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Tackling skills-mismatch with dual vocational training

Tackling skills-mismatch with dual vocational training. Karen Roiy, Senior Advisor. Agenda. The problem of skills mismatch How to combat youth unemployment Mobile, dynamic and open labour markets Educational systems linked to the needs of the labour market

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Tackling skills-mismatch with dual vocational training

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  1. Tackling skills-mismatchwith dual vocational training Karen Roiy, Senior Advisor

  2. Agenda • The problem of skills mismatch • How to combat youth unemployment • Mobile, dynamic and open labour markets • Educationalsystems linked to the needs of the labourmarket • Dual learning/work-basedlearning • Close involvement of social partners • What can EU do to help member states combat youth unemployment?

  3. Individual perception of skills mismatch Self-reported skills mismatch in selected OECD countries, 2010

  4. Skills mismatches from an employerperspective Anm.: How, if at all, does a lack of entry-level employee skills affect your company? Kilde: McKinsey survey, Aug–Sept 2012, 2013, Education to Employment: Getting Europe’s Youth into Work

  5. Perception of skills mismatches Anm.: 1 Overall, the entry-level employees we hired in the past year have been adequately prepared by their prehire education and/or training. 2 Overall, I think I was adequately prepared for an entry-level position in my chosen career field. 3 Overall, graduates from my institution are adequately prepared for entry-level positions in their chosen field of study. Kilde: McKinsey survey, Aug–Sept 2012, 2013, Education to Employment: Getting Europe’s Youth into Work

  6. The problem of skillsmismatch • Weneed a highly-skilledlabour force in Europe to protectourcompetetiveness and maintaininvestments in Europe • Companies willonlyinvest in Europe if theyare sure theycan find labour with the right skills • Due to demographicchallenges it is more importantthanever to makefulluse of the potential of the working population in Europe • In spite of highyouthunemployment – companiescannot find candidates with the right skills

  7. How to combatyouthunemployment? • Mobile, dynamic and open labourmarkets • Educational systems linked to the labourmarket

  8. YouthUnemployment in Europe

  9. Dual learning systems • Why? • Ensure a smoother transition from education to labourmarket • Benefits for companies: • A recruitment source • Synergiesbetween the worlds of education and business • Benefits for youngpeople: • Becomesattractive to the labourmarket • High employment rate • Mobility in the labour market

  10. The Danish dual IVET system • In the Danish dual training system pupils spend roughly 2/3 of the time in a company and 1/3 in a vocational school.

  11. Social partners involvement VET governance Centrally Parliament Legislation VET council Framework Ministries School org. Content Committees Guidelines Locally School Boards Social partners Education plan Decision maker Product Counselor

  12. What can EU do to help member states combat youth unemployment • The Commission, the Parliament and manymemberstatesrecognize the importance of a better link betweeneducation and business • European Alliance for Apprenticeship • (Youthguarantee) BUT: • A youthguaranteewill not combatyouthunemployment in Europe, only: • Mobile, dynamic and open labourmarketscombined with • Educational systems linked to the demands of the companieswill

  13. Recommendations for STYLE • Address ways to strengthen incitements to carry through necessary reforms: • E.g. the EU could set a side means (European funds) to cover initial costs for countries that wish to reform toward work-based learning/dual learning • These means could be linked to the national reform programs • Recommend the EU to continue existing programs that promotes mobility such as your first EURES job • Recommend the EU/OECD to develop statistics/a benchmark to measure the performance of VET systems • Employability • Share of education spend in a company • Percentage of youth generation that carries through a VET education • Etc.

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