a european sector skills council for the chemical industry?

A European Sector Skills Council for the chemical industry?

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

Andreas OGRINZSecretary of the Board, ECEG 9 April 2013, Dublin

Andreas Ogrinz, 9 April 2013

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


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)


Current situation: Skills Councils in Europe

Sector Skills councils

Observatoiresdes métiers

Comitete SectorialeFondi per la formazione

continua (FPIFC)

Skills committees (AF)

Conselhos Sectoriais

National education andtraining Committees

Sectoral professional councils (EQA)

Sector training funds

Sektorové rady

Expert special Councils (SVEI)

KBB, Sectorfondsen

Common challenges

No exchange


The European Commission wants to set up European Sector Skills

Councils.


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


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


Decision Feasibility

Project Decision

Yes/No EU sector

council

1st:Mappingexercise

2nd:Potentialcontent

1st phase - Feasibility 2nd phase

Steps toward Sector Skills Councils


Temporary

Co-financing

Conditional

• Reports• Coverage: > Stakeholders > Countries > Agreement on sector definition• Evaluation: > Quality of outputs > Value-added• Cost efficiency

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

• EU support:• Phase 1• Phase 2: > Years 1-3 > Year 4+: ???

Commission support


Phase 1: start in 2012

_____________

AgricultureAudiovisual and –Live performance

ConstructionEducationElectricityFurnitureFishery

GazNurses/Social care -

workersShipbuilding

Phase 1 finalised

___________

AutomotiveChemicalsCommerce

SteelTCL

Phase 2: creation _____________

Textile, clothing and leather:

Dec 2011

Commerce: 2012

EU Sector Skills Councils: state of play


ECEG/industriAll project

28/03/12: Preparatory meeting, Brussels 26/04/12: 1st workshop – “Evolution of employment,

skills needs, adaptation of competences and jobs profiles by training” (mapping national approaches, Eliwijt)

04/10/12: 2nd 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”


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


Thank you for your attention!

Dr. Andreas Ogrinz, Secretary of theBoardEuropean Chemical Employers Group(ECEG)

a european sector skills council for the chemical industry?

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