A European Sector Skills Council for the chemical industry?

Plenary Meeting of the Sector Social Dialogue Committee of the European Chemical Industry Andreas OGRINZ

Secretary of the Board, ECEG 9 April 2013, Dublin

Introduction

European Sector Councils on Employment and Skills – what is this about?

EU initiative to develop a better knowledge of today’s and tomorrow’s skills needs Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

Context   Europe 2020 strategy: “Agenda for New Skills and Jobs”  Special focus on the analysis of labour markets in order to anticipate skills needs  Conditions of success:    Competitive and creative companies Highly skilled workforce with right skills mix Education and training institutions responsive to labour market needs  Important element of Europe 2020: establishment of European Sector Skills Councils (ESSC) ECEG and industriAll Europe have been very active in the field of Education, Training and Lifelong Learning (see European Framework Agreement signed on 15 April 2011) Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

Current situation: Skills Councils in Europe Sector training funds KBB, Sectorfondsen Sector Skills councils Skills committees (AF) National education and training Committees Sectoral professional councils (EQA) Observatoires des métiers Conselhos Sectoriais

Common challenges No exchange

Sektorové rady Expert special Councils (SVEI) Comitete Sectoriale Fondi per la formazione continua (FPIFC)

The European Commission wants to set up European Sector Skills Councils.

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Key principles of a European SSC     Network of national/regional observatories Decision, leadership and steering by European social partners Involvement from representatives of education and training providers Information exchange and dialogue Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

SSC ≠ sectoral social dialogue    Core topic: skills anticipation Involvement of other stakeholders than social partners Dialogue between education and employment  Social partners in the driver’s seat Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

Steps toward Sector Skills Councils 1st phase - Feasibility Decision Feasibility Project 1st: Mapping exercise 2nd: Potential content 2nd phase Decision Yes/No EU sector council Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

Commission support Grant max 80% Phase 1: 80 k€ Phase 2: 240k€

Co-financing Conditional

• Reports • Coverage: > Stakeholders > Countries > Agreement on sector definition • Evaluation: > Quality of outputs > Value-added • Cost efficiency • EU support: • Phase 1 • Phase 2: > Years 1-3 > Year 4+: ???

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Temporary

EU Sector Skills Councils: state of play Phase 1: start in 2012 _____________ Agriculture Audiovisual and – Live performance Construction Education Electricity Furniture Fishery Gaz Nurses/Social care workers Shipbuilding Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013 Phase 1 finalised ___________ Automotive Chemicals Commerce Steel TCL Phase 2: creation _____________ Textile, clothing and leather: Dec 2011 Commerce: 2012

ECEG/industriAll project      28/03/12: Preparatory meeting, Brussels 26/04/12: 1 st workshop – “Evolution of employment, skills needs, adaptation of competences and jobs profiles by training” (mapping national approaches, Eliwijt) 04/10/12: 2 nd workshop – “Anticipation of change – toward the creation of a Sector Skills Council for the European chemical industry?” (discussing the added value of a Sector Skills Council; Brussels) 08/11/12: Final meeting steering group (next steps; Brussels) 04/12/12 and 12/03/13: Working Group “Education, Training & Lifelong Learning” Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

And now?

  The social partners have to decide whether to set up a Sector Skills Council.

Intermediate step: elaboration of a Briefing Note on    the structure, the remit and the added value of a Sector Skills Council Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

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Thank you for your attention!

Dr. Andreas Ogrinz,

Secretary of the Board European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013