Confederation of Industry, as a strong driver for education and labour market matching

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1 Confederation of Industry, as a strong driver for education and labour market matching Milos Rathousky, Conference Bridging the transition between education and the labour market, Prague, October 2014

2 Who we are At the national level: A strong business organisation A well-functioning employers organisation (since 1990) A recognized social partner At international and European levels a member of: IOE - International Organisation of Employers BUSINESSEUROPE Confederation of European Business BIAC Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD European Economic and Social Committee 2 representatives

3 Members 1423 Member-organizations representing industry, transport and other services 30 Branch and profession associations 111 Direct members Employees

4 Our main mission Promote and defend common interests of members while respecting ethical principles of business leading to the long-term prosperity Influence political, economic and social decision making in the Council for Economic and Social Agreement (Tripartite), assessment of governmental measures and drafts of the new legislation from the view of their impact on employers Represent and promote interests of its members in international organizations of employers and entrepreneurs Provide services for members consultancy and information service, collective bargaining, legislations, trade delegations, incoming workshops, seminars, conferences, trade fairs, networking, education and training

5 Current Czech education system Well established system of initial education (history) (+) Decentralised curriculum open for needs of the labour market (+) Strong difference between school-leavers qualifications/competences and employers needs ( ) Reaction time of school system 4 7 years ( ) Further education sector rising (EQF/NQF) (+)

6 Moravio-Silesian Region: higher secondary (ISCED 3A) Ekonomika a 66 Obchod 37 Doprava a spoje 68 Právní a veřejnosprávní 26 Elektrotechnika, 53 Zdravotnictví 23 Strojírenství a 21 Hornictví, hutnictví a 18 Informatické obory 29 Potravinářství a 28 Technická chemie a 16 Ekologie a ochrana 31 Textilní výroba a 32 Kožedělná a obuvnická 43 Veterinářství a 72 Publicistika, 34 Polygrafie, zpracování 75 Pedagogika, učitelství a 82 Umění a užité umění 36 Stavebnictví, geodézie a 41 Zemědělství a lesnictví Osobní a provozní služby 33 Zpracování dřeva a 39 Speciální a Gastronomie, hotelnictví Podnikání v oborech,

7 Central Bohemia Region: apprenticeship (ISCED 3C) Strojírenství a 37 Doprava a spoje 41 Zemědělství a lesnictví 36 Stavebnictví, geodézie a 26 Elektrotechnika, 31 Textilní výroba a 65 Gastronomie, hotelnictví 66 Obchod 29 Potravinářství a 68 Právní a veřejnosprávní 39 Speciální a 53 Zdravotnictví 75 Pedagogika, učitelství a 28 Technická chemie a 69 Osobní a provozní služby 33 Zpracování dřeva a 32 Kožedělná a obuvnická 21 Hornictví, hutnictví a 34 Polygrafie, zpracování 82 Umění a užité umění 64 Podnikání v oborech, 63 Ekonomika a 18 Informatické obory 16 Ekologie a ochrana 43 Veterinářství a 72 Publicistika,

8 Education change of education system for better matching to the Labour market needs Restoring balance between structure of secondary schools and regional labour market needs based on short-term prediction of LM needs Support higher involvement of employers in professional training introducing dual system principles Improving the quality of schools entering tests for secondary education, centralized secondary school-leaving exams ( maturita ) Changing the system of tertiary education more professional orientation, reducing of disproportion between Bc. and Mgr. degrees, change system of accreditation Creating of functional system of the further education based on recognition of informal and non-formal learning (LLL)

9 Czech dual system main principles Adjusted capacity of secondary schools based on labour market (short-term) predictions Practical education is mainly provided in the real work environment, influence of employers on school curricula content Tax advantages for employer s investitions in vocational education (next slide) Apprenticeship contract between student and employer Instructors in enterprises Experts from practice in schools

10 Tax advantages for vocational education Since For secondary and tertiary schools Goal: improve motivation of employers to invest in the vocational education Measures: accelerated deprecitations for new machines and devices used for education, 200 CZK (7,50 EUR) tax-reduction for every student/hour at employers workplace, higher tax-free limit for scholarship provided by the employer

11 Thank you for your attention Milos Rathousky Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (SP CR) Deputy director - Employment Policy and Labour Relations Dept. mrathousky@spcr.cz SP CR - Representing those who create values.