A business perspective
on skills & guidance
requirements
25 May2016
Ibec – the voice of Irish
business
• Ibec is the national voice of business
• Almost 7,500 members & 70% of the private sector
workforce in Ireland
• Home to 60+ trade associations and sectoral groups
• Offices in Dublin, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Limerick,
Waterford and Brussels
• Ibec’s policy division
Our starting point
A world class education and training
system that equips people with the skills
and attitudes that maximise their
contribution to society and lead fulfilling
and rewarding lives
Priorities for 2016
Investment in education
More 3rd level options
Developing relevant
skills & employability
Business –education
engagement
Junior and senior cycle
reform
Career Guidance
Priorities for 2016
Investment in education
More 3rd level options
Developing relevant
skills & employability
Business –education
engagement
Junior and senior cycle
reform
Career Guidance
Developing relevant skills
Projected average employment growth for the period 2012-2020 by occupational group
Developing relevant skills
• The future of work - The individual - the world economy and the
workplace are changing dramatically.
• Current three stage life model of education, employment and
retirement becoming irrelevant.
1.
2.
3.
15 - 21: early adulthood
Full-time education
21 - 65: corporate work
A career across 3 companies
65 - 80: retirement
Self-funded pension
Worker
1977-2057
A MULTI-STAGE
MODEL
18 - 30
SELF DISCOVERY
INDEPENDENT PRODUCER
MAINSTREAM
30 - 45
FINANCIAL ACCUMULATION
PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
TRANSITION
45 - 48
RESKILLING
ACCUMULATION
48 - 63
ACCUMULATION IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRY
BUILDING BROAD NETWORKS
TRANSITION
63 - 65
RECUPERATION
PORTFOLIO
65 - 80
BROAD AND DIVERSE ENGAGAMENT
PART SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
RETIREMENT
80 - 100
RELAXATION!
EXPLORER
Developing relevant skills
• Estimates from the US suggest that those in education today will
hold 10 jobs or more by the age of 38
• A world of work that is less secure but more exciting
• The pace of technological change -> uncertainty
• Skills?
Developing relevant skills
 An appetite for continuous learning
 21st Century skills & entrepreneurial thinking
 STEM
 Languages
 Employability
 Measuring skills demand
More 3rd level options
•
High participation rates in higher education
•
Worrying non-progression rates (16% total, 34% 255-300 points, 52% >200
points)
•
Need to provide a wider range of potential student pathways through
vocational further education and apprenticeships
•
A culture change is required to promote apprenticeships
Career guidance
• More crucial than ever before • A need for a one-to-one advisory service in post primary
• Greater connectivity required between services
• Working with employers – the regional skills fora
Thank you
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