Promoting education and training for low-educated older workers

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1、WorkshopIV:“GeneralOverviewofsuccessfulpoliticstopromotedisadvantagedtargetgroups”Promotingeducationandtrainingforlow-educatedolderworkers“Successfulsupportof"disadvantaged"targetgroupsinEurope”Motivating,financingprofiting:CurrenttrendsinfinacingvocationaleducationinEurope27.-28.9

2、.2007,Frankfurt,GermanyTarjaTikkanenInternationalResearchInstituteofStavanger(IRIS)Norway“Inhowfarcandemand-orientedapproachesalsoaddressdisadvantagedtargetgroupsandmotivatethemtoparticipateincontinuingeducation?”•Olderworkers’voicerarelyheard.Theirlearninganddevelopmentneedsandper

3、spectivesarenotwellknown.Moreresearchneeded.•Low-educatedolderworkers:Notveryfar!–Trainingaloneisnotthesolutiontothesituationoflow-educated,low-resourcedolderworkers.(example:outcomesfromlabourmarkettraining)•Financialsupport:Moneyforandopportunitiestoparticipatearenotaloneenoughto

4、motivateolderworkers.(example:adulteducation)–Lessthan2in5Europeancitizenssayfinancialsupportwouldbeanincentivetoundertakemoretraining–mattersmoreinthenewMemberStates(Eurobarometer)•Outcomesandbenefits:Olderworkers-participationtowhatend?“What’sinitforme,inmyworkplace?”–Olderworker

5、sarecritical,no-nonsenseconsumersintheeducationandtrainingmarkets.Noparticipationforthesakeofparticipation!–Benefitsfromtrainingofolderworkersneedtobeclearalsotoemployers.•Foranolderworkertheissueoftrainingiswiderthansimplyanissueofskillsandcompetence.Poorself-esteem,self-confidenc

6、e&self-assessmentskills,combinedwithpoorlearningskills.Trainingasinclusivevs.exclusive!–Appreciation,respect,dignity–Recognitionandvalidationofskills,“realkompetanse”,therealcompetence(valueoflifelonglearning).–Inthecurrentlabourmarketshigheragealonecanoftenleadtolowerself-esteem(e

7、.g.discrimination),low-qualificationscanwidenthefeelingofageneration-gap(marginalisation).•Matchingskillsdemandandsupply:Beyondtechnology-relatedskillsandforeignlanguages–skillsneedisnotastraightforwardissue.–Needtoknowwhatskillstheymightneed(awarenessandself-assessment).-Anticipat

8、ionoffutureskillsneed:Noco