1. Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 1-2 June 2017
Item 6.1 IESS: education variables in the labour market domain (EU-LFS)
Eurostat F3
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Outline
Background
Developments since June 2016
HATWORK
Guidelines for participation variables
Current proposal
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Background
IESS framework regulation
Domain 'labour market' = EU-LFS
EU-LFS implementing measure: 3 Task Forces (TF)
Educational variables
TF3 ('consolidation'): educational attainment, participation
TF2 ('modules'): regular modules
Presentation on LFS educational variables at ETS WG in June 2016
Proposal for IESS FR
Overview of discussions and decisions that led to the proposal
Situation in current LFS
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4. New LFS variable HATWORK (1)
User need: information on work based training related to HATLEVEL
Need expressed at ETS WG in June 2016
Proposal for a new LFS core variable developed for TF2 in September 2016
Context: review of 2016 AHM (young people on the LM - YPLM)
LAMAS agreement in December 2016
New annual core LFS variable HATWORK
Regular module on YPLM only 7 variables
TF2 to further develop HATWORK (filters, explanatory notes)
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5. New LFS variable HATWORK (2)
'Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL'
Education systems differ  HATWORK designed rather generic around two dimensions
Duration of work experience
Work experience paid or not
Data transmission categories
Paid work experience at a workplace from 1 to less than 6 months
Unpaid work experience at a workplace from 1 to less than 6 months
Paid work experience at a workplace 6 months or over
Unpaid work experience at a workplace 6 months or over
No or less than 1 month work experience
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6. New LFS variable HATWORK (3)
Cognitive testing
March/April 2017
4 countries: DE, FR, RO, UK
79 people
TF2 recommendations to LAMAS WG
Age 15-34
HATLEVEL = ISCED 2011 level 3-8
Revisions to the model questions
Improvements to the explanatory notes
LAMAS decision on June
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7. Guidelines for participation variables (1)
Participation in formal education and training (FED)
Level of the most recent formal education or training
Participation in non-formal education and training (NFE)
- Excludes guided-on-the-job-training
- Includes purpose – job-related or non-job-related
Same variable format for 4 weeks and 12 months
TF3 discussed explanatory notes
In particular how to use information on 4 weeks for the 12 months variables
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8. Guidelines for participation variables (2)
Participation in FED and FED level
Standardised variables = DSS agreement on standard descriptions
If a person participated in FED in the last 4 weeks, this information can be taken for the 12 months reference period
Participation in NFE
Non-standardised variable
Draft explanatory notes: further elaboration of current LFS explanatory notes for COURATT
If a person participated in job-related NFE in the last 4 weeks, this information can be taken for the 12 months reference period
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9. IESS – LFS educational variables (May 2017)
HATLEVEL for age 15+, quarterly
DSS agreed core social variable
HATYEAR for levels 1-8; age 15+, annual
HATFIELD for levels 3-8; 1-digit of ISCED-F 2013; age 15+; annual
HATWORK for levels 3-8; age 15-34; annual
EDUCFED4, EDUCLEV4 and EDUCNFE4 for age 15+; quarterly
EDUCFED12, EDUCLEV12 and EDUCNFE12 for age 15+; every two years
TEMPREAS: code split to single out apprentices; annual
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8-yearly modules
System of 8-yearly modules set in IESS FR
6 regular modules and 2 ad-hoc topics
Education-related variables in 2 regular modules
Overall aim: streamlining of all educational variables
'Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants'
2021 – final LAMAS decision mid-2018
Final discussion of contents at LAMAS on June 2017
Educational attainment of parents, country of HATLEVEL, language skills, language courses, recognition of formal qualifications
'Young people on the labour market'
2024 – adoption mid-2020
Content re-discussed
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11. Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 1-2 June 2017
The ETS Working Group is invited to take note of and comment on:
the new LFS variable HATWORK - work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL
the draft explanatory notes for variables on participation in education and training
the current proposal for quarterly, yearly and two- yearly educational variables in the EU-LFS
the 8-yearly modules which contain information on education
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