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Lombardy –
a Northern Italian Region
promoting VET:
‘Training voucher system' and
vocational apprenticeship: a VET policy
providing personalized services
Roger Hessel
[email protected]
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA RICERCA, LA STATISTICA E LA FORMAZIONE
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA RICERCA, LA STATISTICA E LA FORMAZIONE
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA RICERCA, LA STATISTICA E LA FORMAZIONE
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA RICERCA, LA STATISTICA E LA FORMAZIONE
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA RICERCA, LA STATISTICA E LA FORMAZIONE
Lombardy
• 10 million inhabitants
• Leader among Italy’s 20 regions
• More than 800.000 SMEs
• Manufactoring-based bussinesses
• Home to stock-echange, fashion,
la Scala, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore
• World Expo 2015 in Milan
Roger Hessel
[email protected]
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EUPOLIS Lombardia
• Regional Institute for Research,
Statistics and Training
• Mission: policy advice, applied
research & training to the Region
• Policy background: national process of devolution of competences
from Rom to the Regions
Roger Hessel
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The Regional VET Policy
• Vision: for staying competitive, it is the
person who makes the difference
• Paradigm change: to increase the appeal
of VET; technical vocational training
no
more “Serie B”
• Active labour market policies: promoted by the Reg. Employment Agency
• Voucher System: individual learning
accounts
Roger Hessel
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Training Voucher System
• Delegation of delivery of training to over
600 ‘operators’ close to the citizens
(freedom of choice)
• Tight budgets: competition between
the service providers
• Most demanded sectors: IT, webmarketing, administration of personnel,
English, entrepreneurial skills, fundraising skills, job-searching skills
Roger Hessel
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Conclusions
• Strength: the new, citizen-centred
regional voucher system has made
training more accessible
• Challenge: trade unions have other
priorities than VET
• Challenge: SME engagement in VET is
often weak; training is perceived as cost
• Challenge:need for more tailor-made
VET offers for micro-enterprises
Roger Hessel
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Challenges
• No public budgets for short-term work
and state-funded training
• Weak enterpreneurial culture
• Unflexible VET institutes
weak
modularisation of training schemes
• Weak labour market information (LMI)
• Weak culture of practical-oriented
training
Roger Hessel
[email protected]
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Outlook
• Tranferability of the « Lombardy Way »?
Yes, at national level!
• Policy aim: more attention to
international experiences!
• CAREER GUIDANCE CONFERENCE
in Athens (27-30 April)
Organisator: Europ. Association of Career
Guidance Wanna come? Have a look…!
Roger Hessel
[email protected]
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