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“Make it Match”: Network on

Skills Anticipation and Matching

EaP - Platform 2

(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine)

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Context , objectives Eastern Partnership – Platform 2: “Economic Integration and

Convergence with EU Policies” – contribute to the smart,

sustainable and inclusive development of a free market economy

in Partner Countries

Work area: Labour market and social policies -Inclusive

economic development in the EU's neighbouring countries, with

an emphasis on job creation, improving social protection and

reducing social inequalities

Skills Matching in the Work Area: Workshops on policies/

practices for skills needs identification in EaP for reduced

imbalances among LM supply and demand and increased

interaction of education and LM.

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What was done in 2014

Validation in Platform 2

• Project: in Work Programme EaP Platform 2 (2014-17)

• Focus: thematic workshops for knowledge sharing and capacity building

• First report to policy meeting of Platform 2 (Dec 2014)

Networking

• First format and first steps of the experts’ Network

• First workshop: June 2014, Turin

• Identified key needs and thematic areas for further work / reflection

Analysis

• Country analysis (6 reports – working papers, not published)

• Cross-country report “Skills Needs Identification and Anticipation Policies and Practices”– discussed and validated, published

Findings in EaP cross-country report • The mismatches perceived in the EaP countries are severe

• EaP countries are in reforms with their education and training systems and improving methods to anticipate future skill needs are part of the priorities agenda

• Mismatch generate issues for the education system, for the demand side and for policies on HRD etc.

• There is the institutional gap between education and employment systems and the gap between institutional actors and the private sector.

• The EaP countries dispose of a relatively good general statistical basis, but there are gaps in specific labour market data

• Where information and data exist they are under-utilized or not used

• A large representation of informal sector and SMEs asks for combination of methods for identification of skills

• Intermediary institutions such as PES and vocational guidance systems underdeveloped or under-utilized

Recommendations in cross-country report

Each EaP country needs:

• to decide where to set their priorities, depending on existing situation and infrastructure

• to improve the data bases for skills anticipation: development of coherent labour market information and investigation system (LMIIS) based on robust data collected systematically from different sources.

• to develop a mix of approaches: mix of top-down and bottom-up approaches and divers methods required to meet diverse needs of different actors, combination of strategic policy measures with actions driven by market mechanisms.

• to report results and disseminate information: in the format and for the understanding of relevant users and stakeholders

• to have a form of actors coordination: a decision on coordinating body with clear mandate accountable to the top policy level is recommended

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Activities in 2015

Platform 2

• Interaction and report to policy meeting of Platform 2

• Improved synergy and coherence btw activities of Network and specific country activities (support from Platform 2 + support from ETF)

Networking and

knowledge sharing

• 2 thematic workshops: June; November

• Launched e-Platform “Make it Match”- for all members

• Network: reviewed; stabilized

Country focus

• Country fiches - for monitoring progress

• Roadmaps – for more coherent view of actions / initiatives (national, donors’ supported)

• Complementary country activities (supported by ETF budget) – to be selected and phased

E-platform on skills anticipation and matching for the Eastern Partnership countries

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Partners

ETF &

EC

6 PCs participants : MoE, MoL, MoEcon, SP/ Chambers/ Employers,

Research/Statistic

Host EU countries

Civil society Forum EaP

Guest experts

• Common level of knowledge on practices skills anticipation

• Sharing and dialogue (between countries and within countries) - tools and process

• Discussion and sharing with international experts

• Information on relevant developments at EU level

• Define broad roadmap country-specific actions

Make it Match Network (budget EaP

- Platform 2; contribution EU MS;

ETF)

• Coherence with ongoing country activities ETF

• Fine-tune and agree country roadmap

• Select actions / countries for ETF action

• Capitalize on practice from EaP countries with more advanced developments

• Fine-tune synthetic output package: methodology, tools, architecture and results of analysis

Country specific action for skills anticipation and

(ETF budget)

• Disseminate good practice from country actions

• Define more advanced regional cooperation – if adequate

Feedback loop in the Make it Match Network

Two dimensions: regional – country

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Country specific activities (supported by ETF)

Moldova

• Towards a LM and Skills Observatory: in preparation (feasibility study)

Belarus

• Towards a LMIS: in preparation (baseline and mapping of capacities, sources, definition of goals and scope, capacity building)

Other ETF supported activities

• Georgia: 2014: Concept LMIS; 2015: Employers’ survey (methodology, questionnaire)

• Azerbaijan: 2015: towards LMIS (methodology, capacity building)

• Ukraine: 2014-15: skills forecasting methodology (Model - version 0)

From country fiches “Make it

Match” network

www.etf.europa.eu

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