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8 Feb. 2008 Apprenticeship division
The role of Regions in the international mobility of
apprentices and young people in vocational training
8 Feb. 2008Apprenticeship division 2
Context of the survey
REGIO-LLL workshop project 1: the role of Regions in the mobility of young people in vocational training
7 partner Regions: Catalonia, the French Community of Belgium, Malopolska, Lombardy, Romandy and Andalusia
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Purpose of the workshop project
Contact regional authorities, training centres and companies to take stock of the practices in 11 regions.
Determine priority avenues for
action to increase the amount and quality of mobility.
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64%15%
21%
Training centres
Companies or representatives Regional authorities
Distribution of responses by organisation
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Principal advantages of mobility
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Personaldevelopment
of young people
Cultural andlinguistic
understanding
Newprofessionaltechniques
Improvedemployability
for young people
Knowledgeof expertise
and practices
Training Centres
Regional Authorities
Companies
Weighted average
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Priorities for action
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Training centres Regional authorities Companies Weighted average
Participation in mobility projects Human resources affected Participation in networks of partners involved in mobilityBudget dedicated to mobility
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Perceived and expected role of Regions
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Individualfinancing
Facilitator Engineering Collectivefinancing
Promotion
Perceived role
Expected role
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Duration of mobility
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Combined work/training
Full-time training
Combined work/training
Full-time training
Combined work/training
Full-time training
< 2
wee
ks2
to 4
wee
ks>
4w
eeks
average time desired time
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Professional sectors most concerned with mobility
Tourism83%
Hotels – restaurants74%
Information technologies61%
Commerce58%
Business services45%
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Professional sectors least concerned with mobility
Wood 63%
Electricity/electronics 61%
Chemicals–plastics 56%
Automobile 53%
Construction–public works 53%
Metallurgy 52%
Agribusiness 46%
Banks and financial management 44%
Human services 44%
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Conditions considered aspriorities for mobility
Find host companies, foreign partners and work in networks (63%);
Increase awareness among companies (61%);
Overcome reticence, create a “culture of mobility” (60%);
Increase awareness among young people (58%).
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Conditions considered as importantfor mobility
Mastery of the language of the host country (59%);
Mobility of trainers and tutors (57%); Legal framework (54%); Support for financial arrangements
(52%).
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Some key lessons
Young people have been identified as the first beneficiaries of mobility;
The image of international mobility is changing;
Mobility is still poorly identified by companies as an advantage for developing employability;
Strong political will in favour of developing a culture of mobility.