1. Director: Research Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
Lessons from Germany
Labour market-orientated skills planning and research mechanism with reference to green skills: Lessons from Germany
13 February 2014
Hersheela Narsee
Director: Research Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation

2. Skilled and capable workforce for an inclusive growth path
Our Purpose

3. Outline of the discussion
a) Dual System – Elements / Partnerships / Finance b) Linkage between labour market and vocational education c) Skills development planning d) Career information and counselling e) Delivery partners – Colleges / Industry / Universities (green skills integrated across different elements)
Outline of the discussion

4. Dual System – Elements and partnerships
LESSONS
Strong involvement and ownership by industry
Integration between vocational school and workplace – supported by the principle of integrated theory and practice
Progression of learning pathways
Articulation between the different streams
Improved employability of learners post-learning
Vocational schools funded by state and workplace learning funded by industry
Learners contribute to productivity at some point and ROI is realised
Dual System – Elements and partnerships

5. Dual System – Elements and partnerships
RECOMMENDATIONS
Secure industry’s co-ownership of the development of a skilled labour force
ADOPT dual principle of theory and practice , but ADAPT the German dual system
Monitor employability in the system
Green skills to be a key pilot as a new industry
Dual System – Elements and partnerships

6. Links between labour market and education
LESSONS
Need labour market research which informs occupational planning
Forecasting model to use both qualitative and quantitative methodology
Importance of the firm survey in identifying skills needs
Work on occupational classification
Need sector analysis
Links between labour market and education

7. Links between labour market and education
RECOMMENDATIONS
Engage further on occupational classification
Establish a system for skills planning
Establishment a centralised unit for skills planning
Links between labour market and education

8. Skills development planning
LESSONS
Training market is different from the labour market (Supply = Training places and demand = Learners)
Facilitate the design of curriculum led by industry
Curriculum focused on occupations
Skills development planning

9. Skills development planning
RECOMMENDATIONS
Review the SAIVCET, NSA and QCTO relationship
Develop an annual VET report on indicators
Explore linkages between BIBB curriculum development methodology and content with QCTO and occupational teams
Curriculum reform to fall within a “BIBB” structure
Conduct a comparative analysis in relations to the function of the chambers and the SETAs
Strengthen and review the Green curriculum which is currently being developed
Greening of FET Colleges and universities
Skills development planning

10. Career information and counselling
LESSONS
Early job and career information
Different forms of career development
Computer based job information systems
RECOMMENDATIONS
Provision of a co-ordinated career development service between various sub-systems
Dedicated institutional mechanism to be established
Public education around existing career information available through an advocacy process
Promote career guidance for new green jobs
Career information and counselling

11. Delivery partners/Vocational school
LESSONS
Strong capable teachers and room for innovation
Modelling of green concept through the green building
Strong practical component at school particularly for those learners who are not absorbed in dual system
Preparatory programme for learners who have not completed schooling
Two year programme for learners who can’t find a company
Delivery partners/Vocational school

12. Vocational school RECOMMENDATIONS
Simplify and streamline fit for purpose learning routes for clearly targeted learner groups
Specialisation of institutions – Niche of schools related to regional industry activity
Strengthen lecturer training and establish partnerships for lecturer and curriculum development
Creating a learning environment which supports and reinforces learning (“green” values)
Vocational school

13. Industry (SKF) LESSONS In-company training
Policies and principles of a global company
Efforts to qualify individuals accordingly
Ownership of industry of the learning process and competitive advantage achieved through training
Funded apprentices learning places
Transforming a normal company to a training company – “Together making every workplace a training space”
Industry (SKF)

14. Industry (SKF) RECOMMENDATIONS
The linkage between college and in-company training needs to be developed in a similar fashion such as structured occupational pathways
The quality of the current workplace learning through the levy system needs to be strengthened and improved
Curriculum of the workplace and the college must be made constructed as one integrated curriculum
Create a TVET system
Create mechanisms which will make it easier for SMMEs to participate
Industry (SKF)

15. LESSONS
Qualification requirements for teachers of vocational schools
Methods and approaches of industry related training
Workplace training as a prerequisite for vocational lecturer development
Learning laboratory / workshops useful for lesson planning and simulations
Students are participating in training aid development
Multi- and trans-disciplinary approaches to teacher development
Change from traditional approach to action based approach is good method
Subject, process and conceptual knowledge as competencies of teachers
Universities

16. Delivery partners / Universities
RECOMMENDATIONS
Partnerships between SA and German universities as we establish vocational teacher qualifications and curriculum
Current process of developing the trainer in Green Skills should be used as a pilot
Identify selected occupations to focus curriculum development for lecturer development through partnership models
Promote research in the vocational field and involve lecturers
Delivery partners / Universities

17. Thank you