1. SSDC Metal With CEEMET Training & Education ETUI / IndustriAll Europe Seminar Budapest 19-21 September 2012 1

2. SSDC Metal: 10 years of informal social dialogue: 2001 - 2010  Informal meetings (CEEMET – EMF)  Skills shortages in the metal industry  Image of the sector  Individual occupational skills profile  Joint conference on skills shortages (2003)  Joint position on skills shortages in the MET industry (2003)  Conference follow-up: report largely distributed and new common objectives identified 2

3. SSDC Metal: 10 years of informal social dialogue: 2001 - 2010  From mistrust and reticent attitude to trust building  Informal dialogue but formal meetings  “secret process”  To trust building process  Exchange views based on national experiences  Image, motivation, transparency of qualifications, new ways to deliver training, responsibility for funding…  Joint position towards the external world, communication  Paving the way for the permanent social dialogue structure 3

4.  Continuity in the topics and the nature of the SD  Attracting people to the MET industry: improving attractiveness of VET, permeability of VET and Higher Education, quality of VET  Lifelong learning and access to training: seminar and tool box for good practices in facilitating access to training  Anticipating and managing skills needs (along the value chain)  Transparency and validation of skills 4 SSDC Metal Industry – Education & training work group – work programme 2012/2013/2014

5.  Joint statement on quality and image VET in 2010  joint position on permeability in 2011  Workshop and tool box for good practices in facilitating access to training in 2012  CEEMET-EMF Joint presentation for Hungarian Presidency Conference on ‘Increasing attractiveness and excellence of VET through quality and efficiency’ Positive evolution:  in depth shared diagnosis and identification of possible responses and solutions  joint approach towards improving our influence on EU Institutions and training & education providers  Outputs highly appreciated by EU Commission + DG EAC But  Defensive position: opposed to EU regulation/less Europe  T&E: a SP prerogative but no pro-active intention  No initiative committing for the national level  5 SSDC Metal Industry – Education & training work group

6. Thank you! 6