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Skills for improved employability

Skills for improved employability. Eva Jimeno Sicilia, ETF 6 July 2017, Lebanon. Structure of the presentation. ETF: Who are we? Putting the challenge in context Why to focus on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning What etf does to support partner countries?.

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Skills for improved employability

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  1. Skills for improved employability Eva Jimeno Sicilia, ETF 6 July 2017, Lebanon

  2. Structure of the presentation • ETF: Who are we? • Putting the challenge in context • Why to focus on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning • What etf does to support partner countries?

  3. 1. ETF: Agency of the European Union • MISSIONTo help transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policy

  4. Candidate countries: • Albania, FormerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia,Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Russia Potential candidate countries: • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo * Southern and EasternMediterranean: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,Morocco, Palestine**, Tunisia and Israel • Eastern Partnership : • Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Russia * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of dindependence ** This esignation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue

  5. 2. YOUTH EMPLOyability: OVERVIEW OF the SITUATION IN THE SEMED REGION Persistent skills mismatches and insufficient job creation

  6. Figure 1. Unemployment rates of total population (15+), women (15+) and youth (15-24) in 2010 and 2015

  7. Figure 2. Unemployment rates of total population, upper and post-secondary (ISCED 3-4) and tertiary (ISCED 5-6)

  8. Figure 3. NEETs rates 15-24, last available year – (%)

  9. 3. WHY TO FOCUS ON ENTERPRENEURSHIP Foundation skills and entrepreneurship as key competence (entrepreneurial spirit) could generate the necessary resilience • Entrepreneurship brings the growth and jobs agenda together like no other policy area.

  10. 4. WHAT etf DOES: IN THE FIELD OF Entrepreneurship AND EL…. • Assessment and policy tracking tools SBA (Small Business Act policy index – Holistic Assessment with EC and OECD) • Ensuring countries learn from one another • Support specific countries on reforms (Lebanon introduction of EL as core competence through VET)

  11. … AND MUCH MORE…Support countries to develop SKILLS and VET POLICIES • Fostering entrepreneurial learning and skills for SMEs • Reinforcing holistic evidence-based and integrated skills development analysis • Promoting multi-level governance • Developing effective skills anticipation and matching policies to ease transitions to work • Facilitating qualifications comparison and analysis to support the mobility of workers and learners, while feeding national debate on qualification reforms • Providing support to EU Delegations and Commission services in designing, monitoring and evaluating EU programmes and supporting regional dialogue (UFM)

  12. Visit our website:www.etf.europa.eu Email us:Iejs@etf.europa.eu Thank you!

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