Description
Country
Focus area
The Qualification Needs Anticipation System (SANQ) is a national tool that supports the development of the VET network planning process and provides information to underpin other planning processes and leverage management strategies for skills development. SANQ improves the quality and amount of information young people, job seekers, employers, VET providers and policymakers have available when deciding on which skills to invest. It uses skills anticipation exercises’ data to inform government policymaking on skills and in planning VET provision, both in public and private co-financed sectors. Skills anticipation is used by local and regional authorities to inform their skills policy decisions.
Link
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Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
Law (DL 14/2007 of January 26th; DL 396/2007 of December 31st - Revision)
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
2007
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
The SANQ is a system for diagnosing qualification needs and indicating priority areas and professional outlets, which allows for the establishment of guidelines for defining the network of training supply, and for updating the National Qualifications Catalogue (CNQ), which in turn is the skills forecast and foresight tool to plan the Portuguese VET network.
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
Funded by the EU
European Social Fund (ESF)
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Skill underutilisation (individuals' skills are not well used in their jobs)
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?
With the work of the National Qualifications Catalogue (CNQ)
With the work of the National Qualifications Catalogue (CNQ)
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Expert panels
The National Qualifications Catalogue is one of the main tools used by SANQ and is a nationally participated Expert panel for skills assessment and anticipation.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The National Qualifications Catalogue framework
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National agency
Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education (ANQEP)
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National ministry
Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security along with the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition have the main responsibility for ANQEP's work.
National agency
Agência Nacional para a Qualificação e Ensino Profissional, I.P. (ANQEP, I.P.) is the SANQ coordinator National Agency.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Other
Young people under the age of 20, who have completed the 9th grade or equivalent education. The programme is intended to provide beneficiaries with more practical teaching (on-the-job training), oriented to labour market integration after completion or to continue their studies to post-secondary or higher education.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
According to the latest progress report, SANQ's National Qualification Catalogue (CNQ) has been a useful tool for citizens, education and vocational training operators, companies and organizations, social partners, and also for entities with responsibility in the management and regulation of the National Qualifications System. One of its main success factors has been stakeholder engagement which has been ensuring the quality of the skills assessment and anticipation work.
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?
Monitoring and Evaluation is carried out by ANQEP through yearly progress reports although publicly available information is not detailed and almost all about qualitative-based evaluation report. The materialisation of this initiative is the National Qualifications Catalogue (CNQ) along with the publicly released directives to VET network.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
No
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
The frequent updating of the National Qualifications Catalogue (CNQ) and the directives for the VET network are systematically revised and widespread across the board. Based on the results of the SANQ, ANQEP, I.P. annually defines criteria for organizing the VET network of dual certification courses, which serve as support for the planning process of this network.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
ANQEP will continue to update and consolidate the SANQ and intends to focus on the valorisation of dual certification modalities, among and families, but also with a strong involvement of the educational community, in particular, the professionals of information and vocational guidance, whose role is fundamental.
In 2020, it is necessary to review the Anticipation of Qualification Needs (SANQ), updating and introducing new statistical data, of which we highlight the launching by INE, in conjunction with ANQEP, a survey to companies for needs and qualifications, which will feed, for the first time, the SANQ update. Simultaneously, strategic activities will be developed, such as the definition of a training plan aimed at teachers and other professionals in the education and training offers for young people, to be accredited by the Scientific Council of Continuing Education and the promotion of initiatives, within the scope of school and career guidance for young people.
In 2020, it is necessary to review the Anticipation of Qualification Needs (SANQ), updating and introducing new statistical data, of which we highlight the launching by INE, in conjunction with ANQEP, a survey to companies for needs and qualifications, which will feed, for the first time, the SANQ update. Simultaneously, strategic activities will be developed, such as the definition of a training plan aimed at teachers and other professionals in the education and training offers for young people, to be accredited by the Scientific Council of Continuing Education and the promotion of initiatives, within the scope of school and career guidance for young people.
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