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5th meeting of SEEVET-Net
4-5 June, 2012
Milocer, Montenegro
Gérard Mayen
4 June 2012
WHAT IS THE ETF?
 Agency of the European Union
 Vision
To make vocational education and training in the partner
countries a driver for lifelong learning and sustainable
development, with a special focus on competitiveness and
social cohesion.
 Mission
To help transition and developing countries to harness the
potential of their human capital through the reform of
education, training and labour market systems in the context of
the EU’s external relations policy.
Potential candidate
countries:
Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo
(UNSCR 1244/1999),
Montenegro, Serbia
European Neighbourhood
and Partnership
Instrument countries
ENP South:
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco,
Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Syria, Tunisia and
Israel
European Neighbourhood and
Partnership Instrument countries
ENP East:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Republic of Moldova,
Ukraine and Russia
Candidate countries:
Croatia, former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia,
Turkey
Other countries from
Central Asia:
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
“To ensure sustainable and inclusive growth,
effective social dialogue at all levels is key. “
“We also need to have close cooperation
among the social partners to anticipate and
manage future difficulties. “
Introductory statement of President Barroso at High-Level Tripartite
Meeting with the European Social Partners Brussels, 4 June 2010
Social Partnership and dialogue in
VET in the ENP South region:
A work in (slow) progress
STUDY aims at:
 Informing about the reality of social partnership and
dialogue in the field of Human Resource Development
(with focus on TVET) in the ENP South region
 Analysing the different ways of organisation of social
partnership and dialogue in the region
 Providing recommendations for policy makers, donors
and other interested EU Social partners
Context and background
 Barcelona Process and Union for the Mediterranean
 Conference of Employment and Labour Ministers in
Marrakech (November 2008)
 First Euro-Med Social Dialogue Forum (March 2010)
 TRESMED
 EUROMED Follow-up Committee
 ETF Torino process conclusions
 Arab spring and civil society role
Partners in VET: a win-win-win issue
•Public system: modernisation and quick adaptation to LM needs,
improvement of industrial relations, contribution to social cohesion.
•Enterprises: more competitive and qualified workforce, cost
effectiveness, technology up-grading, R§D, adaptability to change
•Trade Unions (individuals): continuous up-dating of competences
and qualification, facilitating mobility and employability, anticipating
and coping with changes, training and development of those at risk
Study main findings (1)
•Towards demand-driven VET systems in the region
•Social dialogue/partnership: concepts not commonly
defined
•Social dialogue/partnership : a reality with limited
focus on VET
Study main findings (2)
•A wide variation of cooperation
•Reluctance from governments to share responsibility
in decision-making
•A lack of capacity and resources of Social Partners
Main recommendations (1)
•Develop institutional settings and legislative basis for
the involvement of all social partners in VET decision
making
•Include VET as part of the formal bargaining process
between Government and social partners.
Main recommendations (2)
•Reinforce consultation process amongst Social
Partners (bi-partism)
•Encourage Social Partners to set-up common platforms
to reinforce a structured social dialogue for VET
strategies (with support of ESCs when appropriate)
•Support capacity development of social partners for
decision-making and technical interventions in VET
Main recommendations (3)
•Focus efforts on building capacities of Trade Unions
•Direct donors technical assistance to programmes
supporting social partnership
•EU Social Partners to engage in capacity building of
SEMED social partners in VET
Regional Project 2011-2013
Social Partnership in VET in the Mediterranean
Demand driven, Focus on social partners
•Context
•Capacity building
•Continuous vocational training
(CVT)
7 Cs
•Cooperation/partnership
•Communication-Dissemination
•Coordination and Coherence
•Common culture
Regional Project 2011-2013
Architecture of the project
Advisory Expert Committee
ETF expert team and CMs
Yearly event
Mutual learning
Study visits
Regional
mapping
2Methodnot
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National Component
Web platform
Country A
Country B
Country C
Policy papers, networking, mapping, etc
Thank you for your attention
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www.etf.europa.eu