The European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring

Relevance of European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring (EN RLMM) for TVET Planning ASEAN TVET Council Regional Policy Dialogue on Labour Market Information System for Better TVET Policy Plenary 4 Dr Christa Larsen, Coordinator of EN RLMM/Managing Director of Institute for Economics, Labour and Culture (IWAK) at Goethe-University Frankfurt a. M., Germany 30 31 May 2023

European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring (EN RLMM) Founded in 2006 at Goethe University Frankfurt a.M., Germany 400 members in more than 20 countries in Europe and beyond. Heterogeneous backgrounds of members: science, ministries and planning units (TVET, labour market, regional development), Public Employment Services (PES), consultancies, business and professional organisations, labour market observatories 3/19/2025 2

European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring (EN RLMM) 3/19/2025 3

Why do we need a Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring? Decision-makers must recognize early on new challenges in TVET, as well as identify past and current sub-optimal developments to steer TVET as well as possible. Transparency and a common understanding of the situation is the key to this. EN RLMM has occupied itself for more than 15 years with how to best support decision-makers in evidence-based decision making. 3/19/2025 4

Why do we need a Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring? Demand-led support of decision-makers with our model of skills and labour market monitoring Skills/labour market monitoring is an action-oriented approach: Information function Communication function Action function Continuous cyclic application Lesson: building up knowledge = building up LMI 3/19/2025 5

What makes our network successful and sustainable? Working mode Intertwining of conceptual work and application (formats: Scientific Committee, initiative for networking observatories) Annual topics, anthology and member-hosted conferences Working groups (e.g. Big Data), common projects Coordinator and network manager Non-profit Code of conduct Allows a variety of options for involvement 3/19/2025 6

What makes our network successful and sustainable? Shared interests, pooling and direct linkages with organisations/politics Stable and permanent access to a pool of heterogeneous experts without commercial interests Direct linkage to international organisations/politics, first hand information and feedback experiences Pooling of resources (broad and heterogenic testing of concepts and a continuous theoretical reflection from multi-disciplinary perspectives) leads to a quick and continuous further development Low cost for individual members, while providing greater outputs and outcomes Network members decide on topics to be explored and developed according to their needs and interests Our relationships are based on trust 3/19/2025 7

Profit from Networking on TVET Monitoring and Planning Diverse perspectives function as eye openers for system-based needs and create new ideas out of the discourse between theory and practice Demand-led approach builds on real-life conditions TVET-intelligence/awareness supports acceptance, motivation and sustainability of evidence-based decision-making Learning from others in different developmental stages to avoid mistakes Continuously monitor the drivers of newly emerging skills demands Exchange of good practices, lessons learned and adaptions of good practices 3/19/2025 8

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning Vision for an ASEAN network Establishing and Improving TVET Observatories to support evidence-based decision making and therefore, needs-based and effective development of TVET Questions to be answered: Who should become member of the network? What could be the working formats? How could the governance look like? How could the network be built up and how could sustainability be reached? 3/19/2025 9

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning Who should become member of the network? Selection criteria: Actors/organizations who can achieve more value through networking than if they work alone by pooling resources, to generate faster and more efficient innovative solutions and concepts based on broad testing opportunities and varying experiences as well as valuable hints and advice on changes in needs, frameworks and technologies. There is also a direct line to numerous national, regional and international experts to access suitable knowledge first hand. 3/19/2025 10

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning Who should become member of the network? Current und prospective TVET development and practice(main emphasis: strategic) Experts with strategic expertise in TVET planning (from relevant ministries, TVET bodies, science, ) Experts from practice of skills acquisition and prospective demands in the companies (representatives from trade associations and unions) Support of decision makers in politics (main emphasis: operative) Data providers (statistical units and offices (including PES), relevant departments and units of universities) Experts for preparing decision processes and consult decision-makers (units in 3/19/2025 ministries, agencies, consulting) 11

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning What could be working formats? Steering Committee Working group(s) Conferences Steering Committee High level members representing all ASEAN states from politics/relevant ministries Defining vision, related objectives of the network and working formats, developing working program and membership rules (code of conduct) Constitution at the beginning and further on regular on conferences 3/19/2025 12

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning What could be working formats? Working Group(s) Members from the two groups supporting decision-makers in politics: data providers and experts supporting directly decision-making processes Exchange of suitable data/information, demands of decision-makers and modes of supporting them directly (reflection of the monitoring process, firstly state of the art assessment for observatories), if needed founding of limited subgroups for specific topics like foresight, Big Data, . Short term meetings in the beginning to build up a common knowledge base and working routines Conferences All network members (from all 4 groups) meet and bring in different perspectives 3/19/2025 exploring a single topic, could be once a year. 13

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning What could be working formats? Coordinator (strategic)/Manager of the Network (operative) Facilitates steering committee Facilitates working group(s) Facilitates conferences 3/19/2025 14

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning How could the governance look like? Steering Committee Coordinator (strategic) Manager (operative) findings Working Group(s) Conferences new questions 3/19/2025 15

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning How could the network be built up and how could sustainability be reached? Implementing Coordinator/Manager of Network first agency (GIZ), later take over to regional unit, facilitating all further steps for building up and transferring the formats into sustainable modii Establishing a Steering Group Recruiting members, setting objectives, . Organising a first Conference Bringing all interested experts and organisations together, identifying their interests and contributions Establishing a Working Group(s) 3/19/2025 Bringing topic experts together and develop working programs 16

Recommendations for Building an ASEAN Network on TVET Monitoring and Planning How could the network be built up and how could sustainability be reached? Support in the starting phase and beyond is offered by the European Network in Regional Labour Market Monitoring by Exchange with the coordinator/manager of the EN RLMM Joining the Annual Meetings of EN RLMM Organising joint events . We are convinced that collaboration in a network is a win for everyone in TVET. 3/19/2025 17

Thank you for your interest and attention. for further information, please contact: Dr. Christa Larsen c.larsen@em.uni-frankfurt.de URL: regionallabourmarketmonitoring.net 3/19/2025 18