Government and social partner cooperation in
VET. From dialogue to partnership
-ETF Expert Workshop (21-22 June, 2016)-
-Session 2SOCIAL PARTNERS IN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
(Room B) (14:00-15:30)
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CHAIR: J. Manuel Galvin Arribas (Specialist in VET Governance & Lifelong Learning
RAPORTEUR: Cristina Mereuta (Specialist in Labour market)
KEY OBJECTIVE
WHAT HAS WORKED IN THE COOPERATION AMONG
GOVERMENTS & SOCIAL PARTNERS?
REMINDING ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORTED PROGRESSES:
TYPE OF SOCIAL PARTNER ROLE’S ; CONDITIONS FOR SUCESS;
COOPERATION MECHANISMS & PROCESSES THAT WORKED
Room B
2. Social partners in VET policy implementation: needs’ assessment,
skills matching, qualifications and skills, sectoral cooperation
Presentation of cases aimed at identifying what has worked in the cooperation
of government and social partners.
Chair: Manuel Galvin Arribas, ETF
Ukraine: social partner role in making new qualifications, Olena Kolesnykova,
14.00 – 15.30
Federation of metallurgists of Ukraine
Serbia: connecting to European and international ICT qualification standards,
Milan Solaja, Vojvodina ICT cluster
Tunisia: new profiles in the tourism sector, Fatma Bennour, Fédération
Tunisienne de l'Hotellerie - Abdelaziz Jerbi, ETF
Montenegro: Tripartite agreements for VET and skills in Montenegro, Mirza
Muleskovic, Montenegrin Employers Federation
Open debate.
One-two recommendations drafted by the rapporteur Cristina Mereuta
Coordination mechanisms for VET policy making :
implementing HARD vs. SOFT regulation governance tools
Typology of Coordination Mechanisms for VET policy making
Type of coordination
mechanism
1) Legislative /
Normative–oriented.
2)
Institutionalised policy
advice-oriented.
3) Public-Private
structured- oriented.
4) Knowledge creationoriented.
Type of
partnerships
associated
Government-led
oriented-partnerships.
Consultation
and advice
partnerships.
-Self-regulated
(governing)
partnerships./ Mobilization resources
partnerships.
Knowledge-based
Partnerships.
Policy mechanisms /Tools
Examples
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National and sub-national (regional) VET/LLL legislations. National and Regional
VET/LLL strategies.
E&T policy contracts (bilateral cooperation agreements among national-regional
parties).
National Bipartite/Tripartite agreements.
Training regulations. National Qualification Frameworks (NQFs).
National VET agencies (NAVETs) and other supervisory bodies (e.g. Qualification
Authorities).Regional Development Agencies. Inter-Ministerial cooperation groups.
Steering and/or Joint (social partners) Committees, Boards 8etc.). National,
Sectoral & Regional Skill Councils (and other advisory bodies). Tripartite bodies.
Observatories (labour market and training at national, regional levels).
Education Networks (ENETs). Communities of Practice (CoPs).
Social Dialogue arrangements: collective bargaining agreements for skill
development (e.g. training agreements at sectoral, company level).
Sectoral Training Funds and other co-funding mechanisms (e.g. levies, tax
subsidies, grants, individual learning accounts etc.).
Work-based learning contracts.
 Skill needs methodologies, assessments, analysis, (nationals, and regionals;
sectoral).Skills forecasts (nationals, regionals; sectoral).
 Tracer studies
 Occupational standards.
 Performance-based indicators & benchmarks (monitoring systems). Evaluation
strategies, studies and other monitoring tools (e.g. indicator systems).
 Recommendations; (joint) opinions, declarations, statements.(etc.)
SOURCE: Galvin _Arribas, J. Manuel (Based on GEMM and FRAME methodologies)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
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VERTICAL DIMENSION
ACTORS IN VET
MULTILEVEL
GOVERNANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
(Governments-Ministers,
Parliaments, Interministerial bodies-National
executive and professional
Agencies )
PUBLIC
SECTOR
REGIONAL
&
LOCAL ACTORS
PRIVATE
SECTOR
(Regional and local authorities,
/executive agencies, deconcentrated
structures of national bodies).
SCHOOLS
COMPANIES
TRAINING AGENCIES
HORIZONTAL DIMENSION
(Social Partners, NGO’s,
Associations)