and student achievement Cumulative expenditure per student from Grade 1 until age 15 PPP US$ Mean student performance in mathematics OECD (2004), Learning for tomorrow’s world: First results from PISA 2003, Table 2.6, p.358. Countries above line do better than could be expected given expenditure levels. Countries below line do less well than could be expected given expenditure levels.

Policies for LLL Different roles: governments, employers, individuals Different roles: governments, employers, individuals Social Partners role: a win-win opportunity Some examples: Some examples: –Framework of actions: 4 priorities –Spanish Agreement on Further training –Others: Collective bargaining, HR Management,…

Shared diagnostic and joint responsability: Shared diagnostic and joint responsability: New competitive strategy New competitive strategy Each enterprise. Each employee Each enterprise. Each employee 4 priorities: 4 priorities: Identify and anticipate needs Identify and anticipate needs Recognise and validate Recognise and validate Informing, supporting and guidance Informing, supporting and guidance Mobilisinjg resources Mobilisinjg resources Framework of actions for lifelong development of competencies and qualifications

Social Contributions (0,7% salaries) Training for Unemployed Continuous Training Employment Services Tripartite Foundation 0,6% 0,1% Spain: Tripartite agreements on training 2 million workers 2 million workers 1.3 billion € 1.3 billion €

Individual Training leaves Company Training Plans Complementary Actions Companies: Reduction of Social Contributions Sectoral and Intersectoral Training Plans Employers’ Organizations Trade Unions, Etc. Spain: Tripartite agreements on training Collective Bargaining

Participation of adults in lifelong learning (2005) (Percentage of population aged participating in education and training in four weeks prior to the survey, ISCED 0-6) Source: Eurostat (Labour Force Survey) Additional notes: - DE: data for LU, MT and the UK: provisional data.

Other examples Collective bargaining Collective bargaining HR Management HR Management UNICE’s 7 priorities UNICE’s 7 priorities Act on qualifications Act on qualifications

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INITIAL VET TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CONTINUOUS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES INFORMAL LEARNING QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM Act on Qualifications and VET Act on Qualifications and VET competences INITIAL E&T RECOGNITION AND VALIDATION MODULAR TRAINING INFORMAL LEARNING DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES Spain

Prioridades de UNICE: Valores y actitudes C. Básicas: verbales y numéricas C. Básicas: verbales y numéricas C. Clave: sociales,solución problemas, TIC.. C. Clave: sociales,solución problemas, TIC.. C. Interculturales, incluyendo idiomas C. Interculturales, incluyendo idiomas C. Técnicas específicas actualizadas. C. Técnicas específicas actualizadas. Las empresas. Mensaje clave 1 Nuevas competencias básicas para todos.