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New Skills Network
Thematic project
Project details
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Network coordinated by the Icelandic National
Agency for EU´s Lifelong Learning Programme
 15 partner countries
AT, BG, BE, DK, EE, FI, HU, IS,
LT, PO, NL, NO, SE, SI, SK
 36 months
 Focus on different actions within the Lifelong
Learning rogramme
(centralised and decentralised projects)
The challenge
Labour markets –
and the skills people need
are evolving fast and future jobs will require higher education
levels and a different mix of skills and qualifications
The challenge
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Globalisation
Technology Change
Climate change
Demographic change –
ageing and migration
 Gender imbalances
Background to theme
 Europe with a highly-skilled and flexible workforce is still far
from reality
 2007 Council Resolution, “New skills for new jobs” stressed
the need to anticipate the skill needs and skill gaps emerging
in the European labour market...then
 DG Education & DG Employment publish the Communication
“New Skills for New Jobs” in December 2008 focusing on
several policy goals:
strengthening EUs capacity for upgrading skills at all levels
anticipating and matching labour market and skill needs
meeting different skills profiles and needs in different
countries
Anticipating skills
 The New skills for new jobs initiative recognises need for
better labour-market information and improved capability to
anticipate changing skill needs
 CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational
Training) carries out an analysis and a forecast of
employment and skill needs across Europe until 2020 and
identifies labour market trends
Medium-term forecast of occupational skill needs in Europe (2007)
Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast (2008)
Future skill supply in Europe (medium-term forecast up to 2020)
What kind of skills are needed?
Project rationale – main objectives
 help ensure that the LLP Programme
supports Member States adequately
in skills upgrading and skills
matching through the mobilisation of
existing Community policies and
funds
 facilitate development of more
projects aimed at developing
processes, methods and tools aimed
at helping Europe closing the current
skills gap and facilitating the upgrade
of skills
 impact new policy developments
and setting of long-term strategic
priorities at Community and Member
State levels related to theme
Specific Aims
 create a state of play of the New Skills for New Jobs theme
collection of background policy documents and creation of
country factsheets
 collect & analyse project outputs and examine how
successful the LLP has been in contributing to the upgrading of
skills and skills matching in Europe
 identify “best practices” and facilitate further exploitation
and mainstreaming through various dissemination activities
 inspire further policy development with concrete
recommendations to policy-makers and other stakeholders at EU
and MS levels
 heighten the profile of the LLP Programme as a tool for skills
development in Europe
 support networking between project promoters
and stakeholders
Stakeholders
 Target groups and target sectors are many!
 Important to map stakeholders.....which are also many
 Decision makers/takers
 Researchers and experts on NSNJ theme
 Umbrella and Sectoral organisations (Employers and Employee
organisations)
 The Media
 Businesses and business organisations
 Statistical offices
 Educational sector (vocational education institutes, continuing
education, higher education institutes)
 Public offices (e.g. Employment and training agencies)
 European Agencies (DG EMPL, EDUCATION, ENTR, Cedefop,
EuroFound, ILO, ETF )
Seminars
 Peer Learning & skills
 Mobility & skills
 Sectors & skills
(Iceland, 30 May –June 1 2010)
(Belgium, Nov 8, 2010)
(Hungary, April/May 2011)
 Networking & skills – a contact seminar
(Iceland,Oct/Nov 2011)
 Final conference & project fair (Denmark, May 2012)
 Follow-up seminars
(Partner countries, 2011-2012)
Other activities & outputs
 network website, www.newskillsnetwork.eu
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inventory of project outputs (database)
network electronic newsletter (2 per year)
“best practice” project cases in several languages
synthesis report on theme and country “quick scan”
reports
 recommendations from NSNJ seminars
 “funny” promotional video clips
 posters & brochures
How can you contribute?
 provide information on initiatives in your organisation or country
(policy-making or practical experiences)
 identify experts and stakeholders in your country who could
contribute to our project analysis,planning of events, and
participate in events
 identify national stakeholders to participate in planned events
 disseminate “best practice” project cases from across Europe
and other dissemination materials such as newsletters and
other
promotional material
 send us tips on interesting articles, projects and activities in
your country related to the theme
Make sure you are part of the future!
Stay in touch!
Your Contact information
NSN Network website
www.newskillsnetwork.eu