Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills New Skills

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills

New Skills Agenda for Europe STRUCTURE OF THE NEW SKILLS AGENDA Skills formation Visibility and comparability Skills intelligence 7. Revision of EUROPASS 1. Skills guarantee 5. Revision of EQF 8. Blueprint for Sectorial Cooperation on Skills 2. Key Competences Framework 3. VET a first choice 4. Digital Skills and Jobs coalition 6. Skills profile tool for 3 rd country nationals 9. Best practice on brain drain 10. Initiative on graduate tracking

Previous actions • Sector-based projects • => Increase the talent pool and support the adaptation of the workforce • =>Ensuring systemic and structural impact Sector Skills Alliances Sector Skills Council

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills A new framework for strategic cooperation between key stakeholders in a given economic sector A cornerstone of industrial policy to deliver a sectoral strategy for skills intelligence and labour-market relevant skills development. European partnerships Roll-out at national/regional level

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills Selection of sector EU partnerships National partnerships

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills Selection of sector EU partnerships National partnerships ü Link to EU policy priorities ü Skills gaps/shortages and potential impact on growth, innovation and competitiveness ü Maturity of the growth strategy for the sector ü Stakeholder involvement and commitment

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills Selection of sector EU partnerships National partnerships ü Comprehensive partnership – social partners, ET providers, chambers, trade organisations ü Skills implications of sector strategy: e. g. shortages, impact on employment ü Sector skills strategy + concrete solutions + long term action plan ü Use of EU tools: e. g. EQF, ESCO, Europass, ECVET, EQAVET

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills Selection of sector EU partnerships National/ regional partnerships ü Strategies and actions adapted to national/regional context ü Business-education-research partnerships on the ground ü Visibility and dissemination of results, feeding back to EU/national/regional policies, initiatives and intelligence tools.

Funding Selection of sector EU partnerships National partnerships ü EU Partnerships: Erasmus+ Sector Skills Alliances, COSME, EMFF, other possibilities in the future ü National roll-out: ESF, ERDF, national/regional, private funding

2017 Six pilot sectors • Automotive • Maritime technology • Space • Defence • Textile, …. • Tourism 2017 Sector Skills Alliances implementing the Blueprint Call: 26 Jan Deadline: 2 May Start: beg. Dec

2018 Six further sectors 1 2 3 4 Additive manufacturing Construction Maritime shipping Green technologies & renewable energy 5 Paper-based industry 6 Steel 2018 Sector Skills Alliances implementing the Blueprint Call: Sept/Oct 2017 Deadline: end Feb 2018 Start: beg. Sep 2018

Where to look for information: • DG EMPL website: • http: //ec. europa. eu/social/main. jsp? cat. Id=1223&in t. Page. Id=4320&lang. Id=en • Erasmus+ work programmes: https: //ec. europa. eu/education/annual-workprogrammes_en • Erasmus+ website: https: //ec. europa. eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/