EurOccupations

EurOccupations expert research

Judith de Ruijter – Arbeid Opleidingen Consult

EurOccupationsProject outline1. Construction of extended list of appr. 1.400

occupations (EurOccupations database)2. Expert research3. Testing and research activities4. Dissemination

EurOccupationsExpert researchGoal: gather detailed occupation information on 160 key occupations (e.g. occupational content, skill levels, requirements, competencies etc.)

EurOccupationsOccupation versus jobOccupation: group of jobs with similar sets of tasks, independent of their corporate context.

Job: group of similar tasks that are contingent on the division of labour within a specific organisation, where the features of these bundled tasks are mainly determined by the corporate context of the organisation involved. A job indicates a bundle of tasks, but also the location of these tasks within an organisation.

EurOccupationsExperts:Knowledge of the content of one or more occupations in one or more of our countries (or internationally)

E.g., representatives of employers’ or employees’ organisations, professional organisations, interest groups, vocational training bodies or knowledge centers, supervisors, researchers, informants, etc.

EurOccupationsInformation 160 key occupations:For each country:SynonymsRequired educational entry levelField of educationRequired on-the-job trainingRequired mental and physical effort

EurOccupationsInformation 160 key occupations:For each country:Additional requirements (diploma, certification, professional code, protocol)ResponsibilityCore tasks (frequency and importance)Competencies (general competencies, EQF)

EurOccupationsSteps in expert research:1. Development of task descriptions (based on international

desk research, following EurOccupations standardised procedures) – 2007

2. Expert Internet survey (occupation survey for 160 key occupations, education survey for 1.400 occupations) – continuing throughout 2008

3. International expert conference in Marseille - May 2008

EurOccupationsAdditional:Occupational worker survey Gather additional occupation information In order to obtain insight in differences between actual and

required educational levels

EurOccupations research team gathers additional information on e.g. relevant European level legislation, size of the occupation, relevant developments etc.

EurOccupationsInformation about the database1. Website: www.EurOccupations.org 2. Newsletters, working papers,

reports, presentations3. Organisation workshops for users

EurOccupationsHow to register as an expert?

VISIT

WWW.EUROCCUPATIONS.ORG