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INQA Demographic Change Consultant Training: Enhancing Workforce Quality for All Ages

The INQA Demographic Change Consultant Training initiative, led by Hilke Berkel from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), aims to equip consultants with the knowledge to address demographic shifts in the workforce. This program targets the needs of older employees and emphasizes creating healthy, competitive job environments. Through strategic partnerships, training modules, and research dissemination, INQA promotes awareness of quality work conditions, aiding businesses in adapting to an aging workforce while enhancing productivity and employee wellbeing.

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INQA Demographic Change Consultant Training: Enhancing Workforce Quality for All Ages

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  1. The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA)Demographic Change Consultant -a Training for the Consulting of Enterprises Hilke Berkels,Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA),Germany

  2. Structure • The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA)- Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus” - Demographic Change • INQA - Demographic Change Consultants - Target Groups - Training Modules - Project Results - Future Perspective

  3. INQA - Partners • Federal Ministries • Ministries of the Federal States • Statutory Accident Insurance Companies • State Authorities (Labour Inspectorates) • Health Insurance Companies • Trade Unions • Industrial Associations • Companies • Central Association of the Chambers of Crafts • Research Institutes • Foundations

  4. INQA - Basic Concept Bringing together people's interest ... ... in positive, healthy and personality enhancing working conditions ... and the need for competitive jobs and a high-performance workforce

  5. INQA - Maxim & Goals "Acting together - all partners within their own responsibilities" • ... in order to: • prompt a broad societal debate on the future of work • increase awareness on quality aspects of work • sensitise management, politicians, researchers and society for OSH topics • initiate research, disseminate research results, implement model solutions

  6. EU-Goals • Lisbon Strategy – Agenda 2010: • Total employment rate in the EU:  70% • Employment rate of older workers:  50% • Employment rate of women:  60% • Average exit age of labour force:  gradually for 5 years

  7. INQA - ”30, 40, 50plus” • Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus - Growing older in employment” – expert network for demographic change in the world of work • Aims: promoting and obtaining working ability and employability; realistic perception of competencies, skills and potentials of older employees • Activities: publications, internet platform, projects, events

  8. Demographic Change • Causes: • Low fertility rates • Increase of life expectancy • Population shifts Effects: • Decrease of population • Decrease of potential labour force • Increase of average age of the workforce • Increase of working period • Retirement with 67 years

  9. Age Structureof the German Population Source: INIFES, basis: Statistisches Bundesamt 2003. Medium Scenario, 10. co-ordinated prognosis for population development

  10. Qualification of Demographic Change Consultants • Subproject of “DemoKomp - Competence for the Demographic Change” • Project period: May - December 2005 • Pilot region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania • Aim: Qualification of volunteers and consultants from Chambers of Crafts to support and consult SME concerning the effects of demographic change • Activity: Qualification/training and coaching during the “on-road test” • Sustainability: Promoting qualification of representatives from INQA-Partner organisations and others

  11. Target Groups of Qualification • health and safety experts • safety delegates • company physicians • human resource managers • managers • members of the works council • skilled workers • consultants

  12. Training Modules, e.g. • causes, consequences, facts and figures • theories on ageing (e.g. competence model) • skills and abilities of ageing workers • personnel policy and corporate culture • life-long learning, qualification and knowledge transfer • occupational safety, job design and work organisation • workplace health promotion • measures for analysis and intervention • regional and branch-specific basic conditions • consulting approaches and • networking of (local) partners

  13. Results of the Project • 15 consultants have been trained • Ministry for Social Affairs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania now finances the work of the volunteers who got trained for the demographic change consulting • 80 enterprises asked for a presentation • 5 enterprises received consultation during the project • Follow-up project funded by ESF and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine- Westphalia (2005-2007)  training of >120 Demographic Change Consultants

  14. Perspectives • Large German health insurance companies get part of their employees trained • Federation of Industrial Accident Insurance Funds promotes the training and considers getting own employees trained as well • Some Federal States consider similar model programme • Foundation of a national Demographic Change Consultant Association

  15. Contact • Internet: • www.inqa-demographie.de • Email: • 30-40-50plus@inqa.de • Hotline: • 0180 - 30 40 50 9

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