1. The system of early identification of skill needs in Germany
National systems of early identification of skill needs in continental Europe
The system of early identification of skill needs in Germany
Volker Scharlowsky
Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB)
"Systems, institutional frameworks and processes for early identification of skill needs"
International conference, 25th-26th November 2004, Dublin, Ireland
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Begrüßung

2. Germany’s Dual VET System Completed (vocational) qualification
Job
University for
applied sciences
University
Further education
and training
Completed (vocational) qualification
School
vocational training
(full-time)
„Dual System“
training in companies and
vocational schools
upper
secondary
school
3 1/2 year
specialized
vocational
school
3 year
2 year
Training
occupations
basic vocational
training year
basic vocational
training year
pre-vocational training year
intermediate
secondary school
lower secondary school
primary school
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DGB Volker Scharlowsky

3. Partners and users of FreQueNz
Social Partners
Politics
Enterprises
Employees, other interested persons
Research, Science
Education organisations, Educational economy
Associations
Employment administration
FreQueNz compiles research findings and makes them available to different user groups.
Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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DGB Volker Scharlowsky

4. German early identification activities
BMBF - Early identification initiative
- FreQueNz (early identification network)
- Arbeitsmarktradar (future-oriented labour market monitoring)
BiBB (German Federal Institute for Vocational Training)
BLK (Bund-Länder Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion)
Länder activities - labour market monitoring
- studies on skill needs
- ....
Selective investigations of other actors
SkillsNet Conference, Dublin
DGB Volker Scharlowsky

5. Activities of trade unions
Collective agreements
Works and staff council activities
Continual monitoring by expert departments of
trade unions
Working groups in relation with the renewal of
initial and further training regulations
Selected projects: - CIWES
- Kompass
- Agentur Q
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DGB Volker Scharlowsky

6. LeA – Life and Work Qualification and Counselling in Dialogue
Transfer of results in the pilot project „Training Coach“
Early identification of qualification needs in knowledge-intensive fields
Development of strategies for the acquisition of competences and qualifications
Test of the concept on qualification and counselling in the pilot project „Training Coach“:
as an autonomous qualification profile
as an adult education profile
as an additional qualification for works and staff councils
Identify new qualifications in knowledge-intensive fields Develop a concept on qualification and counselling: „Training Coach“
Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
SkillsNet Conference, Dublin
DGB Volker Scharlowsky

7. Benefits / weaknesses / needs for action
Provision of current data / trends and developments are pointed out
Problems and needs for action are identified
Long-term forecasts: problem of reliability
The decision of employers remain untouched / decisions are taken
at other levels
Missing transfer structure > introduction of occupational expert groups,
bringing together all actors and experts of sector associations (promoters)
Lack of coordination with other policies
innovation policy
labour market policy
economic policy
SkillsNet Conference, Dublin
DGB Volker Scharlowsky