In order to narrow the gap between the labour market and education, it is important to achieve structural alignment. To this end, the following measures have been defined:
- Identifying problem areas/baselines.
- This will involve identifying common problems that are in evidence across the sector. Companies will provide input based on their experiences with, mainly, new joiners with or without a diploma. The problem areas identified will be discussed with educational institutions and companies.
- Defining company needs: basic requirements for each industry.
- The baseline assessment will be used to determine basic needs. Initial efforts will be devoted to examining how best to match the needs of companies, while taking into account educational laws and regulations.
- Defining the industry’s medium-term quantitative needs.
- The data available (to a limited extent) to the logistics and security industries will be translated into useful information in order to gain an understanding of future potential. As part of the quantitative work, we will also look into which skills/experience will be required in order to enable employees to perform work in the near future in the best way possible.
- Identifying opportunities within current CREBO programmes (those registered with the Central Register of Vocational Programmes) and those offered via the ROC (Regional Training Centre) website.
On the basis of the information gathered, a number of apprenticeship programmes will be developed, with industry demand being the main consideration. The Knowledge Centre will then translate this into education programmes. Furthermore, we will test the suitability of the current CREBO innovative programmes. If we realise that one or more programmes match the demands of the industry and fit into the ROC educational offering, but not into the current CREBO one, we will look into how these can be offered and implemented.
When it comes to the first three measures, sector organisations, businesses and educational institutions will make real efforts towards developing future-proof apprenticeship programmes. The same parties will be heavily involved in the implementation of the programme in order to be able to make timely adjustments and achieve a lasting result. The programmes will be developed at sectoral level: specialisations will be formulated at sectoral level.
Objectives
To increase the applied knowledge and skills of current and future airport employees, and to strengthen employee working vitality and employability. This measure will lead to specific study programmes for the aviation industry (security, air cargo and aviation services). The innovative aspect is the integration of skills-based learning into current curricula through elective subjects and by responding adequately to changing qualification files. The result we are aiming for is a structural alignment of industry needs and the educational offering, in an enduring relationship with one another.