Post on 25-Jun-2020
Certified vocational training – implementing an Irish model Advantage? Reduce youth unemployment and create skilled labour force to fill gap in companies’ demands What is it? Combination of practical experience and theoretical training for 2 years Exists for more than 50 years in Germany (1969, vocational training act) Very successful model, cost efficient, easy way into employment for all parties How does it work? Company decide on syllabus Contract with employee and company lays out the training programme Employee gets approx. €1000 a month, company provides training The employee goes to vocational training school for at least 12 hours per week Companies work together, shared services Chamber manages the parties involved: companies, training schools, semi-state bodies And takes care of syllabus, exams and quality management Main difference to existing training programmes are:
a) companies “not buying training” --- they “create the training” b) stronger cooperation and dependency with all parties involved
Why we are here? Department can benefit from vocational training scheme enormously Programme needs to be stimulated to get it started Department to initiate pilot project, take ownership and support the scheme Germany is happy to support if Irish Government is interested Next steps? Providing more detailed information to person who is responsible within the Department Visit for 1 day to Germany – fact finding mission to explore training scheme to discuss concrete projects
The German System of
Dual Vocational Training
German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
DIHK
Dual Vocational Training
The gap between training and the demands of the labour
market is a common complaint about vocational training
Vocational School School
certificate
internship internship
General school
Labour market
company
company
company
company
company
Dual Vocational Training
The German system combines training on-the-job
with theory classes in vocational schools
Labour
market
company
company
company
company
company
General
School
Dual Vocational Training
Vocational
School:
Theory
Training on-the-job
Training on-the-job
Training on-the-job
Training on-the-job
Training on-the-job Fin
al
ex
am
P
racti
cal
part
T
heo
ry
Dual Vocational Training
The system is called „dual“ for the parallel training
at the workplace and in vocational schools
3-4 days per week
Qualified in-house trainers
Standard training curriculum
Apprenticeship contract
• 1-2 days per week
Vocational school teachers
School curriculum
Governmental framework
Specialized occupations Specialized but broadly Occupations cutting
employable occupations across different branches
Dual Vocational Training
350 standard curricula across all sectors are defined by sector
experts and decreed by the federal government.
Dual Vocational Training
The German system of Dual Vocational Training has been
established as a Private-Public-Partnership since 1969
Legal framework
Research
Initiate training
Monitor training
Assure quality
Validate success
School curricula
Teachers with DVT
experience
Midterm and final exams
Development of
standard curricula
Training on-the-job
Examinations
Financial investment
Chambers
Vocational
schools
Companies
Government
Delegation of
operations
Fin
an
cing
Fin
an
cing
Shared training
Private Public
Vocational Training Act
The German federal Vocational Training Act is
the national framework for vocational training
Framework on quality standards for
companies, trainers, examiners, training contracts
Formal recognition of training curricula
Scientific research on vocational training
Delegation of implementation to competent bodies
on the local level Chambers
Dual Vocational Training
On the local level, chambers are the competent bodies
in charge of coordinating vocational training
Vocational Training Act
shared
training
Vocational Schools
Companies
Competent Body
for implementation
and quality assurance
IHK
Dual Vocational Training
The local chambers coordinate companies and schools,
assure quality and issue proficiency certificates
Competent
bodies
Initiate training
advise companies
and learners
Monitor training
counselling,
mediation, local
database on training
needs
Assure quality
register companies,
trainers, contracts;
vocational training
board
Validate
success
organize exams,
issue certificates of
proficiency
Dual Vocational Training
The issuing of proficiency certificates by the chambers
is a result of the private-public-partnership
Planning
Joint
development of
occupational
standards
Financing
In-house
training by
companies
Vocational
Schools by the
Government
Implementation
67%
in-house
training
33%
school courses
Examination
Jury
of in-house
trainers and
school teachers
Organizsation
by local
chamber
Proficiency
Certificate
of local
Chamber
IHK
Dual Vocational Training
The Private-Public-Partnership is a triple win situation for
companies, government and apprentices
Dual Vocational Training
German companies and the government invest in vocational training and benefit from low youth unemployment
Youth unemployment rate
8,5% Germany
22,5% EU average
Dual Vocational Training
1,6 Mio. apprenticeships
600.000 new contracts every year
Company activities
500.000 companies offering apprenticeship
positions
80% are SMEs
320.000 company in-house trainers
160.000 company jury members
Financial investment 30 bn. € companies
3 bn. € government
Advantages
Arguments in favour of dual training
Advantages for the industry
• Secures the skilled labour needed
• Reduces cost of settling-in
• Increasese motivation and loyalty to company
• Job-specific qualification
• Productive performance of trainees
Advantages
Arguments in favour of dual training
Advantages for young people
• Good prospects on the labour market
• Recognized certificate
• Practical orientation
• Payment of an allowance
Division of Responsibilities
Division of responsibilities in dual training
Industry
Employers and Unions
• Draft proposal for the creation of new and the updating
and existing training occupations
• Nominate experts for participation in the drafting of
training regulations
• Negotiate provisions in collective agreements, for
example, concerning the amount of allowance paid to
trainees.
Division of Responsibilities
Division of responsibilities in dual training
Industry
Self-governing bodies (chambers)
• Advise the stakeholders in training
• Supervise training in the company
• Verify the aptitude of companies and training
instructors
• Register training contracts
• Administer examinations
Facts and Figures
School students Dual training
Currently about 1.6 million trainees in 348 training occupations
A majority of young people learn in the dual
system
Youth Unemployment Rate
Youth unemployment rate in December 2011 (under-25s) in %
8,3 8,4
14,2 14,416,7 16,7 17,0
18,419,9
22,6 23,0
27,029,3
30,7 31,1
33,735,0
49,3
8,6
26,9
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
Ger
man
y
Aus
tria
Neth
erland
s
Denm
ark
Malta
Luxe
mbo
urg
Unite
d Sta
tes
Belgium
Cze
ch R
epubl
ic
Finland
Franc
e
Swed
en
Polan
d
Hung
ary
Bulga
riaIta
ly
Ireland
Slova
kia
Por
tuga
l
Spa
in
in %
State: December 2011 / Source: Eurostat
Conclusion
• German dual training is an excellent system for qualifying
skilled workers.
• It leads to a win-win-situation for companies, government
and young people, altogether.
• But it’s also a very complex system. It works because of its
history and long tradition in German culture.