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THE METHODOLOGY

Collaborating with employers is important for VET systems. Employers want VET

systems to provide professionals with the adequate competences and
qualifications, and VET systems want employers to get the proper professionals,
to participate in the design of updated curricula regarding their needs and the
needs of the industry and to host trainees during their periods of learning in
work environments. To achieve these features and establish stable but also
flexible VET-company relations and to collaborate with employers in long term,
building mutual interest and leading to joint success outcomes.

Efficient employer engagement is essential in todays’ complex global context.
Operational changes induced by the development of technology and the
changing consumer demands are accelerating the process of creation of new
business models and of new jobs – while others are disappearing or being
adapted.

Besides that, the recent war in Europe, new migrant flows, demographic

changes, monetary inflation, COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, mitigation of
effects of climate change, higher competences and qualifications requirements
and talents mismatches make employers’ and VET partnerships even more
important. But beginning such relationships and ensuring their success and
sustainability involves different strategies.

The JOBS4ALL employer engagement pathway comprises a 2-level pathway for
employer engagement. Each level represents different areas of engagement

that must be ensured for a higher integration of employers in VET systems’
activities.

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