The European Training Foundation (ETF) and the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) joint workshop is a forum to discuss the ETF “Public-Private Partnerships for Skills Development” study results.
The study has encompassed a review of the PPP concept and the analysis of almost 30 case studies in 15+ countries that feature different traditions of public-private cooperation.
The discussion covered the study approach and methodology, the transversal of the PPP main features and effectiveness, as well as zoom into several individual case studies.The discussion involved experts and practitioners from the European Union and the ETF partner countries.
The questions and key messages included the following:
- While PPPs definitions are multiple the study shows that for skills development, vocational education and training, lifelong learning the traditional understanding of infrastructure projects cannot be applied.
- The pre-conditions for establishing PPPs for skills development in fact are strong motivation for skills of the private sector, beyond the immediate financial return. Trust between the partners is an important condition too but this can be nourished over time as the partnership develops. In these partnerships, the public sector is fully engaged, its role is not limited to objective setting and occasional monitoring.
- PPPs add value compared to other collaborative modalities in the area of skills development: they create new spaces for learning, and aggregate resources both human and financial.
- PPPs contribute innovation in the skills development policy area because are areas for experimentation. They experiment governance forms and learning approaches and content.
- Can public and private actors learn from each other, and can countries learn from each other? The answer was positive, however policy learning is the only way experience can be shared, whereas transfer is not an option due to the fundamental influence of context factors and traditions.
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Thanks to all participants for your feedback on the ETF report! Your energy and motivation to build trust and partnerships has been rewarding. It feels like starting something rather than having finalised a study ?
Very good seminar, with good discussion that provided input for further research and implementation.
Thank you for your invitation to participate
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