Career Guidance for Low-Qualified Workers in Germany
In Germany, the three 'Ds' - Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Demographic change - are dominating the headlines. Countless studies analyse the impact of these megatrends on the world of work and document how job profiles are changing. The growing demand for high-level cognitive skills a...
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Executive summary
- 1 Low-qualified workers and their career guidance options in Germany
- Introduction
- The specific needs of low-qualified workers in Germany
- Low-qualified workers faced a good labour market outlook prior to the pandemic
- The prospects of low-qualified workers are affected by the pandemic and by structural trends
- Low-qualified adults are also the least likely to participate in CET
- Low-qualified workers face multiple barriers to participation in CET
- Tackling dispositional and situational barriers to training requires personalised holistic support…
- …but the use of career guidance is limited
- Career guidance provision in Germany - structure and networks
- Career guidance programmes exist in all federal states but the degree of co-ordination in provision varies
- The public employment service offers the only federal career guidance programme covering employed adults
- Social partners, Adult Education Centres and other education providers offer career guidance nationwide
- Support for companies to provide career guidance is also available
- Literacy initiatives provide another opportunity to deliver career guidance
- Networks play a central role in strengthening career guidance on CET
- References
- Notes
- 2 Low-qualified workers in Berlin and their career guidance options
- Introduction
- A picture of the low-qualified workers in Berlin
- Low qualifications are more common among men and migrants
- Low employment rates and underemployment are common among low-qualified adults in Berlin, translating into low earnings and a high risk of poverty
- Many low-qualified workers in Berlin need to transition out of industries hard hit by the pandemic and out of jobs at risk of automation
- Career guidance offers in Berlin.
- The Berlin Guidance on Education and Profession network brings together most of the career guidance programmes available in the federal state
- The BBB network is complemented by other specialised ones
- Advice on CET for companies to encourage the skill development of employees
- Use of career guidance in Berlin
- Career guidance use declined among low-qualified adults in the pandemic
- The pandemic has contributed to a shift in career guidance services from supporting job search to facilitating sustainable labour market transitions
- References
- Notes
- 3 Low-qualified workers in North Rhine-Westphalia and their career guidance options
- Introduction
- A picture of the low-qualified workers in NRW
- Most low-qualified adults have a migrant background
- Many low-qualified are in work but their labour market outcomes and outlook are poor
- Automation potential in NRW is above the German average
- Career guidance offers in NRW
- The services of the Guidance for career development are being reviewed with an emphasis on improving quality
- Centralised access to career guidance services available in the state is facilitated by an online platform
- Advice for companies to encourage the skill development of employees is provided through targeted programmes and networks
- Structural programmes to guide transitions
- Integrating career guidance, validation and partial qualifications
- Use of career guidance in NRW
- Women, migrants and refugees are the most frequent users of career guidance services
- References
- Notes
- 4 Towards a better career guidance system
- Introduction
- Streamline and connect existing career guidance offers
- Strengthen outreach measures
- Improve the framework conditions of career guidance services for low-qualified workers.
- Pursue the further development of the BA towards a public employment and CET service (Agentur für Arbeit und Weiterbildung)
- Provide support to SMEs on providing career guidance and training for low-qualified employees
- Strengthen the quality of career guidance services
- References
- Notes
- Annex A. Data sources
- Annex B. Methodology note on the qualitative interviews with low-qualified employees
- Glossary
- References.
