1. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 1 10/186-1489 Demand-led VET system Danish presentation Exeter 2011 March 7-11

2. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 2 10/186-1489 Population: 5.511.451 Geographic region: Scandinavia Capital: Copenhagen 1.167.569 Other major cities: Aarhus 237.551, Odense 158.163, Aalborg 100.873 Form of state: Monarchy, Queen Margrethe II Government: Coalition of the Liberals and the Conservatives, headed by the Liberals, prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen Ethnic distribution: 90,9 % Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute about 9.1 per cent of the population Famous Danish brands: Lego (toys), Carlsberg (beer) Source: www.denmark.dk Denmark

3. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 3 10/186-1489 FA – the Danish Employers’ Association for the financial sector 214 members: banks and insurance companies 70.000 employees in the financial sector FA secretariat: 25 employees

4. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 4 10/186-1489 My job – political consultant at FA Education and training policies Labour market policies Dialogue and cooperation with member companies, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science, trade unions and other employers’ or branch organisations

5. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 5 10/186-1489 Source: Danish Ministry of Education, http://eng.uvm.dk/Uddannelse/Education%20system.aspx

6. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 6 10/186-1489 Initial vocational education and training (iVET) Dual training principle: school based training + in-company training Ensuring theoretical and practical skills Various duration 2-4 years, various profiles (e.g. building and construction, healthcare, finance)

7. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 7 10/186-1489 Trade committees Representatives of employees and employers Approval of companies Quality assurance Advice on content, structure, duration of the programmes

8. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 8 10/186-1489 Adult vocational education and training (cVET) Main target groups: unskilled and skilled workers Training meets the needs of specific sectors of the labour market Various programmes (3000), various duration (typically 1-5 days)

9. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 9 10/186-1489 Adult training committees: representatives of employers and employees One for every sector Develop and propose new programmes which the ministry of education approves

10. Dok.nr.: 12345 Slide: 10 10/186-1489 Links Ministry of Education http://eng.uvm.dk/http://eng.uvm.dk/ Ministry of Science http://en.vtu.dk/http://en.vtu.dk/ Agency for international education http://en.iu.dk/ http://en.iu.dk/ About Denmark www.denmark.dkwww.denmark.dk Employer’s Association for the financial sector https://www.fanet.dk/English