1. Wouter Jan van Muiswinkel Statistics Netherlands
Contemporary issues on HRM- and Training in National Statistical Institutes Workshop on Human Resources Management & Training Budapest, 5-7 september 2012
Wouter Jan van Muiswinkel
Statistics Netherlands

2. Content of presentation
Introduction
Challenges for NSI’s
Developing HRM&T
Working together

3. 1. Introduction General introduction to the Workshop: Main idea:
Exchange experiences
Develop good practices on HRM&T
Background:
Hosted by Hungarian national Statistical Office
Co-chaired by the Netherlands and Poland
UNECE provided the secretariat support
79 participants from 43 countries and organisations

4. 2. Challenges for NSI’s
Irena Krizman, DG of NSO Republic of Slovenia
HLG-BAS - modernizing Statistical Production to stay relevant
Important role for forward looking HRMT in this process
Blagica Novkovska, DG of NSO Republic of Macedonia
HR and Training under budget cuts
HR development policy & implementation of in-house training programmes
Strategy HLG-BAS
Statistical output: New and better products and services more tuned to the way the world is operating today, and created from a global perspective. This will help us to stay relevant;
Production methods: Different and better processes and methods tuned to delivering our products at minimal cost with greater flexibility and in cooperation between institutions. This will help us to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 4 4

5. TRAINING HRM HLG - BAS New statistical techniques / methods
Budget cuts &
Staff-reduction
Image of Statistics /NSI
TRAINING
HRM
E-Learning
HLG - BAS
Msc. official statistics
Training Program
Management Development
Work Environment
Strategic Personnel Planning
Recruiting
Mobility
Knowledge Management
Performance review
Training new recruits
Development plans

6. 3. Developing HRM&T Model to (roughly) determine degree of development
Degrees:
1. Basic HRM
2. Administrative
3. Instrument-based
4. Policy-based
5. Strategic
 Visualized in a Pyramid
Challenges
For NSI’s:
Budget-cuts and staff-reduction due to the economic crises
Hard for NSI’s to attract and retain highly educated employees due not so strong reputation on the labour market > growing problem, knowing that in the coming years large groups of older employees will leave our NSI’s.
Therefore the challenges for HRM en Training departments are:
Energise innovation
Create a culture for change
Encourage an entrepreneurial attitude

7. Coping strategy
Focus
Levels of development

8. Operational HRM

9. Tactical HRM&T

10. Strategic HRM&T

11. Where is your NSI? What is ambition for a next step?
Anticipate
Integrate
Where is your NSI? What is ambition for a next step?
What is needed for next level?
Optimize
Standardise

12. But remember: 12

13. 13 4. Working together.. Big challenges ahead!  HLG-BAS
Tactical & strategic HRM&T
do more with less..
Working together by:
Exchange of knowledge & experience on different levels:
consultations, study visits, networking
Learning from each other
get informed
give feedback
share good practices
Challenges
For NSI’s:
Budget-cuts and staff-reduction due to the economic crises
Hard for NSI’s to attract and retain highly educated employees due not so strong reputation on the labour market > growing problem, knowing that in the coming years large groups of older employees will leave our NSI’s.
Therefore the challenges for HRM en Training departments are:
Energise innovation
Create a culture for change
Encourage an entrepreneurial attitude 13 13

14. Outcome of the Workshop
Evaluated to be very useful and productive by participants
Considered unique forum for sharing experience and good practices in HRMT in statistical offices
Concrete output:
Preparation of a compilation of good practices in HRMT in statistical offices to be finalised in early 2013;
The proceedings of the workshop are available from the workshop’s website