EXPERT GROUP ON SKILLS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

summary of meeting

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome coffee

09:30 – 09:40

• / Introduction / Adoption of the agenda

Andreea Strachinescu, EC-DG MARE, Head of Unit A1

9:40 – 11:00

(1)

Blue Career projects 2016: Transfer of project results and best practices across Europe

- ASSESS, Martina Rossi, project coordinator

- BBMBC, Damien Perisse, project member

- BLUE SMART, Tomislav Šarić, project coordinator

- CETBC, Lucie B. Saxton, project coordinator

- ENTREFISH, Debora Giannini, project coordinator

- MENTOR, Zacharias Siokouros, project member

- PROCREW, Stephen Sammut, project member

• Presentation of project results (5min x 7= 35min)
• Table discussion on transferability & replicability across Europe

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00

(2)

Blueprint for skills cooperation on maritime technology: the Baseline Document to develop the skills strategy

Lucía Fraga Lago, Blueprint project coordinator

• Presentation of progress so far and of the baseline document (max. 15 min)
• 4 break-out table discussions for validation of the Baseline Document and wrap-up

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

(3)

Future of work: how do the global trends impact employability in the blue economy?

Istvan Vanyolos, EC-DG EMPL, B1

• Debriefing of the “High-Level Conference: the Future of Work” (10 min)
• Table discussions on the Future of Work to feedback conclusions into EMPL work

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 16:15

(4)

The development of ESCO

Francesco Losappio, EC-DG EMPL, E2

• Brief presentation of recent progress
• Table discussions on how to improve the content of the classification relevant to blue economy occupations

16:15 – 17:00

(5)

Maritime Alliance’s work and exploration of synergies

Melissa Fischel, Education and Workforce Development, The Maritime Alliance, St Diego, United States

• Brief presentation
• Exchange of views

17:00

End of the meeting