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The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) Demographic Change Consultant - a Training for the Consulting of Enterprises Hilke Berkels, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Germany. Structure.
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The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA)Demographic Change Consultant -a Training for the Consulting of Enterprises Hilke Berkels,Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA),Germany
Structure • The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA)- Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus” - Demographic Change • INQA - Demographic Change Consultants - Target Groups - Training Modules - Project Results - Future Perspective
INQA - Partners • Federal Ministries • Ministries of the Federal States • Statutory Accident Insurance Companies • State Authorities (Labour Inspectorates) • Health Insurance Companies • Trade Unions • Industrial Associations • Companies • Central Association of the Chambers of Crafts • Research Institutes • Foundations
INQA - Basic Concept Bringing together people's interest ... ... in positive, healthy and personality enhancing working conditions ... and the need for competitive jobs and a high-performance workforce
INQA - Maxim & Goals "Acting together - all partners within their own responsibilities" • ... in order to: • prompt a broad societal debate on the future of work • increase awareness on quality aspects of work • sensitise management, politicians, researchers and society for OSH topics • initiate research, disseminate research results, implement model solutions
EU-Goals • Lisbon Strategy – Agenda 2010: • Total employment rate in the EU: 70% • Employment rate of older workers: 50% • Employment rate of women: 60% • Average exit age of labour force: gradually for 5 years
INQA - ”30, 40, 50plus” • Thematic Initiative Group ”30, 40, 50plus - Growing older in employment” – expert network for demographic change in the world of work • Aims: promoting and obtaining working ability and employability; realistic perception of competencies, skills and potentials of older employees • Activities: publications, internet platform, projects, events
Demographic Change • Causes: • Low fertility rates • Increase of life expectancy • Population shifts Effects: • Decrease of population • Decrease of potential labour force • Increase of average age of the workforce • Increase of working period • Retirement with 67 years
Age Structureof the German Population Source: INIFES, basis: Statistisches Bundesamt 2003. Medium Scenario, 10. co-ordinated prognosis for population development
Qualification of Demographic Change Consultants • Subproject of “DemoKomp - Competence for the Demographic Change” • Project period: May - December 2005 • Pilot region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania • Aim: Qualification of volunteers and consultants from Chambers of Crafts to support and consult SME concerning the effects of demographic change • Activity: Qualification/training and coaching during the “on-road test” • Sustainability: Promoting qualification of representatives from INQA-Partner organisations and others
Target Groups of Qualification • health and safety experts • safety delegates • company physicians • human resource managers • managers • members of the works council • skilled workers • consultants
Training Modules, e.g. • causes, consequences, facts and figures • theories on ageing (e.g. competence model) • skills and abilities of ageing workers • personnel policy and corporate culture • life-long learning, qualification and knowledge transfer • occupational safety, job design and work organisation • workplace health promotion • measures for analysis and intervention • regional and branch-specific basic conditions • consulting approaches and • networking of (local) partners
Results of the Project • 15 consultants have been trained • Ministry for Social Affairs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania now finances the work of the volunteers who got trained for the demographic change consulting • 80 enterprises asked for a presentation • 5 enterprises received consultation during the project • Follow-up project funded by ESF and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine- Westphalia (2005-2007) training of >120 Demographic Change Consultants
Perspectives • Large German health insurance companies get part of their employees trained • Federation of Industrial Accident Insurance Funds promotes the training and considers getting own employees trained as well • Some Federal States consider similar model programme • Foundation of a national Demographic Change Consultant Association
Contact • Internet: • www.inqa-demographie.de • Email: • 30-40-50plus@inqa.de • Hotline: • 0180 - 30 40 50 9