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European Builders Confederation
The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe
Attraction of youth to the
construction sector
The example of Under Construction III
Plenary Meeting of Sectoral Social Dialogue in Paper industry
Brussels, 12th October
12th October 2012
Riccardo Viaggi
Secretary General
European Builders Confederation
The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe
Established in 1990
22 members & partners - 17 MS
Exclusively SMEs and crafts
2 millions construction crafts and SMEs
Takes part in sectoral social dialogue
The EU Construction Sector
The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe
3 million enterprises
92% < 10 employees
80% of the turnover
67% of the employment
Under Construction III
2 goals to adress the
demographic challenge
Find ways to keep
construction workers
longer in employment
and act in term of active
ageing
Attract young people to
the sector
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Under Construction III
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Support from DG Employment + Thrid project of a series since 2007
TOOLS
Theorical :
• High level conferences to gather
ideas through Europe
• Enhance Social Dialogue to
support enterprises of the
construction sector to attract young
workers
• Strong interaction and Exchange
of best practices between the
participants
Practical
•Participation in Wordskills Europe
idea of proximity and detail : for
training and Excellence of
apprentices
•Skills competition EuroSkills which is
about competences and exchange for
young workers
Lack of interest from the young :
Causes
Physical difficulty of work
Lack of career paths
Poor quality Training
lack of help and training from elder workers
Lack of involvement of social partners in training (some MS)
Poor image of the construction sector
Lack of communication and information from sector
ECONOMIC CRISIS – little help from the government
Lack of interest : Consequences
Ageing of workers
10% of employee between 25 and 29 in 2020 !!
Raise of dependency ratio* (from 30% today to
52% in 2060)
Job losses
Impossibility for craftsmen to sell their business
Dangerous fall in productivity of the sector
Possible solutions / 1
Promote the sector among young workers
Mentoring to help young workers insert
Cooperation with training operators and SP
Better apprenticeship programmes
Use European mobility as an additional attraction
Skills competition to develop Excellence
Example of EuroSkills
Skills competition towards Excellence
European Competition of young workers
Because today’s apprentices are tomorrow’s
craftsmen and workers
Brings great value to training schools, enterprises,
and young workers
Factor of motivation and attraction for other young
people
Develop mobility in the sector
Possible solutions / 2
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Supporting Business transfer & business creation
Remove financial and administrative barriers
Social dialogue and role of paritarian institutions
Improve working conditions and health awereness
Riccardo Viaggi
Secretary General EBC
[email protected]
www.eubuilders.org
The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe