IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia

Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Tel: + 385 1 62 74 681

Main project partner

This project is implemented by a SQA-led consortium

Labour market oriented Labour market oriented VETVET

Jurgen WeissJurgen WeissTeam leaderTeam leader

LM oriented VET

VET as a service system • Employer, Labour maket and economy• Learner• Society

Labour market as • primary source of information for VET• Indicator for success of VET

The Project in the European Contextfrom to Lisbon to Kopenhagen to ET 2020 and Initiative “New skills for new jobs”

Lisbon priority areas• Most dynamic knowledge based economy• Better job and social cohesion• Investment in human ressources Kopenhagen priority areas• the European dimension in VET• transparency, information and guidance• recognition of competences and qualifications• quality assurance

The Project in the European Contextfrom to Lisbon to Kopenhagen, ET 2020 and Initiative and “New skills for new

jobs”ET 2020• Making lifelong and mobility a reality• Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training• Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship• Enhancing creativity and innovation, incl. entrepreneurship

EU Initiative “New skills for new jobs”• Incentives to upgrade and better use skills• Bring the worlds of VET and work closer together• Develop job related and transversal skills• Anticipate future skill needs

Independent Variables from National qualification system

Providing credit transferOptimising stakeholder involvement in the qualification systemRecognising non-formal and informal learningEstablishing qualifications frameworksCreating new routes to qualificationsOptimising quality assuranceExpressing qualifications as learning outcomes Improving needs analysis method so that qualifications are up-to-dateImproving information and guidance about qualifications systemsRecognising skills for employabilityInvesting in pedagogical innovationsEnsuring VET qualifications are portable

Dependent variables describing national VET systems

Governance of the VET systemQuality assuranceInformation and guidanceContent of education and trainingDelivery of education and training

National Qualification System

Elements of a national VET System can be modernised through a the national qualification system

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Labor marketLabor market

Use of the acquired qualifications

Use of the acquired qualifications

Assessment and aaward of qualification

Assessment and aaward of qualification

VET

Needs for qualifications and competences

Development of qualifications

Development of VET curricula

Provision of VET programs

Development of material basis and

learning material

Adaptation of competen-ces of teachers

Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in the Industrial Society

• Huge Companies• Manual work for skilled workers• Long Product life cycles • Deep pyramid of management• Taylorisation of work• Seller market

Requirements to VET graduate: Skills to carry out standardizes operations and follow instructions in long

term

Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in the society of services

SMEIntellectual work, teamwork for skilled workersShort product life cycles Flat management pyramidBuyer marketIncreasing employment rate

Requirements to VET graduates; Problem and task solving skills and mechanisms for self-adaptation

Development of the society and requirements to VET VET in knowledge society

Theoretical knowledge as the driving forceTheoretical knowledge as the driving force (in replacement of physical labor and capital)Systematic production of knowledge and innovations in schools, universities, research institutes, businessesNew forms of delivery and acquisition of knowledge (internet, mobile phone, etc.)Impact on work organization (home office, telework, etc.)

Additional requirements to VET graduates:Technologies of acquisition, production and delivery of knowledge

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Lifelong Lifelong EmployabilityEmployability

Skilled worker as entrepreneur of its own workforce Skilled worker as entrepreneur of its own workforce What kind of skilled worker is neededWhat kind of skilled worker is needed to be lifelong employable to be lifelong employable??

Performs single work operations and types of work activities

Has basic and specific knowledge and skills, strictly limited to those work operations and activities

Has expertise in field of his profession

Prepared for a specific work task

Solves standard, and, if necessary, non-standard tasks in scope of his enlarged profession

Has a wide base of knowledge and expertise based on this knowledge

Has broad professional, functional, social and personal competence

Prepared for a wide range of tasks

Narrow profiled worker Broad profiled worker

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Changes in the World of WorkChanges in the World of Work

Low-skilled work is drastically cutting downLow-skilled work is drastically cutting down The role of knowledge increasesThe role of knowledge increases Use of ICT extends and deepensUse of ICT extends and deepensHighly qualified skilled workersHighly qualified skilled workers

Knowledge doubles in five years periodsKnowledge doubles in five years periods Demographic declineDemographic decline ((lack oflack of « «row materialrow material»»)) World of work constantly changesWorld of work constantly changes – – difficult to make forcastsdifficult to make forcastsWith wide profileWith wide profile

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Change of paradigm• From VET responding to labor market changes to VET anticipating

developments in the world of work• From orientation on the object (job, occupation) to orientation to

subject (learner)Learner orientation• Individualization of offering and delivering knowledge and skills• Acquisition of key competencies• Ability to work throughout the life • Preparation for many jobs and occupations

The VET graduate should be a personality able to solve complex tasksThe VET graduate should be a personality able to solve complex tasks concerning his profession, social life, family and private lifeconcerning his profession, social life, family and private life

Implications for VET from the changes in the world of work

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Task solving process to be Task solving process to be applied by the skilled worker applied by the skilled worker

in the work processin the work process

Task solving process to be Task solving process to be applied by the skilled worker applied by the skilled worker

in the work processin the work process

5. Control

6. Evaluation

1. Information

2. Planning

4. Fulfillment

3. Decision

Thank you for your attention!