A.E.F.P. – E.V.T.A.

1. A.E.F.P. – E.V.T.A.
General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011
A.E.F.P. – E.V.T.A.
General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

2. Supporting professional transitions
Lif-wide
learning
Workplacelearning
LLL
Transitional
Labour Market
VET
Career oriented + VET -supported
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

3. The transitional
labour market
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

4. More people need to work longer
But differently
• With transitions from work to work
• With transitions from unemployment to
work
• With transitions from education to work
• With transitions from care to work
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5. The transitional labour market
Care/leisure
Combination
work-family
Education/training
LLL- investing in
Human Capital
Work
The right man in the
right place
Competence
Management
Pension/
Early retirement
Working longer in an
adapted job
Unemployment
Employability
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

6. The transitional labour market: VET
Care/leisure
Combination
work-family
VET
Education/training
LLL-investing in
Human Capital
Work
Optimal availability/
Competence
management / mobility
VET
Pension/Retirement
Working longer in
Adapted job
VET
VET
Unemployment
Employability
VET – tools to “facilitate” the bridges
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7. Supporting careers on a transitional labour market
Quick scan of VET
Tools
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Organisation
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8. Supporting careers on a transitional labour market
Quick scan of VET
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Reflection
themes
Tools
Organisation
“statements”
“ here we have good practice!”
REFLECTION
!
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“ here we have potential
for improvement”
General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

9. Supporting careers on a transitional labour market
“ here we have good practice!”
Tools
Exchange among EVTA partners
– and in local and international projects
+
Organisation
!
“ here we have growth potential
for improvement”
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EVTA advising
European policymakers
on strategy and projects
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10. We have tools
to / for ….
• to systematically bring our students, during training, in contact with concrete vacancies
on the labour market
• to give our students insight into their own competencies (skills assessment)
• for personal guidance for students who are likely to have difficulties
in finding a suitable job
• to actively follow our graduates in the first steps of their professional career
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

11. In our
organisation..
• we systematically adjust our programmes based on knowledge of the
needs of industry
• learning in the workplace is structurally built into our learning pathway
• teachers / instructors know for themselves which vacancies
their students can apply for (= labour market driven training)
• there is a competency management system in place for teachers /instructors
to ensure we keep pace with the technical evolution in their profession
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12. We have tools
to / for ….
workers / job seekers!
• to construct a skill portfolio for workers and job seekers that maps prior
knowledge / jobseekers
• to estimate feasibility of transition to a (new) job / functions (orientation /guidance)
• to estimate the competency gap between the current and the desired profile
• to assess and validate prior learning to adjust the duration of the learning path
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

13. In our
organisation..
workers / job seekers!
• we offer flexible programmes based on the knowledge and needs of
workers / job seekers
• we offer flexibility in training periods, place and times for learning,
based on demand from companies or workers / job seekers
• training “delivering” companies become active partners in learning
• at the end the trainee workers / job seekers receive
a competency report (mobility)
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

14. We have tools
to / for ….
Returning to work
Combining work / family
• to inform people who want to combine work/family or who return to the labour
market on learning opportunities related to employment
• to estimate the actual competence gap between the current and the desired profile
• to assess and to validate prior learning (also acquired in family situation)
• to support the development of a learning-working career (guidance)
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15. In our
organisation..
Returning to work
Combining work / family
• we offer a tailor-made training programme to “returnees”
• we provide guidance for returning focusing on their specific situation
• instruction methods are in place that facilitate
the combination of learning and working
• returnees can cumulate the assessed prior learning and actual learning
into a “diploma”
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16. We have tools
to / for ….
• to (positively) estimate the employability of older workers in the labour market
• for recognition of professional qualifications acquired
in different learning situations (school, training centres, companies)
• to give older workers a realistic view of their learning abilities
• to elaborate a personal development plan for older workers / learners
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011

17. In our
organisation..
• we adopt innovative methods to support older workers
that participate in lifelong learning
• we give support and guidance to companies
in organising (proactive) competency / learning management of older workers
• our instructors / teachers / trainers are prepared to work with older learners
• our organisation is a good example of working / learning longer
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19. Early warning + rapid response
Shift in gathering information on new skills and organising
flexible learning – pathways with partners
Monitoring of
Time to market
Changes in
professional
qualifications (new skills)
Technical
expertise
Infrastructure
Certification
Programme
Learning outcomes
Job-Guidance
Didactical
path
JOB - match
Temporary partnerships: Companies – Schools – PES + ..
Transferable professional qualifications (link EQF)
+ Quality assurance
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General Assembly Verona 24-25 November 2011