The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) Demographic Change Consultant - a Training for the Consulting of Enterprises Hilke Berkels, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Germany

2 Structure The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) - Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus” - Demographic Change INQA - Demographic Change Consultants - Target Groups - Training Modules - Project Results - Future Perspective

3 INQA - Partners Federal Ministries Ministries of the Federal States Statutory Accident Insurance Companies State Authorities (Labour Inspectorates) Health Insurance Companies Trade Unions Industrial Associations Companies Central Association of the Chambers of Crafts Research Institutes Foundations

4 INQA - Basic Concept... in positive, healthy and personality enhancing working conditions Bringing together people's interest and the need for competitive jobs and a high-performance workforce

5 INQA - Maxim & Goals "Acting together - all partners within their own responsibilities"... in order to: prompt a broad societal debate on the future of work increase awareness on quality aspects of work sensitise management, politicians, researchers and society for OSH topics initiate research, disseminate research results, implement model solutions

6 EU-Goals Lisbon Strategy – Agenda 2010: Total employment rate in the EU:  70% Employment rate of older workers:  50% Employment rate of women:  60% Average exit age of labour force:  gradually for 5 years

7 INQA - ”30, 40, 50plus” Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus - Growing older in employment” – expert network for demographic change in the world of work Aims: promoting and obtaining working ability and employability; realistic perception of competencies, skills and potentials of older employees Activities: publications, internet platform, projects, events

8 Demographic Change Causes: Low fertility rates Increase of life expectancy Population shifts Effects: Decrease of population Decrease of potential labour force Increase of average age of the workforce Increase of working period Retirement with 67 years

9 Source: INIFES, basis: Statistisches Bundesamt Medium Scenario, 10. co-ordinated prognosis for population development Age Structure of the German Population

10 Qualification of Demographic Change Consultants Subproject of “DemoKomp - Competence for the Demographic Change” Project period: May - December 2005 Pilot region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Aim: Qualification of volunteers and consultants from Chambers of Crafts to support and consult SME concerning the effects of demographic change Activity: Qualification/training and coaching during the “on-road test” Sustainability: Promoting qualification of representatives from INQA-Partner organisations and others

11 Target Groups of Qualification health and safety experts safety delegates company physicians human resource managers managers members of the works council skilled workers consultants

12 Training Modules, e.g. causes, consequences, facts and figures theories on ageing (e.g. competence model) skills and abilities of ageing workers personnel policy and corporate culture life-long learning, qualification and knowledge transfer occupational safety, job design and work organisation workplace health promotion measures for analysis and intervention regional and branch-specific basic conditions consulting approaches and networking of (local) partners

13 Results of the Project 15 consultants have been trained Ministry for Social Affairs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania now finances the work of the volunteers who got trained for the demographic change consulting 80 enterprises asked for a presentation 5 enterprises received consultation during the project Follow-up project funded by ESF and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine- Westphalia ( )  training of >120 Demographic Change Consultants

14 Perspectives Large German health insurance companies get part of their employees trained Federation of Industrial Accident Insurance Funds promotes the training and considers getting own employees trained as well Some Federal States consider similar model programme Foundation of a national Demographic Change Consultant Association

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