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Structure

Development

Sector experts and specialised technical team

Governance

European Commission Member statesMaintenance committeeBoard

•Role of the ESCO MAI

•Update on the ESCO Content DevelopmentESCO MAI

•Produce the ESCO content development guidelines•Quality Assure the content development process•Provide technical advice and recommendations to the EC and BOA•Promote the ESCO classification

MAI Role

•Phase 1 Sectoral Reference Groups•Phase 2 Online Consultation by Sectoral Experts

Content Development

•11 Sectoral Reference Groups were established•1 Cross Sectoral Reference Group•SREF’s consisted of sector experts from a wide range of geography and specialisms ie Education and Training, Labour Market, Social Partners, Sector Skills Councils, etc•Tasked to network across their sectors so that “expertise” is multiplied

Content Development – SectoralReferenceGroups

•11 Sectoral Reference Groups:-1. Agriculture, forestry and Fishery2. Hospitality & Tourism3. Veterinary activities4. Human health and social work activities5. Manufacturing of textile, apparel, leather and related products6. Wholesale, retail trade and rental and leasing7. ICT Services8. Manufacturing of food, beverages and tobacco9. Mining and Heavy Industry10. Transportation and storage11. Arts, entertainment and recreation

Content Development – SectoralReferenceGroups

•Follow the ESCO development Guidelines•5 Step Methodology1 Create a Sectoral Breakdown and Sources2 Create a Prototype – 2 subsectors, 3 OCC3 List all OCC4 Define Sectoral and Transversal S/C for each OCC5 Complete the OCC profiles with Q and additional information

Content Development – SectoralReferenceGroups

•Where now?•All SREF’s work have been “signed off” and recommended to proceed to translation from English to the other 23 official EU languages•EC has accepted the MAI recommendation•Translations of some 1323 OCC’s and related KS/C are in process•All completed translations expected early 2016

Content Development – SectoralReferenceGroups

•Remaining 16 Sector content developed differently•OCC profile drafts produced by a contractor following the ESCO guidelines•Previous 11 Sector OCC Profiles available within CTC as a reference•OCC Profiles posted Online for consultation, feedback and validation by sector experts

Content Development – Online Consultation

•Where now?•Online Consultation launched 14th October•Expected to remain “open” for 6 weeks•Review of feedback by MAI in December•Decision and recommendation following review re translations

Content Development – Online Consultation

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ESCO Secretariat

Rue de la Science 14b, B-1040 Bruxelles

http://ec.europa.eu/esco

empl-esco-secretariat@ec.europa.eu