Les partenaires sociaux dans l’enseignement et dans la formation professionnels dans le sud de la Méditerranée
A study commissioned by the ETF to examine ways in which VET-related social partnerships are implemented in countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (available only in French).
Short description:
Many projects containing elements of social partnership have been implemented in countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. Nevertheless, there is very little written on this subject in the literature. This study covers Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Tunisia. It was published in February 2011 and represents the first attempt to provide a synthesis of the current situation in the region. The text provides recommendations for improving the involvement of social partners in VET in future programmes across the region.
The overall approach here was to provide basic context in the form of a survey of existing legislation, policies and strategies relating to social partnership in VET in each of these countries. Specific cases of social partnership were examined in order to illustrate how this scenario plays out in practice. These findings were then validated based on a limited number of workshops and meetings with stakeholders, which are summarised in a series of country reports.
With the exception of Tunisia and Morocco, the social partners in these countries do not accord much importance to the development of human resources through VET. They often lack vision and generally have no formal strategies or policies for the future. There is no common up-to-date understanding of the idea of social partnership and its role in VET. The general concept is often confused or identified with specific examples of mechanisms such as PPP. There is also a general lack of raw data to inform policy and guide practice. Where data is available, it is often not easily accessible.
In addition to the individual country reports, the document provides a cross-country analysis of the current situation, along with a set of five recommendations for future work intended to improve the participation of social partners in VET policy design and delivery in the region.
You may read the document here.
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