1. EMOS – European Master in Official Statistics
Working Group European Statistical System – Learning and Development Framework & Human Resources Management
Luxembourg, 8 May 2015
Markus Zwick

2. New Developments
Use of big data, open data, cloud data and data from administrative sources
Standardisation of processes, products and methods, with increased use of new technologies such as cloud computing
Use of warehouse data and less tailor-made products
Statistical audit and labelling of official statistics

3. Change of the statistician profile: the iStatistician
Competences
Analytical and computing skills
Delivering quality and ethical analyses
Process management skills
Communication skills
Developing analytical expertise
To summarise, the new role of the statistical officer will more concentrate on:
• Development of statistical indicators
• Design and co-ordination of data collection with Member States
• Standardisation of processes, products and methods, with increased use of new technologies such as cloud computing
• User oriented development of statistical products
• Use of big data, open data, cloud data and data from administrative sources ("the iStatistician")
• Use of warehouse data and less tailor-made products ("warehouse quality guardian")
• Statistical audit and labelling of official statistics ("the statistical auditor")
Some of the new competencies (soft skills) needed would be marketing, narrative skills, sociability, service orientation, anticipation of user's need, ability to adapt to a changing world and corporate thinking.
More on: DM doc on statistical officers & assistants
The iStatistician will be a team with specialized member skills

4. Eurostat activities Classical activities
Eurostat Learning and Development Programme
ESTP – European Statistical Training Programme
New approaches
YPSILON – Young Professional Statisticians Induction and Learning Offer for Newcomers
EMOS – European Master in Official Statistics
International cooperation in statistical training
Eurostat Learning and Development Programme
Eurostat’s Learning and Development Framework Strategy for (LDFS) summarises the main priorities of the Commission's own Learning and Development Framework (LDF) and details learning and development (L&D) objectives and priorities of Eurostat for the years ahead.
235 courses and 2271 participants in 2014
ESTP
The European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP) is an essential part of the ESS- Learning and Development Framework. The ESTP aims at raising the overall quality of European statistics; raising the qualification of statisticians in the ESS in order to promote their independence in line with the Code of Practice; encouraging both theoretical and practical learning and development and encouraging the exchange of best practices, know how and experience. 43 training courses in 2014, 34 training courses in 2015

5. EMOS
"The main goal of this project is to establish a quality label for university 'European Official Statistics' programmes that meet agreed standards in education. University programmes that are benchmarked to these standards become members of the 'European Official Statistics' network." Ex-Ante Evaluation Document for the project, May 2011.

6. Feasibility study 'Towards a European Master in Official Statistics'
Quantitative online survey
n = 700, 39 countries, 151 valid observations
Qualitative survey
14 countries: Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania and UK
55 interviews (41 Univ NSIs) were conducted in 14 countries by the pool of experts

8. EMOS module (compulsory)
Around 10 % of the whole Master programme Content: European Statistical System (ESS), Code of Practice, Quality, Production Model, Data Management, Metadata, Sampling Theory, Statistical Disclosure Control, Data Law, Administrative Data, Big Data in Official Statistics, Classification, Evaluation and Monitoring, Statistical Data Editing.

9. Semi-elective courses
Around 30 % of the whole Master programme Content: Survey Methodology, Government and Public Finances, Demography, Price Statistics, Econometrics, Econometrics of Time Series and Panel Data, Multivariate Statistics, Small Area Estimation and Spatial Statistics, Statistical Computing, Record Linkage and Statistical Matching

10. Elective courses
Around 25 % of the whole Master programme Whatever the Master programmes offer

11. Master thesis and internships
The internship should have a weight of around 10% of the credits of a Master programme. Given that 2 ECTS credits require 50 to 60 hours of work, an internship will last six to eight weeks.
The Master thesis should have a weight of approx. 25 % of the credits and a strong link to topics of Official Statistics.

12. EMOS governance ESSC 'owner' of EMOS EMOS Secretariat EMOS Board
Universities
EMOS Board
Application for the EMOS label
EMOS Secretariat
Recommendation to award the label
Awarding of the EMOS label
Way to get the EMOS label Report
Support and communication

13. EMOS Board: mandate
Assess the applications for the EMOS label and make proposals for award to the ESSC
Presents an annual report and working plan to the ESSC and the universities
Monitors the quality of the Master programmes
Further development of EMOS

14. EMOS Board: member
NSIs: Finland, Italy, Romania, Netherlands, Poland and Eurostat
Private members: Mojca Bavdaž (University of Ljubljana), Gindrutė Kasnauskienė (Vilnius University), Csilla Obádovics (University of West Hungary), Ralf Münnich (University of Trier), Pedro M. P. Simões Coelho (University of Lisbon), Alain Trognon (University of Paris)
ESAC: Maurizio Vichi (University of Rome)
Central Banks Jens Mehrhof (German Central Bank)

15. 1st EMOS Call for Interest
Adoption of the EMOS concept by the ESSC in May 2014
EMOS Call for Interest with deadline 15 September
22 universities from 13 European countries participated
Evaluation of the request by the EMOS GExp
16 programmes from 15 universities passed successful the pre-selection

16. Criteria for EMOS membership Eligibility criteria
The programme is an accredited Master programme in an EU Member State, EU candidate country or EFTA country.
The Master programme is in line with the Bologna process and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) or equivalent.

17. Criteria for EMOS membership Selection criteria
The Master programme is organised in line with the EMOS curriculum
The university has set up a collaboration scheme with the respective National Statistical Office or other statistical authorities with regard to internships and other support.
The university holds adequate teaching capacity and qualifications for the Master programme.
Adequate infrastructure is assigned to the programme, e.g. premises, IT equipment.

18. Criteria for EMOS membership Additional assets
Though not taken into account in the selection decision, the following are considered assets:
effective quality assurance system;
cooperation with higher education institutions at an international level or participation in national networks.

19. The 1st EMOS Call for Application
EMOS workshop on 11 and 12 December with the successful pre-selected universities, the GExp and the EMOS Board
EMOS Call for Application with deadline 27 February
15 programmes from 14 universities participated
Evaluation of the request by the EMOS Board
Recommendation of 12 programmes to the ESSC for labelling with the EMOS label

20. Procedures of the evaluation by the EMOS Board
EMOS Board meeting on 19 and 20 March 2016
Three evaluation rounds
In the first round each 5 EMOS Board members evaluated 5 applications
In the second round the whole EMOS Board assessed unclear requests
In the third round all requests were discussed in the plenary and decided by the full EMOS Board
Member with an own request or potential conflict of interest was out of the room during the discussions of the respective application

21. Roadmap ESSC meeting on 20 and 21 May 2015
Integration of the experience from the first EMOS Call for the second Call
4th EMOS Workshop on 15 and 16 October 2015
ESSC meeting on 11 and 12 May 2016
EMOS Evaluation in 2017

22. Thank you for your attention!
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