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Council Recommendation on a

European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships

EUROCHAMBRES, Webinar

20 March 2018, Brussels

Norbert Schöbel, Tamas Varnai

Unit E.3 VET, Apprenticeships, Adult Learning, DG EMPL

EU-wide relevance of apprenticeships

• 10.3 million IVET students in 2015, with a 4.7% drop since 2013

• 2.8 million students in combined work- and school-based systems (2015)

• 2 in 3 apprentices are hired directly following their training

• Apprenticeship schemes are widespread in the EU and 27 Member States have commitments under the European Alliance for Apprenticeships

Policy context

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Following up the…

• New Skills Agenda for Europe

• Investing in Europe's Youth

• European Pillar of Social Rights

Responding to calls from…

• European Parliament

• European Court of Auditors

• European Social Partners

• Youth organisations

4Photo: World Skills Leipzig 2013

European Apprentices Network

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High-level event in Malta 30 - 31 May 2017

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22/11/2017 Joint meeting - EAfA and ET 2020 WG on Teachers and Trainers

Apprenticeships in the digital age – Are we ready for the future?

Mobilised through EAfA

35 countries

230 pledges

>860,000 offers

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Follow-up

7 Criteria for learning and

workingconditions

7 Criteria for frameworkconditions

EU Social Partners

ACVT opinion

Quality Framework Traineeships

EAfACouncil

Declaration

Support services

Awareness raising

EU funding

Monitoring Reporting

Input Criteria

Proposal for a Council Recommendation – 5th October 2017

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Positive reactions from Social Partners...

• “Europe is taking an important step forward for learning and good working conditions for young people”. ETUC

• "… employers in Europe share the goal of raising the quality and effectiveness of this form of training." BusinessEurope

• "Crafts and SMEs, as main providers of apprenticeship in Europe, support the proposal.." UEAPME

• "Eurochambres supports the aim of the new framework to improve the quality and effectiveness of apprenticeships in Europe." Eurochambres

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… and some further requests

• Member States must live up to the commitments. ETUC

• Companies need to see a return on their investment in apprenticeships. BusinessEurope

• More clarity needed for work, health and safety conditions. Expand apprenticeships to all sectors and levels of education with a focus on Higher VET. UEAPME

• Need a strong partnership between all key actors, including the chambers of commerce and industry. Eurochambres

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Inter-institutional follow-up

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An oral question with a resolution to be drawn up under the authority of the Acting Chair (Marita Ulvskog, S&D, SE), with one co-sponsor to be appointed by each group

• Referral procedure to the EESC, which will

adopt an opinion

In the Council

5 October 2017 Presentation for EDU

21 November Presentation for Joint SQWP – EDU

19 January 2018 In-depth discussions in SQWP

Lead formation: SQWP – EPSCO

Closely involved: EDU – EYCS

March 2018: Adoption

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Follow-up and support

• Apprenticeship support services

• Awareness raising (EAfA, European Vocational Skills Week)

• EU Funding (ESF, Erasmus+, EASI)

• Monitoring through ACVT

• Reporting through European Semester

"Reporting to the Council on the implementation of the Framework within three years from the date of its adoption."

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•Online training tools

•Digital inspiration (podcasts, webinars, videos…)

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•Peer learning

•Expert support

The benchlearning process

Peers develop ‘excellency vision’ based on the European Framework on Quality and Effective Apprenticeships

Self-assessment to contrast baseline status against excellency vision

Develop quantitative & qualitative indicators

Site visits and regular reviews

Targeted advice/peer counselling

Progress reviews within the benchlearning cycle

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Process

Mid-2017 Study on support services

2nd half 2017 Prepare contract for external support

1st half 2018 Design and set up support services

November 2018

Launch as part of the 5 years celebration of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships during the European Vocational Skills Week 2017 in Vienna

2018

Raising the attractiveness of VET

VET ModernisationStructural reformsRIGA Conclusions

Skills Agenda

Image and attractivenessShowcase excellence and inform of

opportunities foryoung and adults

#ApprenEU

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5 NovemberNational opening events

7-8 NovemberVET Conference -

The Cedefop project“The changing nature and role

of VET in EuropeWKÖ, Vienna

6-7 NovemberAustrian Presidency

DGVT

8 NovemberSkilling for the Future World of

WorkJoint EC-OECD policy foresight

workshop, WKÖ Vienna

European Alliance for Apprenticeships

5th anniversary, WKÖ Vienna

Award gala, Museumsquartier

9 November Closing event Celebrating achievements, WKÖ Vienna