G20 Training StrategyBridging Education, Training, and Decent

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CONFERENCE ON NEW SKILLS FOR NEW JOBS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Sarajevo, 12-13 July 2012

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONSkills and Employability Department (EMP/SKILLS)

Bridging the world of education and training to the world of work,

• To improve the employability of workers,

• To increase the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises,

• To expand the inclusiveness of economic growth

G20 Training Strategyfor strong, sustainable and balanced growth

Pittsburgh Summit, September 2009 Called for putting quality jobs at the heart of recovery Adopted framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth Asked the ILO, in partnership with other organizations and with employers and

workers, to develop a training strategy“.. to strengthen the ability of our workers to adapt to changing market demands and to benefit from innovation and investments in new technologies, clean energy, environment, health and infrastructure”

Washington Ministerial Meeting, April 2010 Accepted the draft assessment, conceptual framework, and building blocks

Toronto Summit, June 2010 Received and welcomed the G20 Training Strategy document

Seoul Summit, November 2010 Human resource development pillar to build on the G20 Training Strategy to

strengthen national vocational education and training institutions and programs

G20 training strategyDrivers of change - the  “Why”

On supply side:

1. Demographic challenge

2. Educational attainment

3. Commitment to inclusive growth

On demand side

4. Globalization of markets

5. Technological innovation

6. Climate change

1. Broad based good quality general education

2. Seamless pathways from education to TVET to the world of work

3. Employability through core skills, continuous learning and portability of skills – Enabling workers and enterprises to adjust to change

4. Sustaining a dynamic development process: Use skills as a driver of change

5. Policy convergence and coordination mechanisms

G20 training strategy - the Core Messages

HOWEVER... The potential benefits of training are not realised without job-rich growth

G20 Training StrategyBuilding blocks - the “How”

Anticipating skill needs Participation of social partners Sectoral approaches Labour market information and employment services Training quality and relevance Gender equality Broad access to training Finance Assessing policy performance

Coordinating!

Countries that sustain a “virtuous circle” link education, skills, decent work by…

… basic education, vocational training, and the world of work

… training providers and employers at sector and local levels… skills development and industrial, trade, technology and environmental policies… development partners

Avoid skill gaps today and drive economic and social development tomorrow.

To close the gaps between…

Action 1: Conceptual framework Indicators of skills for employability

Inter-Agency Group on TVET:

Working Group on Indicators – to improve countries’ evidence-based policy design and policy monitoring

ILO contributions:

Concepts and indicators on school to work indicators

Labour Force Survey modules

School-to-Work Transition Surveys

Action 2: Pilot Countries Action Plans on Skills for Employment

Country selection criteria

Seoul Agreement: “self selected countries” low-income countries

Development Working Group accepted additional criteria:

Country had asked at least 1 intl org for support on skills (evidence of eventual sustainability)

Those intl orgs had mobilised some funds with which to respond

Geographical distribution

Current pilot countries: Malawi, Benin

Additional proposed: Bangladesh, Haiti

Pilot Country Action PlansSkills for employability

Hoped for benefits to Pilot Country Support implementation of national development strategy and employment objectivesBenefit from, and to contribute to, knowledge-sharing on skills for employment Identify gaps or priorities for further support Improve skills for employment indicators

Expectations from the Pilot CountryCoordinate teamwork by the international organizations in support of the Action Plan (ILO, UNESCO, development banks) Willingness to share experiences, especially with other countries in the Region Strengthen the mechanisms or institutions for coordination among projects and across Ministries

Action 3: Public-Private Knowledge-Sharing Platform on Skills for Employment

• Meet constituents’ requests for analysis of WHY approaches and policies work – with what financial and human resources, over what period of time, with what complementary policies and institutions

Design user-friendly format – meeting different audiences’ needs for different length of documents

Use the Conceptual Framework and the Building Blocks as the organizational framework

Build partnerships with the other international organizations – sharing knowledge products and maintenance costs

Potential Outcomes and Impact

G20 Training Strategy expands visibility & outreach of ILO tripartite agreements on skills development strategy

Knowledge-Sharing opportunities: • Turin workshop on implementing the G20 Training Strategy, May

2011; • Turin Technical workshop on skills indicators, March 2012

Joint ILO/UNESCO TVET reviews and tripartite workshops in Malawi, Benin and Haiti in 2011

Prospects to support inter-project coordination in pilot countries such as in Haiti, as planned for 2012

Prospects for some G20 Countries to invest in pilot country work, or extend work to other countries, for example Russia funding G 20 Training Strategy implementation work in a number of Asian countries

Monitoring use of knowledge-sharing platform

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