VET Governance and Funding in the Gothenburg region

VET Governance and Funding in the Gothenburg region European Vocational Skills Week 2019 -10 -17 Fredrik Zeybrandt, director of education, Gothenburg Region

Outline - The Gothenburg Region – establishment of a regional skills eco-system - Funding - Governance – decision making - Improving the Gothenburg skills eco-system and its challenges

VET characteristics Sweden and in the Gothenburg region 8 12 2 11 1 6 - Municipalities responsible for education (290) 7 3 - - Municipalities often too small to establish well functioning VET Education – co-operation and collaboration needed Gothenburg region: 13 municipalities (1 million inhabitants) co -operating on VET in order to to establish high-quality education for the needs of local, regional and national labour market Good results: Broad variety of courses closely linked to specific skills needed in the region. 10 13 4 9 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ale Alingsås Göteborg Härryda Kungsbacka Kungälv Lerum 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lilla Edet Mölndal Partille Stenungsund Tjörn Öckerö

VET characteristics in Sweden and in the Gothenburg region Administration; Construction machinery; pharmacy; Automation Techniques; Automated production; Bakery and confectionery; Bar, wine and hospitality; Concrete worker; The booking Opera; Bus professional drivers; Retail Sales; CAD training - building; CAD training product development; Café / Kallkök; CCNA Cisco Discovery package; Certified Di. SC coach; CNC operator; The new food; Design; Dietetics and dietetic cooking, evening course; Distribution Electrician; keepers; Operation and energy technologies; Operating and maintenance technicians; Operational, ventilation and refrigeration; Technician property; Self-employment with language support; Self-employed with the horse; E -commerce; E-commerce and Web design; Finance and accounting assistant; EIectrician; Electrician - automation; El completion; Electrician "4 th year"; Electrified Vehicle Technology; Energy / Technician; Event Techniques; Building Technologies; Building Techniques; Property Host; at airport; Vehicle Train mechanic; Vehicle Mechanic truck; Vehicle Mechanic with language support (SFI / SAS); Vehicle Mechanic passenger; Ground Vehicle Damage Repairer; Breakfast Host / personnel be; disability; Sale; Flooring; Graphic Arts; In. Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, and entrepreneurship; Guide; Ekobruk; Lift Techniques; The hotel and event host; Hotel Employees; Farrier; Java programming and development of applications, part-time education; Cook additional training; Chef targeting special diets, diet food and ready meals; Cook with language support; Cook and cold buffet; Cook the catering; Construction vehicle; Inventory management and logistics; Alarm / Security Technician; Alarm Installer / electrical technician; Truck Professional drivers; Food and sales; cleaning; LPA Kitchen; Maritime Engineering; Machine operator - construction; Machine Mechanic; Sailor; Media production; Environment Host; motorman; Bricklayer; Painter education; Meal assistant; Furniture and interior joinery; Upholstery; New enterprise; Nutrition; Nursing -Undersköterska different specializations; Personal assistant language support; tiler; Sheet metal and welding; Process engineering - technical production; Project Management; Psychiatry; Receptionist; Restaurant - Chef and waiter; Server Administration in Microsoft and Linux environment; Signal Techniques; Silversmide; Cutting processing; Social media, additional training; Studio F graphic production and self-employment…etc - Automotive and transport industry - Chemistry and materials industry - Construction industry - Maritime industry - Social welfare - Hospitality industry

Funding - Combination of municipal and government funding - Funding from each municipality, based on mutual agreement Government funding application every year Roughly VET 6000 students (EQF level 4) Funding from European Social Fund, for example: - ”in-betweens-education”; a combination between upper secondary school and adult education Improving quality of study and career guidance Improving quality of education for immigrants

Governance - Decisionmaking: who decides what education is needed and how is it governed? - Formally a decision by municipalities - Informally an agreement between directors of education and between political board of the Gotheburg region - Trust based on long-term relations between VET stakeholders such as municipalities, chambers of comerce, Public employment service, unions etc – the skills eco-system

Governance – in a skills ecosystem VET education Directors of education The Gothenburg Region The Regional Competence council Maritime Chemical Automotiv e Stats/analysis Etc

Governance – in a skills ecosystem VET education Directors of education The Gothenburg Region The Regional Competence council Maritime Chemical Automotiv e Stats/analysis Etc

Governance – in a skills ecosystem VET education The regional competence council - Mutual arena for VET development Different stakeholders linked to the labour market and regional industry Directors of education The Gothenburg Region The Regional Competence Council Maritime Chemical Automotiv e Stats/analysis Etc

Opportunities for the future - VET for immigrants. We have good results - but it must improve - Shortage of skills in all sectors – and youth’s interest in VET is low compared to ther parts of Europe - Skills matching and life-long learning as the technological shift and transition is a fact - Gothenburg region is highly dependant on international business and exchange – collaboration in different areas needed and is considered mutually very beneficial – the Co. VE concept is a really good initiative