1. CMC CASA DE MESERII A CONSTRUCTORILOR (Vocational House of Builders) NGO organisation founded by the main social partners in building and construction industry Sofia, January, 2009 www.cmc.org.ro

2. 2 Challenges for building and industry regarding the quality of the labour force Challenges for building and construction industry regarding the quality of the labour force Need for the development of a labour force qualified, more flexible, and more competitive Need for the development of a labour force better qualified, more flexible, and more competitive Migrant fluxes of the labour force to and from Romania Migrant fluxes of the labour force to and from Romania Need for eliminating the deficit of the labour force for some certain occupations and/or specialised competences Need for eliminating the deficit of the labour force for some certain occupations and/or specialised competences Fight against aging by attracting young and qualified labour force Fight against aging by attracting young and qualified labour force

3. 3 - - More and better focused investments for VET and CVT - vocational education and training activities, in terms of offer and of participation of individual employees - Increased volume of vocational education and training activities, in terms of offer and of participation of individual employees - Improved access for individuals to initial and continuing vocational training for building and construction sector Objectives

4. 4 Direction of Direction of action - Implementation of sector related to NQF (national qualification framework) - quality assurance of VET for construction industry - Co-operation with national, regional and local responsible for VET and CVT - Co-operation with national, regional and local organisations responsible for VET and CVT - Administration of vocational qualification framework for building and construction sector - Development of partnerships with similar European and international organisations

5. 5 Main activities Organise and implement CVT programs for trainers, assessors and other training programs needed by the market: site management, construction management, OHS, environment, project management, etc Organise of master courses for engineers and managers from construction companies Co-operate with national and sectoral institutions responsible for VET Manage the sectoral qualification framework in order to ensure a robust, consistent and relevant training offer

6. 6 Main activities Training needs assessment and other research needed by companies Publishing and printing of various publications in the sector of building, construction, building materials and training for the sector Technical assistance in setting up a training centres, and assessment centres Development of occupational standards and curricula

7. Thank you! Andreea Pircalabescu Maria Luiza Enaru www.cmc.org.ro 11 A Justinian St., Sector 2, Bucharest Tel: +40 21 212 37 62,63, 64 Email: cmc@casoc.ro