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Trends in VET: Challenges and perspectives. Mihaylo Milovanovitch OECD Directorate for Education 4th meeting of SEEVET-Net Chisinau, 11 July 2011. Why VET? Trends for VET demand The changing world of skill supply. %. 1. Excluding ISCED 3C short programmes 2. Year of reference 2004
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Trends in VET: Challenges and perspectives Mihaylo Milovanovitch OECD Directorate for Education 4th meeting of SEEVET-Net Chisinau, 11 July 2011
Why VET?Trends for VET demandThe changing world of skill supply % 1. Excluding ISCED 3C short programmes 2. Year of reference 2004 3. Including some ISCED 3C short programmes 3. Year of reference 2003.
Why VET?Trends for VET demand • Economics • Competitiveness pressure and skills
Why VET?Trends for VET demand • Occupational mobility – no jobs for life BUT • VET – neglected reform area • No common definition/typology • Competitive pressure from higher education
PressureDeclining/stagnating enrollments UK 02-07 Korea 90-05 Hungary 60-06 Czech Republic 98-08 Chile 90-07
PressureTertiary educational attainment of 25-64 population (%) OECD (2008): Higher Education 2030, Vol. 1 Demography
PressureProjected Tertiary Enrolments in 2025 under Recent Trends (2005=100) OECD (2008): Higher Education 2030, Vol. 1 Demography
PressureDemographic Shape of Tertiary Education in the Future Continuing education Continuing education Graduate education Graduate education First degree First degree Source: OECD (2009)
WHAT TO DO? INCREASE RELEVANCE
Relevance • Classical recommendation: Meet labour market needs • Improve co-ordination with employers • Hire better teachers • Create shared public private funding models • Provide workplace training; the dual model BUT There are additional possibilities
Relevance • Mainstreaming of VET and better system integration • Pathways for easier entry and exit • NQFs • Credit-basedassessmentsystems • All of the above - combinedwith good career guidance
Relevance • «Professionalisation» of the system and the academic curriculum HIGHER EDUCATION GENERAL EDUCATION VET&PE VET&PE VET and PROF. EDUCATION
Relevance • Use the potential of schools, school types, and principals • Raise school profile: the FACHHOCHSCULE story • Serving regional and micro-level needs • Creating conditions for entrepreneurial operation
Thank you! mihaylo.milovanovitch@oecd.org www.oecd./org/edu/nme www.oecd.org/education/vet