Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture European Alliance for Apprenticeships and ETUC report Dana BACHMANN Head of Unit DG Education and Culture ETUC Meeting, Brussels 16 October 2013

Date: in 12 pts European Alliance for Apprenticeships Launched at World Skills in Leipzig, 2 July 2013 Education and Culture Photo: European Commission

Date: in 12 pts European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) Business Member States Social Partners Commission Business Education/ Training Providers Youth Organisations Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Aims Reform of national VET systems (apprenticeship schemes) Increased number, quality and attractiveness of apprenticeships Easier transition from education to work Strong partnerships at all governance levels Leverage of public and private funding Improved image of apprenticeships

Date: in 12 pts Why apprenticeships? VET with strong work-based learning leads to  Smooth transition from education to work  Less youth unemployment  Better skill matching  Higher competitiveness Education and Culture Photo: World Skills Leipzig 2013

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture WBL and youth unemployment Level of youth unemployment (4 th quarter 2011) in relation to the share of students participating in work based learning at ISCED 3 level programmes

Date: in 12 pts EAfA's Objectives Strengthen the Quality Supply Image of apprenticeships Education and Culture Photo: World Skills Leipzig 2013

Date: in 12 pts Latest developments: Council Declaration on the Alliance Comprehensive approach combining education, training and employment measures Establishment of common guiding principles MSs commitments Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Reflections on ETUC Report Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Apprenticeships - Definitions Lack of clarity due to different realities in MSs Forms of Work-based Learning: apprenticeships or similar ‘alternance’ schemes on-the-job training periods in companies within school- based VET learning in workshops, labs, and practice firms of VET schools or training centres or in business and industry facilities. Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Apprentice – different perspective "worker" versus "learner" Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Recommendations – Guiding principles (Council Declaration) Common ground between ETUC recommendations and guiding principles Education and Culture

Guiding principles (Council Declaration) Appropriate regulatory framework Encouraging national partnerships with social partners,… Ensuring a system of recognised qualifications, progress within national qualification frameworks Qualifications and competences within defined standards for learning outcomes (EQAVET reference) ETUC recommendations Based on stable foundations (national law, regulations, collective agreements) Joint governance by social partners, trade unions, employers' organisations Qualifications, placed in Nation Qualifications Frameworks Competence based instead "time served" 13

Guiding principles (Council Declaration) Strong work-based learning component and training component Involving employers and public authorities in funding Adequate remuneration and social protection Coverage of multiple (new, innovative) sectors, future skill forecasts ETUC recommendations Strong training component, majority at workplace Cost-sharing between employers and public authorities Pay according collective agreements or minimum wages Wide range of different occupations, commitment to forward-looking developments in labour market 14

Date: in 12 pts EQAVET

Date: in 12 pts What can trade unions do to increase the quality, supply and image of apprenticeships? Education and Culture

Date: in 12 pts Pledges ChambersBusinessVET providersOthers EurochambresEuropean Round Table of Industrialists Joint European Vocational Education and Training Providers NetworkEuropean Youth Forum Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ)AequorEfVETEuropean Work Corps Initiative Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and IndustryBASF Horeca Vorming Vlaanderen CIAPE – Centro Italiano per l’Apprendimento Permanente Assemblée Permanente des Chambres de métiers et de l’Artisanat (APCMACisco CCI FranceMicrosoft Chamber of Crafts, Leipzig (HWK zu Leipzig)Nestlé High Council of Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation in SpainPera Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Terrassa (Barcelona)Repsol Siemens Tesco

Date: in 12 pts Thank you for your attention Education and Culture