1. VET, Transition to Work and the Private Sector in Developing and Transition Countries Manfred Wallenborn Torino, September 2009

2. 2 Overview Established 1990 as part of the EU’s external assistance to countries surrounding the EU Set up as part of the EU response to the collapse of the economies of Central and Eastern Europe Based in Turin, northern Italy

3. 3 Traditional geographical mandate

4. 4 Predominant public VET sector Private education and VET for elites or (partly) disadvantaged groups Todays’ reality:

5. 5 - outdated public training - VET an obstacle for employability - decreasing profile for VET - other or none educational priorities The consequences:

6. 6 Seeds for today, trees for tomorrow: the globalized economy changes the focus on VET (outsourcing) from educational approaches and social demand towards ‘mental shifts’ to growth, employability and productivity and consequently human capital development

7. 7 Present scenario: structural limits of public VET in developing and transition countries vs. new partnerships and other work based training modes due to changing industrial production (India)

8. 8 Two alternatives: 1. Private sector contribution to VET and HCD remains like it is - dispersed and isolated from the existing education system - exploiting people rather than training - low reputation and not well organized - second best option for disadvantaged groups

9. 9 non formal initial VET (Ghana) formal VET (Norway) relevance of training (India) 2. Increasing awareness and participation of enterprises

10. 10 Research required: what experience of best practice do we really have in work based learning are there emerging functional perceptions of VET technological devlopments and world of work competencies – future requirements best practice in social partner’s VET cooperation

11. 11 Promoting social dialogues about HCD Mutual understanding based on shared opinions and analysis: how private sector copes the ‘mental shift’ and what are the institutional consequences Economic issues: optimizing contributions from both sides Private/public capacity building for reform Ensuring coherence and permeability Perspectives:

12. There is really a lot do !!! Let’s support – without illusions and prefixed solutions - ownership based reforms towards VET programmes with social and economic perspectives !!!

13. 13 Further information WWW.ETF.EUROPA.EU THANKS !!!