1. Hulda Anna Arnljótsdóttir Iðunn Antonsdóttir
The role of the social partners in Adult learning and recent developments
Hulda Anna Arnljótsdóttir
Iðunn Antonsdóttir
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2. Key figures 2010 from labour market survey
Working age population Ca
Labour force (16-74)
181,000 (180,900)
Participation rate
81.1% (80.9%)
Average number of unemployed
13,700 (13,100)
Unemployment (regist.)
7.6% (7.2%)
Working hours average
39.5 (39.6)
Working hours- full time
44.8 (44.8)
Source: Statistics Iceland

3. Unemployment 1992-2009 (registered)

4. Unemployment by age
Thea youth unemploymnet rate has consistently been higher than the overall unemploymnet rate. Last in first out rules seems to affect young people more severely at times of restructuring

5. Youth to Action The aim is: The goal is:
to tackle long-term unemployment among young people 16 – 24 years of age
The goal is:
to activate them within three months of unemployment
intensive guidance and counselling
motivate them to seek further education
participate in other learning activities
Participation is obligatory - Mutual obligations
The goal is to activate them by offering them intensive guidance and counselling and motivate them to seek further education or participate in other learning activities. Referral to Active labourmarket programs ALMP to prevent loss of motivation, skills and employability.
The strategies is to activate them with the help of high quality employment services and encourage them to become more active in their efforts to find work and/or improve their employability.
An implementation of the principle of mutual obligations

6. Education of all unemployed in January 2011

7. Educational level of workforce
People on the labour market:
36% have not completed upper secondary school
30% have completed upper secondary school
16% have completed other schools on upper secondary level or higher
18% have a university degree

8. Fighting early school-leaving
Dropout of secondary education is the most urgent social problem in Iceland and should be given a special attention
To prevent dropout should be a priority task
A comprehensive policy programme
To fight youth unemployment
To reduce early school leaving
New opportunities of education and training
“not more of the same”
These people are not only at high risk of unemployment at young a age, tehy also remain vulnerable to unemployment and inactivity throughout their life.
Therefore it is a good initiative to develop a comprehensive policy programme to fight youth unemployment and reduce early school leaving and offering

9. Measures available New legislation
Collaborative forum of various stakeholders
Simplify the fragmented system
New support measures: Recognition of qualification, Guidance and counselling, New educational programmes, “alternative school”, motivation and marketing
Learning culture in the work place and strengthening of career development
Incr. contribution from employers to educ. and training funds
Rehabilitation and active uppskilling of competences
NQF
EQM
Educational measures on the forefront
Intensive guidance and counselling to monitor the progress and offer individuals better follow up
New tailor-made courses have been developed in cooperation with many educational providers
Cooperation with
Adult education centre – LLL centres
Collage diploma with selected collages
Job-training
Volunteer work

10. Who are the players? LLL center LLL center LLL center LLL center-
Network of Lifelong learning Centres in Iceland
LLL center
LLL center
LLL center

12. LLL/CVT and The Social Partners
Collective labour market bargaining supports LLL/CVT
Sectoral Vocational Training funds established
The employer/government pays % on top of wages
Grants for individuals, institions/companies and projects
Has had great impact on LLL and Adult Education for decades
The financial crises increased participation in LLL (gov.initiative)
Network models, cooperation, cohesion- simplify the system
Same language: NQF, learning outcome, accredidation
Meet learners need- create and be flexible but focused (EQM)
Work place learning – institutional learning
Guidance and Career development/pathways
Strengthen learning cultures in all areas
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IPA- increase the employability of low-qualified workers via skills recognition
Goal 20/20: decrease the ratio of unskilled workers from 32% to 20% before the 2020.
New skills, update skills, meet modern challenges, open access
Recognition of qualifications/prior learning
Funded by the EU
Collaborative forum of stakeholders
Skills need analysis – future trends of labour market need
52 validation projects (40 against curriculum), 6 on job requirements and 6 on basic skills
Web-portal on job-profiles and studies
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14. The quality cycle..... Design and development Collaborative management
Marketing
Implement
Evaluation
Transfer of innov..
Initiative and preparation
Need-analyses
Focus groups
Taylor made curriculum for institution
Individual educational choices
Web- based management
Learning outcomes
Long term overview of courses
Making of educational materials
Management team formed
Sub-groups formed
Widespread participation
Flexibility
Special work related issues discussed:
Work-load, anxiety, wages, teaching hours, grants and support to study, need for counselling and motivation??
Awareness -waking of the importance of LLL
Web-new
Brochures
IT- target groups
Ads
Articles, presentations etc.
Contracts with educational entites all over the country
Teaching can take place everywhere, if standards are followed.
LLL/CVT is a part of the job
Adult edcuational methods
Many ways to evaluate
Best teachers found on the market
Web based evaluation after each course
Results available right away
Personal IT- working area
IT-overview of all courses taken
Missing: the performance overall- did education take place? Did anything change at work.
Transfer of knowlegde into other programmes
Hot issues:
Competences
EQF
Motivation
APL
 Career development

15. With greetings from Iceland

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