Description
Country
Focus area
Through the use of qualitative and quantitative methods INE/GSEE contributes to the broadening of the Mechanism for Labour Market Diagnosis, so that it starts providing evidence on skills anticipation at the level of selected occupations (4-digit ISCO level). In addition to the feeding of the Mechanism the Action provides critical inputs for key institutional/systemic functions and services such as Active Employment Policies, the National Qualification Certification Framework, the Occupational Profiles, Vocational Guidance and Career Guidance, curricula desing in the area of Non-typical Education. This action aims at oversight, monitoring, information/updating, processing and recording of the changes that have taken place at the level of skills/competences for eleven (11) occupations/specialities ( 4 digit level of ISCO 08) directly affected by the ongoing institutional, technological, economic, productive and social developments. The outputs of the action are expected to make a positive contribution and have multiplier effects on the exercise to adapt workers and enterprises to the new development paradigm, particularly in what regards the development and utilisation of human resources.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
5865/1776/A2/12.10.2016 Call for Proposals under the OP "Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation" Axis 2 "Adaptability of workers, enterprises and the business environment to new developmental requirements". Available here: http://epan2.antagonistikotita.gr/uploads/20161221_037_paratash_prosklh…
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
2019
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
It is an initiative that includes foresight activities. Labour market information derived from other instruments (mainly the Mechanism for Labour Market Diagnosis) is used.
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by the EU
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) / OP "Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation"
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Overqualification (individuals' qualifications/credentials are above their job's needs)
Underqualification (individuals' qualifications/credentials are below their job's needs)
Skill shortages (employers cannot fill their vacancies due to a lack of skills in the labour market)
Skill gaps (worker's skills are below the level of proficiency required by their employers and jobs)
Skills obsolescence (some or all of an individual's skills are no longer relevant to the current employer or in the labour market generally)
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
With the focus being on 11 professions/specialties the initiative addresses occupational skill shortages in the medium-term.
Skills delivered
What types of skill does the initiative deliver?
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Basic digital skills
General employability skills (team working, communication, etc.)
Green skills
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Skills foresight
It focuses on medium-term developments (five years ahead) and is based on evidence drawn from focus groups interviews with experts, literature and statistics review, survey data.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The outputs are intended to support the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) on the drafting, updating, or revising of the detailed monographs of certified occupational profiles.
The outputs are intended to support the design of training curricula that address the observed skill missmatches.
The detailed occupational monographs constitute the basis for further consultation between EOPPEP and the social partners in regard with the design of standards and accreditation.
The initiative contributes to the adaptation of workers and enterprises at the new developmental requirements of the country.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
Social partner: trade union
Institute of Labour of GSEE (General Confederation of Labor)
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Adults in employment with upskilling potential
They will be benefited in the future, when the products of the skills assessment will be finalized and openly accessed by target audiences.
Adults in employment with reskilling potential
They will be benefited in the future, when the products of the skills assessment will be finalized and openly accessed by target audiences.
Other
Enterprises active in the selected economic sectors/ occupations.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
The initiative is still ongoing. Its strenth lies at the methodological novelty, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis at various stages (selection of the examined occupations, collection, and analysis of data).
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
As a co-funded action, this initiative is subject to Evaluation and Audit in the project lifetime. The main monitoring tool concerns the Regular meetings of the project team, with the two external experts who have been employed.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
No
Discussions on scalling-up of the initiative expanding its scope to other occupations, have already taken place.
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
The initiative is still ongoing. The multiple channels of information that the initiative makes use (Mechanism of Labour Market Diagnosis, survey, expert panels, secondary sources on skills and occupations), and the human resources that have been allocated (labour market experts, union's regional infrastructure and staff) indicates the program's overall effectiveness in meeting its intended goals.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
The next skills exercises on different occupations should be carried out at short and regular intervals. Discontinuities in the implementation of the same initiative for different occupations in the future, will jeopardise the possibility of effectively contributing to the national system of skills anticipation. A plan for the next exercises based on the same methodology, has already been under scrutiny at least from the INE GSEE side, the funding is secure, and thereofre the prospects for the next few years are positive.
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