Information System of Type Positions

Information System of Type Positions

Strasbourg , September 2004

Tool which simplifies communication between all actors on the labour market

Set of up-to-date information about labour market

Czech Republic – basic information

10 million inhabitants

Average long-term rate of unemployment is about 10%

Employment services and field of further professional education come under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

With the EU accession – the legislation has been amended

Another tools for Employment services are developed

National System of Qualifications – project preparation

CATALOGUE OF STANDARD POSITIONS

ISTP – information system about national labour market

NATIONAL LABOUR MARKETNATIONAL LABOUR MARKET

• Current occupations• Occupation contents• Standard working conditions, wages...• Standard requirements:

Qualification Personal qualities Health

ACTIVE MONITORING

TOOLS – INTERNET

CitizenCitizen CompaniesCompanies EducatorsEducators Job centreJob centre

ISTP - Aims of the project

General aim: Contribute to improvement the quality ofContribute to improvement the quality ofcommunications in the labour marketcommunications in the labour market

Particular aims: Proposing a system of occupations / Standard Positions

(connected with the education system) Completing the Catalogue of Standard Positions (CSP)

and setting up a mechanism for its modernization Creating tools for counselling use of CSP (including

Internet self-service) Arranging communications with other information

systems

ISTP – basis of the system

Catalogue of Standard PositionsCatalogue of Standard Positions• represents the division of labour• describes aspects of job output (working and technical conditions) • informs about common requirements for the practitioner - qualification

- personality qualities- health

Analysis of Individual PotentialAnalysis of Individual Potential • the outcome is a complex job-seeker's profile• the job-seeker's profile has a structure which is comparable to the standard position requirements

Competence AnalysisCompetence Analysis Comparing applicant's profile with profiles of standard positions (level of suitability)• counselling –> professional orientation, retraining • mediation -> the most suitable applicants

the most suitable places

Description of Standard Position - Characterization

Heating Engineer

A Heating Engineer is a qualified employee individually assembling and repairing central heating systems (hot water, hydrothermal and steam).

Characterization

Preparation of workplace.Reading and using technical documentation.Mounting and assembling element-like heating bodies, converters and registers.Assembly, disassembly and repairs of indoor and outdoor grids.Assembly, repairs and reconstruction of low- and medium-pressure heating systems.Registration of technical data on course and results of work.• • • • •

Working Activities

Assembler of glass fittings, Operational gas pipeline assembler, Operational water duct assembler

Related job positions:

This job position is classified in the occupation:Plumber and Heating Engineer

Qualification level:High School Technical Education

Description of Standard Position – Working Conditions

Heating EngineerWorking Conditions 1 2 3 4

Explanatory notes:1 minimum health risk   2 acceptable health risk level   3 significant health risk level

Heat load 1 2Cold load 1 2

Noise load 2 3Vibration load 2

Dust load 1 2Chemical substances load 1 2

Invasive allergens load 1Load by biologic agents causing disease 1

Ionizing radiation load 1

Eyes load 1 2Work load in confined or closed space 1 2

Work at heights 1

Mental load 1

• • • • •

Description of Standard Position – School education

Heating EngineerSchool educationOptimum educationKKOV

3652HHigh school technical education and vocational certificate – plumber and plumbing works

Also suitable educationKKOV

3645LHigh school technical education with school leaving exam in technical facilities of buildings branch

Further acceptable educationKKOV

2351HHigh school technical education and vocational certificate – locksmith, locksmithery works and maintenance

CertificatesTitle

Assembly and repairs of gas devices – professional qualification according to 21/1979

Description of Standard Position – Knowledge and Skills

Heating Engineer

None

• Basic computer skills, can work with simple user applications (e.g. invoice printing)

• Can use the computer for common office activities (namely text editing, tables, electronic mail)

• Advance computer skills (databases, transfer between Office applications, can solve simple problems)

Knowledge and SkillsCOMPUTER SKILLS

Description of Standard Position – Knowledge and Skills

Heating EngineerKnowledge and SkillsADMINISTRATIVE AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Yes No Can type fast

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Good writing skills Good at speaking, expressing ideas, thoughts Knowledge of business

Can write in shorthand

SPECIALIST SKILLS

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Economics Accounting and business documentation Labour-law relations Grade and quality

• • •

• • •

Description of Standard Position – Knowledge and Skills

Heating EngineerKnowledge and SkillsDRIVING LICENCE

Yes No A – motorcycle

Yes NoC – motor vehicles whose overall weight does not exceed 3500 kg, unless they serve for the transportation of persons

Yes NoD – motor vehicles for the transportation of persons, with more than 8 seats, including the driver’s seat

Yes NoE – sets of vehicles of the B, C, or D groups and trailers whose overall weight exceeds 750 kg

Yes NoB – motor vehicles whose overall weight does not exceed 3500 kg, with the number of seats not exceeding 8, including the driver’s seat

Yes No T – farming and forest tractors

‘Integrated’ system – communication with other IS

ISTPISTP

WHO TEACH SELECTED BRANCH

WHO, WHERE, WHEN AND FOR HOW MUCH ORGANIZE COURSES

HOW IS THE STANDARD POSITION PAID IN A REGION

CURRENT VACANCY

MPSV = Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

ŠkolákŠkolákMPSVMPSV

OKpráceOKpráceEmployment Employment

servicesservices

ISCPISCP(RSCP)(RSCP)

DAT CZDAT CZMPSVMPSV

ISTP - Application

Primary orientation towards counselling servicesPrimary orientation towards counselling services

Methodology development and using tools forMethodology development and using tools for

other areasother areas intermediating• training• practical need of employers (wage systems, creating company catalogues, hygiene categorization of activities…)• monitoring of labour market for educational system development

Monitoring methods – development of CSP

Updating and Updating and development development process of CTPprocess of CTP

CATALOGUE OF CATALOGUE OF STANDARDSTANDARDPOSITIONSPOSITIONS

• Guarantors from Guarantors from professional professional areasareas

• Specialists Specialists willing to give willing to give commentscomments

Ministry of LabourMinistry of Labourother departments other departments

and institutionsand institutions

Employer's confederationsEmployer's confederationsProfessional associationsProfessional associations

Experts from Experts from organizationsorganizations

ISTP - Aims of the project

General aim:Contribute to a promoting lifelong learning whichContribute to a promoting lifelong learning whichrespects labour market requirementsrespects labour market requirements

Particular aims: Refilling of Competence model to the Catalogue of

Standard Positions (CSP) Creation of counselling tools for career planning in a

lifelong learning Creation of procedures for using information from CSP

in National System of Qualifications development

National System of Qualifications (NSQ)

NATIONAL SYSTEM OF QUALIFICATIONS

tool for promoting lifelong learning

NSQ development will contribute to:

creation of systems for evaluation and recognition of learning results (knowledge, skills and competences)

integration of initial and further vocational education

creation of environment supporting international mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications

promotion mutual links and communication between partners in the educational sphere and labour market

NSQ – basic elements

Qualification Standard – what should be reached

Evaluation Standard – what and how to evaluate

Educational Standard – what and how to educate

Complete qualifications – initial vocational qualifications which are connected with the educational level

Partial qualifications – can be independently recognized and they are not connected with the educational level

QUALIFICATIONS

STANDARDS

The role of ISTP in creating NSQ

QUALIFICATION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

Creation of QUALIFICATION QUALIFICATION

STANDARDSSTANDARDS

Creation of EVALUATION EVALUATION STANDARDSSTANDARDS

Definition of RELATIONS

EVALUATION EVALUATION STANDARDSSTANDARDS

RELATIONS RELATIONS BETWEEN BETWEEN

QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATION QUALIFICATION STANDARDSSTANDARDS

database database

database

NSQNSQ

The role of ISTP in creating NSQ

COMPETENCESCOMPETENCES

SKILLSSKILLS

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

Occupations, Occupations, Standard PositionsStandard Positions

Qualification Qualification StandardsStandards

COMPETENCE MODEL

Thank you for your attention

Jana Vasova

TREXIMA, spol. s r.o.Zlin, Czech Republicvasova@trexima.cz

www.istp.cz

www.trexima.cz