Larsen / Mathejczyk Monitoring of Regional Labour Markets in European States

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-86618-108-3
Verlag: Rainer Hampp Verlag
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Regional factors are important for the economy and employment in highly competitive, international markets. As a precondition for the functioning of regional labour markets, adequate information has to be generated and transformed into new knowledge – for all actors involved.

Regional Labour Market Monitoring can be seen as an approach to meet these requirements. A variety of projects in this area have been set up in several European countries. Their common purpose is to develop and implement sets of indicators to measure the current regional labour market and to provide information over its development into the future. Both the regional labour force and business enjoy the benefits from this activity.

This anthology gives an idea of the diversity of European approaches to monitoring of regional labour markets. It renders different concepts and instruments representing the region in which they are used.

Keywords: Labour Market, Monitoring, Regional Economy, Information

The Authors

Dr. Christa Larsen is a social scientist and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economics, Labour and Culture (IWAK) in Frankfurt am Main. Her current work concentrates on regional labour market monitoring, regionalised analyses of labour markets for health workers, systems for information and diagnoses of labour markets, and regional prognoses.

Waldemar Mathejczyk is a social scientist and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economics, Labour and Culture (IWAK) in Frankfurt am Main. His research activities are focussed on labour market, safety and health at work, and working conditions. Prof. Dr. Alfons Schmid is Professor for Economics at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main and Scientific Director of the Institute for Economics, Labour, and Culture (IWAK) in Frankfurt am Main. His main areas of research are regional developments of employment and labour market, new information technology and impacts on employment situations, regional competitiveness, and attitudes in the context of welfare state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larsen, Christa

Mathejczyk, Waldemar

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword of the Editors;5
2;Contents;6
3;1 Introduction;18
3.1;Monitoring of Regional Labour Markets in Europe – An Introduction to the Field;18
3.2;1 About Regions and Monitoring;18
3.3;2 Projects of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in Europe – The Basic Types;20
3.4;3 Overview on the Articles of this Book;22
4;2 Complex Information Systems for Nationwide Monitoring;26
4.1;Regional Labour Market Monitoring in Sweden – A Perspective on Applications and Empirically Induced Modifications;27
4.1.1;Summary;27
4.1.2;1 Labour Market Monitoring – An Important Part of the Swedish Public Employment Service;27
4.1.3;2 Monitoring of Statistical Indicators;28
4.1.4;3 Monitoring by “Prospecting” the Labour Market;30
4.1.5;4 Forecast Methodology;33
4.1.6;5 Areas of Development;34
4.1.7;Bibliographical References;35
4.2;Labour Market Monitoring in Poland;36
4.2.1;1 Introduction;36
4.2.2;2 The Origin of Monitoring in Poland;37
4.2.3;3 Monitoring of the Shortage and Surplus Occupations in Poland after 2005;38
4.2.4;4 Perspectives of Labour Market Monitoring;41
4.2.5;Bibliographical References;42
4.3;The Labour Market Monitoring System in Bulgaria – Present Situation and Perspectives;43
4.3.1;1 Introduction;43
4.3.2;2 General Objectives of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in Bulgaria;43
4.3.3;3 The Structure of Labour Market System as a Pre-Condition for Monitoring;44
4.3.4;4 Labour Market Monitoring in Bulgaria – A Typical Example;45
4.3.5;5 Perspectives of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in Bulgaria;46
4.3.6;6 Conclusion;48
4.3.7;Bibliographical References;48
4.4;Studying Relationships between Employment and Training on a Regional Level;49
4.4.1;1 The Emergence of a Continual Assessment Programme of the Employment Market on a Regional Level within an Institutional Framework;49
4.4.2;2 Concepts and Regional Differences;49
4.4.3;3 Aims and Users;50
4.4.4;4 Data Used;51
4.4.5;5 Experiences of a Prospecting Process – The Building and Public Works Sector;51
4.4.6;6 Future Perspectives;52
4.4.7;Bibliographical References;53
4.5;The Labour Market in Italy – A Highly Debated and Controversial Reform;54
4.5.1;1 Premise;54
4.5.2;2 Steps towards a Labour Market Reform;55
4.5.3;3 Information Systems and Monitoring;58
4.5.4;4 Conclusions;58
5;3 Examples for Particular Approaches within European Regions;60
5.1;Dialogue-Oriented Systems of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;61
5.1.1;Prospect - Dialogue-Oriented Labour Market Monitoring;61
5.1.1.1;1 Background;61
5.1.1.2;2 Main Objectives;62
5.1.1.3;3 Design of Prospect;63
5.1.1.4;4 Results and Success Factors;67
5.1.1.5;Bibliographical References;68
5.1.2;Further Development of Prospect as a Dialogue-Oriented System in the Netherlands;69
5.1.2.1;1 Background;69
5.1.2.2;2 Dialogue with Labour Market Participants;70
5.1.2.3;3 New Developments of Prospect in the Netherlands;71
5.1.2.4;4 Perspectives;74
5.1.3;The Importance of Communication for the Success of Regional Labour Market Monitoring – Conceptual Considerations and First Trials in the Federal State of Hesse in Germany;75
5.1.3.1;1 Introduction;75
5.1.3.2;2 Conceptual Considerations;76
5.1.3.3;3 Examples for the Specification of Personal and Technical Intermediaries;80
5.1.3.4;4 Outlook;85
5.1.3.5;Bibliographical References;86
5.2;Monitoring Systems Related to Specific Topics;87
5.2.1;LAMO – The Regional Labour Market at the Border Zone of Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic – A Cross Border Labour Migration Monitoring;87
5.2.1.1;1 “LAMO” – A Scientific Approach of the Paul Lazarsfeld Society for Social Research;87
5.2.1.2;2 Aims and Outputs of “LAMO”;89
5.2.1.3;3 Methodology of “LAMO”;90
5.2.1.4;4 The Perspective of “LAMO”;93
5.2.1.5;Bibliographical References;94
5.2.2;Statistical Labour Market Monitoring in the International Lake Constance Area;95
5.2.2.1;1 Labour Market Monitoring in a Border Region;95
5.2.2.2;2 The Need for a Labour Market Monitoring in a Border Region;96
5.2.2.3;3 Features of the Monitoring Approach in the Lake Constance Area;98
5.2.2.4;4 Conclusions and Perspectives;100
5.2.2.5;Bibliographical References;100
5.2.3;Older Workers in the Focus of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;101
5.2.3.1;1 Introduction;101
5.2.3.2;2 Labour Supply of Older Workers;102
5.2.3.3;3 Labour Demand for Older Workers;103
5.2.3.4;4 Age-Specific Dimensions in Existing Labour Market Monitoring Systems;104
5.2.3.5;5 Perspectives and Further Developments;106
5.2.3.6;Bibliographical References;108
5.2.4;Young Persons in the Context of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;109
5.2.4.1;Introduction;109
5.2.4.2;1 Youth Labour Market Monitoring: Why and Where?;109
5.2.4.3;2 Céreq and the French Research on Training-Employment Relationship;111
5.2.4.4;3 Monitoring Labour Market in France;113
5.2.4.5;4 Conclusion and Perspective;115
5.2.4.6;Bibliographical References;116
5.2.5;Regional Labour Market Monitoring in the Czech Republic Focussed on Vocational Education and Training;117
5.2.5.1;1 Introduction;117
5.2.5.2;2 RISA as Example of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in the Czech Republic;117
5.2.5.3;3 Towards a National System of Early Identification of Skill Needs;121
5.2.5.4;Explanation Note;121
6;4 Further Development of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;122
6.1;Some Theoretical Notes on Regional Labour Market Monitoring – Information, Knowledge, and Communication as Common Elements;123
6.1.1;1 Introduction;123
6.1.2;2 Theoretical Considerations;124
6.1.2.1;2.1 Foundations of Monitoring by Information Economics;124
6.1.2.2;2.2 Information, Knowledge, and Communication;126
6.1.3;3 Regional Labour Market Monitoring as an Instrument for Information and Communication;127
6.1.4;4 Concluding Remarks;130
6.1.5;Bibliographical References;130
6.2;Standardisation in Regional Labour Market Monitoring based on Experiences;132
6.2.1;1 Introduction;132
6.2.2;2 Changing Labour Market Monitoring Requirements;133
6.2.3;3 A Local Case Study;135
6.2.4;4 Some Issues for Labour Market Monitoring at the Regional and Local Levels;138
6.2.5;5 Conclusions;139
6.2.6;Acknowledgements;139
6.2.7;Bibliographical References;139
6.3;Forecasting in Regional Labour Market Monitoring;140
6.3.1;1 Introduction;140
6.3.2;2 Regional Labour Market Monitoring in the Netherlands;140
6.3.3;3 Regional Labour Market Forecasts;141
6.3.4;4 Labour Market Information Systems;144
6.3.5;5 Conclusion;144
6.3.6;Bibliographical References;145
7;5 Networks in the Field of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;146
7.1;Networks at Work – Experiences of National and International Network Projects on Early Identification of Skill Needs;147
7.1.1;1 The FreQueNz Research Network: Project Partners and Objectives FreQueNz;147
7.1.2;2 Skillsnet: Target Groups and Objectives;149
7.1.3;3 Models, Organisation, and Functions of Networks;150
7.1.4;4 Working and Communication Forms;151
7.1.5;Bibliographical References;154
7.2;Inter-Organisational Networking from a Practical Point of View – Experiences of the Strategic Department of a Non- Profit Making Training Institution: the Competence Center EUROPA of Berufsfortbildungswerk des DGB;155
7.2.1;1 Introduction;155
7.2.2;2 The Strategic Department of Berufsfortbildungswerk1 (bfw) responsible for the Initiation and Maintenance of European Networking Approaches;155
7.2.3;3 Importance and Opportunities of the Participation in a Network;156
7.2.4;4 Experiences with Networks;159
7.2.5;5 Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives;161
7.2.6;Bibliographical References;162
7.3;The European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring;163
7.3.1;1 Introduction;163
7.3.2;2 General Characteristics of Networks;163
7.3.3;3 European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring – Status Quo;165
7.3.4;4 Future Demands;169
7.3.5;5 Conclusion;170
7.3.6;Bibliographical References;171
8;6 Outlook;172
8.1;Perspectives of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in European States;172
8.2;About the Authors;176
8.3;About the Forewords;186
8.4;Abstract;187

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Standardisation in Regional Labour Market Monitoring based on Experiences (S. 127-128)

Ronald W. McQuaid

1 Introduction

A strategic approach to policy delivery by public agencies and local service providers is important to develop and implement policies concerned with labour market issues, including access to employment by different groups and economic development. Hence, consistent, accurate and up-to-date labour market information and intelligence are required by public, private and third-sector bodies, and the partnerships between them. Standardisation of labour market monitoring can improve policy and may involve standardised definitions and processes such as how the information is collected, analysed, and distributed.

However, each organisation or partnership may have different aims, target groups, purposes for gathering or using the information and information requirements. This leads to a fundamental dilemma of how to monitor labour market information in a way that meets the diversity of needs of disparate users such as: individual regional or local organisations and projects, a variety of funders (from European to local level), and larger scale national or supra-national bodies. Each group often has its own requirements in terms of the time, space, content and purpose of the information required and different levels of resources and expertise.

Can the information requirements for effective labour market monitoring be standardised to meet the needs, abilities, and resources of such disparate gatherers and users of the information? In addition, how can information be developed into labour market intelligence whereby it provides the appropriate information that can be effectively utilised and analysed by its users? This chapter does not seek to review the moves towards consistent definitions and measurements of labour market statistics, such as the OECD’s Main Economic Indicators database that has evolved since they were first published in 1965, or the work of EUROSTAT and National Statistics Agencies.

These seek statistics that are: relevant, consistent over time, comparable between countries, timely, i.e. are available to users with minimal delay after the end of the reference period, readily accessible, and methodologically transparent (see for instance OECD, 1998, 2006). Similarly, the chapter does not consider methods of monitoring, as these are too large topics to be analysed within the space available. Rather, this chapter seeks to briefly outline some of the issues regarding standardisation of labour market monitoring for regional, and local bodies as they relate to a specific example – Scotland. The next section sets out some of the recent changes in the context of monitoring requirements. Section 3 presents a case study of regional and local requirements in Scotland, and Section 4 discusses some issues for labour market monitoring at the regional and local levels, and Section 5 presents brief conclusions.

2 Changing Labour Market Monitoring Requirements

In the case of Scotland in the United Kingdom, a number of circumstances have led to changing labour market information needs and provision. These are not unique as similar circumstances are present across much of the European Union. First, there is a huge range of public organisations monitoring, gathering, and analysing regional labour market information. In the United Kingdom the increased delegation of responsibilities and resources to regional governmental, non-governmental organisations ("Quangos") and other agencies has led to a large number of agencies gathering and monitoring such information, and arguably to a reduction in the standardisation of labour market monitoring.