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New Skills for new JobsA strategy for the Chemical industry
Manuel HubertUnit New Skills for New Jobs, Adaptation to Change, CSR, EGF
Brussels 10 February 2011
23 million Europeans still jobless
Unemployment rate for the EU
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: Eurostat, EU LFS.
% o
f la
bo
ur
forc
e
Why do we need to reach 75% employment by 2020?
Employment rate (20 to 64 years) for the EU
60
65
70
75
80
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Source: Eurostat, EU LFS.
% o
f po
pu
latio
n 2
0-6
4
For a sound future EU social model: More people need to work
Working age population in the EU - projections
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
2008
2011
2014
2017
2020
2023
2026
2029
2032
2035
2038
2041
2044
2047
2050
Source: Eurostat, EUROPOP2008.
mill
ion
s
WAP 20-64
WAP 15-64
New Skills and Jobs:4 key areas of focus
Better functioning of
EU labour markets
& flexicurity
Right skills for right jobs
Improving the quality of work and working conditions
Creating jobs
Skills Gap
• Skills people have often don’t match skills
needed to get jobs
• Jobs becoming more knowledge- and skills-intensive: by 2020 35% of all jobs will require high-level qualifications
• Lack of qualified people in STEM sector crucial for innovation
More jobs for the better qualified
10.1
-20.7
11.2
19.6
7.2
-12.1
3.7
15.6
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
All qualifications
Low qualifications
Medium qualifications
High qualifications
Million jobs
2010-202000-10
Demand for qualifications 2000 - 2020: net change of jobs (EU-27 + NO and CH)
Source: Cedefop 2010
To achieve the right mix of skills…
EU Skills Panorama – analysis of skills neededEuropean Skills, Competences and Occupations classification (ESCO)
Reforming the systems for the recognition of professional qualifications
Second phase of the Common Agenda for Integration of third country nationals
Enforcement of rights of EU migrant workers
Future skills needs in the chemical industry
• Study conducted in 2008
• Make a case for human resources key to competitiveness and anticipation of needs
• Prospective analysis with scenarios
• Potential skills gap for technical functions
• Need concerted effort by all stakeholders
EU Sector Skills Councils
Decision,
leadership and
steering
by sector’s
representatives
Initial scope:
information
exchange and
dialogue
Collaborate
With other
EU
initiatives
Network of existing national/regional observatories
Involvement from representatives of
education and training providers
EU sector councils - Tasks and remits
Quantitative &
Qualitative
trends
Tools, processes, strategies
Recommendations
Analysis/ discussion
information
collected
2/3 meetings &
Annual conference
Proposals
EU qualification and competence
standards
Coordinated
researchEU sector councils
European strategies to make sector more attractive
Thank you for your attention!
Contact:[email protected]
http://ec.europa.eu/restructuringandjobs
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=958&langId=en