1. Why high-quality lifelong learning matters: labour market developments in Poland
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Quality of training in Malpolska conference
Krakow, 20 October 2016
Steve Bainbridge 1

2. Despite economic growth employment in Poland is forecast to fall slightly by 2025 – why?
Past and forecast employment, Poland (millions)
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions
Source: Cedefop skills forecasts (2015) 2 2

3. Poland’s ageing workforce
Changes in working-age population and labour force by age, , Poland, (%)
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions
Source: Cedefop skills forecasts (2015) 3 3

4. Impact of an ageing workforce in Poland 2013-25
Labour force participation (15-64 year olds in or seeking work)
Remains around 52%; EU average 55.5%
Job opportunities
Arise from the need to replace people moving to another job or leaving the labour market (retirement)
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 4 4

5. Most job opportunities
Not just numbers but types of jobs are changing in Poland –why?
Most future job growth
in distribution and transport, construction and business and other services
Most job opportunities
34% for professionals (high level occupations in science, engineering healthcare, business and teaching), 15% for service and sales workers
Will require high-level qualifications, but due to replacement demand many will require medium-level qualifications
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 5 5

6. Impact of technology on jobs
Job substitution
All jobs are vulnerable; 47% replaced by automation in 20 years
‘March of the machine makes idle hands’
New York Times, 1928
Job creation
Amount of work is not fixed; 65% of children entering primary school today will work in jobs that do not exist; cars created jobs in tourism
Job transformation/complementarity
Falling costs, rising employment;
‘Computers are stupid they only know answers’ – Picasso
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 6 6

7. Education and training for the future
An older workforce needs to be skilled and adaptable
53% of adult employees in the EU need to learn new things continuously
70 million Europeans with low levels of literacy and numeracy
Address skill mismatch
26% of EU adult employees have significant skill deficits
29% of graduates overqualified for their job
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 7 7

8. Is Poland prepared? Strong on initial training
Early leavers from education and training (2013)
EU 11.9%; Poland 5.6%
30-34 year old with tertiary attainment (2013)
EU 36.8%; Poland 40.5%
STEM graduates from upper-secondary initial training (2012)
EU 29.2%; Poland 39.4%
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 8 8

9. Is Poland prepared? Weak on lifelong learning
Adults in lifelong learning (2013)
EU 10.5%; Poland 4.3%
Older adults in lifelong learning (2013)
EU 6.6%; Poland 1.1%
Unemployed adults in lifelong learning (2013)
EU 10%; Poland 4.1%
Employees participating in on-the-job-training (2010)
EU 20%; Poland 11%
Job-related non-formal education and training (2010)
EU 80.2%; Poland 85.2%
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 9 9

10. Responding to demography and technology:
Rebalancing education and training – Skills Agenda
Extend work-based learning: smoother job transition, new skills
22% of enterprises in Poland provide training; EU 66%
Validation: 85.2% of adults participate in non-formal job related learning – make it visible!
European and national qualifications frameworks: general and vocational qualifications based on learning outcome standards
Better labour market intelligence: EU Skills Panorama
EU, national and sectoral skill forecasts; skill mismatch analyses
High quality vocational education and training (VET) relevant to labour market needs is a policy priority for the EU.
Europe’s unemployment level, particularly, among young people worryingly high.
Skills, qualifications and employability are central to Europe’s economic recovery.
But the vocational education and training that delivers the skills, qualifications and employability needed faces growing challenges.
How do we combine a highly educated labour force with adequate job creation?
How do we increase participation in a shrinking and ageing labour force?
How can training help address inequality and develop the green economy?
Cedefop European agency devoted to VET is working on these and other questions 10 10

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