Description
Country
Description of the initiative
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Focus area
In this programme, the Dutch sectoral labour market funds and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, work together to provide partners in the Health and Welfare (welfare, youth care and child care) Sectors with reliable information on the labour market. With the labour market information from the research programme, stakeholders in the sector can develop policy for the future. Such policy takes into account current and future developments and bottlenecks on the labour market.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
Due to the collaboration between the sectoral labour market funds and
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
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Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
1994
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
No
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport provides 50% of the funding.
Other
The involved sectoral labour market fundsprovide the other 50% of the funding
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Skill shortages (employers cannot fill their vacancies due to a lack of skills in the labour market)
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
One of the products of the research programme is Prognosis Model Care and Welfare. The prognosis model was developed to give national and regional parties more insight into expected personnel shortages in the healthcare and welfare sector.
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Employer surveys
Periodical large scale employer surveys
Other
Administrative data from CBS (Central Bureau of Statistics) and pension funds (ABP/PFZW) are also used for analysis. And there are also periodical large scale employee surveys.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
Developments over time are outlined and forecasts for the future are made. The information is presented in reports, regional portraits and fact sheets.
The LMI provided is used by sectoral labour market funds to develop policy and skills initiatives. Individual enterprises also use the information to develop strategic workforce plans.
In making policy for the Healthcare and Welfare sectors at the national level by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National ministry
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Other
The sectoral labour market funds: StAZ (hospitals), StAG (disabled care), A+O VVT(nursing homes and home care), SoFoKleS (University Medical Centres or academic hospitals), SSFH (GP care), O&O GGZ (mental health care) Arbeidsmarktplatform Jeugdzorg (youth care), Arbeidsmarktplatform Sociaal Werk (social work), Arbeidsmarktplatform Kinderopvang (child care)
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
Research centres, universities
every four years there is a tender for research organizations who carry out the actual research within the programme.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Other
The primary beneficiaries of the research programme are policymakers at national, regional and sectoral level (R&D funds, sector parties, trade unions, regional organisations and the Ministry). In addition, the programme aims to make labour market information relevant and accessible to individual healthcare institutions.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
The main success factor for the initiative is the cooperation between the ministry and the sectoral labour market funds.
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?
The research programme was last evaluated in 2016 with positive results.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
Please describe whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it was first implemented and what were these and why were they introduced (max. 50 words)
Yes
The last agreement (2015-2019) added two new labour market funds and thus two new branches SSFH (GP Care) and SoFoKleS (academic hospitals). Adjustments to the products: new products, such as more specific sectors well as adjustments to the content of existing products. The supervisory committees for the various products are chaired by a member of the steering group which accelerated the coordination process.
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
The programme is effective in producing frequent and reliable information which allows for coordinated training policies within and between the sectors. Before the research programme, sectors were responsible for their own information supply, often on an ad hoc basis. Without reliable forecasts no structural solutions are found and discrepancies in the labour market continue to exist as opportunities to develop strategic training and human resource planning are limited.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
The research programme is sustainable and likely to continue for many years. Due to the Dutch structure of the sectoral labour market funds who are responsible for developing training, upskilling and reskilling within their sectors the joined research programme fulfils a crucial role with its periodical skills forecast.
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