Development Akiko Sakamoto ILO Bangkok ILOJapan Regional Workshop Sectoral Approach to Skills for Green Jobs 2425 January 2017 Bangkok Thailand Why now sectoral approach A relatively new approach to many ID: 635290
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Sectoral
Approach to Skills Development
Akiko SakamotoILO -Bangkok
ILO/Japan Regional Workshop
Sectoral
Approach to Skills for Green Jobs
24-25
January 2017, Bangkok, Thailand Slide2
Why now
sectoral approach?A relatively new approach to many developing countries in Asia, why?
Skills and training have traditionally been seen as the work of government and has been centrally plannedBusiness and competitive strategy based on low price, labour-
intensive
approach required fewer high skills –skills were not part of competitive strategy
Sectoral approach is highlighted as one of 10 key building blocks of the G20 Training Strategy (2011)Slide3
What is a
sectoral approach to skills development?Promotes skills development from the point of view of a specific industrial and occupational sectorArticulating skills and training needs
Providing inputs to relevant competency standards, or training curriculumOrganizing, delivering and participating in training programs, according to their priorities; assessing training outcomesR
esponds to sector specific challenges with sector specific skills solutions; drawing on sector knowledge and resources
Positions skills
as a key strategy for moving up and taking the sector to a next levelSlide4
Why is a
sectoral approach to skills development being promoted?Limitation of centralized approaches to skills developmentIncrease in skills mismatch – unable to fill vacancies while workers struggle to find jobsPractical means for linking training and work –increasing impact of skills on employment and productivity
A means of greater industry engagement in skills developmentRelevant approach as the sector attempts to move up the value chain and compete on quality marketSlide5
Skills as a key strategy for
sector development
Skills Acquisition
Skills Utilization
The productive System
Professional Bodies
Employers
Skills Supply Bodies
Policy Makers
Worker Reps/Unions
Business Strategy
The
Sectoral
Stakeholder Platform
Skills Supply
Institutional Support
Regulations
Incentives
Public Policy
Source: Sung and Ashton, 2014, p173Slide6
What
does a sectoral approach deliver?International experience shows that sectoral approaches can provide: Analysis of business environment affecting quantitative or qualitative skills needs
Forecasting skills needs Matching training provision to meet specific skills needsFacilitating skills utilization and enabling productive transformation (i.e. moving up value-chains)
;
Preparation
of occupational or qualification standards Policy advice on lifelong learning or VET Fostering cooperation between educational providers and employers Provision of training for the work forceFunding of training.Slide7
Variations in
sectoral approachesSectoral approaches to skills development can take different forms and the roles and structures vary considerablyRoles and functions
Broad or narrow coverage Ranging from advisory, skills needs assessment, standards development and training delivery to certification, job placement, and coordination
Proactive bodies promoting strategic sector development plans
Institutional arrangements
Many countries opt to establish a formal structure such as sector skill councils (industry skills councils), although there are only a few in the regionMembersFundingSlide8
How are
sectoral approaches evolving?Increase in formalized, independent, sector-specific bodies (e.g. industry skills councils, sector skills councils, industry training bodies)
Permanent and independent bodies have a well-established role in some countries (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Netherlands, Brazil and South Africa)
22 of 28 EU countries have
adopted a
sectoral approachSimilar arrangements in Bangladesh, Malaysia, India and SingaporeSlide9
Challenges and Enabling
factorsEstablishing formal structures is not a goal in itselfThe experience in Bangladesh and India suggests considerable success in increasing industry engagement in skills, but face a number of challenge including sustainabilityFormalized approach seems to work when there is:
Immediate skills needs that require the sector’s collective responsePolicy level support for sector-based skills actions A
dequate funding (but with a future financial plan)
T
echnical support (especially for the start-up phase)Leadership and strong sustained commitmentTime Slide10
Implications for skills and green jobs
Sector skills approach responds to:How a sector sees the challenges, priorities and solutions of promoting environmental sustainabilityLikely impact on jobs (quantitative and qualitative)
And collectively acting in identifying, articulating and responding to new and different skills requirements:Skills needs assessmentDevelopment of competency standards and training
Training of trainers
Training delivery and assessment
Coordination with training agency and institutionsNegotiation and promotion of sector green strategySlide11
Thank you
For further information please contact:Akiko Sakamoto
Senior Specialist on Skills & Employability
ILO Decent Work Team Bangkok
Tel No. +66 2
2881725
E mail address:
sakamoto@ilo.org