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DG Education & Culture – Lifelong Learning. Leonardo da Vinci Vocational Training Program. Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers. THESEIS-Effective Waste Management , Thessaloniki – 1 9 / 09 /2 013. Lifelong Learning Programme. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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DG Education & Culture – Lifelong Learning

Towards a European Qualification for

Solid Waste Facilities Managers

THESEIS-Effective Waste Management, Thessaloniki – 19/09/2013

Presentation: Kasampalis Themistoklis, SIGMA Consultants, Greece

Leonardo da Vinci Vocational Training Program

Lifelong LearningProgramme

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Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers - SWFM

Involved Partners

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13 Partners from 8 EU countries •Bulgaria (1),

•Germany (2),

•Greece (2),

•Hungary (2)

•Italy (1),

•Lithuania (2)

•Poland (2),

•UK (1)

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Is SWFM-QF necessary? - The Need (1/2)• Eco-industry is an evolving sector. Solid Waste Management is the

largest sub-sector of the EU27 eco-industry with a total turnover of €92.2 billion in 2008 and the employment to be estimated at about 1.467 thousand workers.

New legislation, New Technologies, New Activities’ fields increased internationalization of the market and growing subcontracting of activities.

• Introducing integrated waste management approach have influenced decisively the evolution of the sector.

• The “new generation” of the waste management facilities are becoming highly technical worksites implementing innovative solutions and a number of processes on one site.

• This in turns affects the structure of qualifications and the composition of the skills for the professionals in the sector.

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Is SWFM-QF necessary? - The Need (2/2)• The need for a large number of technically skilled employees to maintain

and operate advanced waste treatment facilities will increase as more facilities are build.

• In addition to • increasing skills demands, • the number of highly qualified engineers, • operational managers and • processing technicians

required to develop and operate treatment facilities employing advanced technologies are expected to grow significantly in the immediate future.

The recognition and support of SWFMs are very diverse within the European countries. Designation of qualifications and VET is within the domain of state regulations and are strongly based on national traditions and priorities.

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The Solid Waste Management Sector in European Union

Member states show significant differences in respect to solid waste management standards and practices.

Solid Waste Technologies - Facilities•Composting•Incineration•Landfill•Recycling•Transfer Stations

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Proper management of solid waste is a central pillar of far-sighted, sustainable environmental policies.

Each year in the European Union alone we throw away 3 billion tons of waste - some 90 million tons of it hazardous. This amounts to about 6 tons of solid waste for every man, woman and child, according to Eurostat.

ProceduresCollecting, sorting, processing and

recycling solid waste

The Solid Waste Facilities Manager manages the operations of different Solid Waste Facilities Transfer Stations, Waste Recycling Centers, Landfills, Materials Recovery Facilities, Mechanical Biological Treatment Plants, Incinerators and Composting Plants.

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The Solid Waste Facilities Manager

Towards a European Qualification for Solid Waste Facilities Managers - SWFM

The Aim

Recommendations for an integrated competences’ framework with detailed definition, classification of expected knowledge, skills, competences required for the profile of Facilities Managers in the Solid Waste Management industry will be structured and documented (expected at EQF level 6). Data from Solid Waste Facilities (consultation) and relative existing curricula will be necessary (early and active stakeholder involvement).

On the basis of the recommendations of the harmonized competence profile a final version of the job assignments and the respective competence profile will be developed.

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SWFM-QF targets

The Targets

• Identify the structure, content and regulation of the qualifications for the SWFM occupation in the European market

• Explore and compare the VET processes whereby these qualifications are acquired

• Describe the competences linked to the specificities of the sector

• Detail existing qualifications to the respective NQFs and assess their correlation and alignment with EQF/ECVET

• Create an harmonized competence and training frame for different levels of SWFM qualifications

• Provide a self sustaining implementation strategy to support the recognition and transfer of qualifications across the European countries

• Disseminate – Communicate project outputs, results, etc.

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SWFM-QF – Dissemination Actions

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Project website – http://www.swfm-qf.eu

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SWFM-QF – Dissemination ActionsProject website – Registration

http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=4900&lang=en

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SWFM-QF – Dissemination ActionsProject website – Questionnaires

http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=5813&lang=en

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (1/8)

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This report analyzes and compares

•the qualifications and

•the national vocational education and training system (VET-

system) in eight EU countries

– Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy,

Lithuania, Poland and the UK –

in the field of waste management.

The report focuses on the qualification levels of managers (=EQF 6

- 8).

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (2/8)

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The relevant data were gathered mainly by eight national surveys among•Waste management facilities, •Solid waste associations and competent authorities •Training providers,

to enable first-hand information and current insights into the state of the importance of knowledge and skills as well as the labor market conditions and VET offers.

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (3/8)

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Key findings for Greece

•In Greece, the recycling rate is at 17%. •The amount of landfilling is above 80% for solid waste. •For solid waste professionals the following topics are of interest:

• Principles of business/corporate organisation and management,• Negotiations’ skills, • Communication skills, • Project and financial management, • Environmental crisis management, • National requirement for waste management procedures,• Environmental management systems and maintenance of equipment.

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (4/8)

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Key findings for Greece

Due the low knowledge level, the following topics are of further interest:•European solid waste legislative framework, •monitoring and environmental parameters, •technical requirements for processes and •technologies of waste management, •Principles of emergency preparedness and •planning and technical requirements for equipment of waste management.

Cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, EOPEPP and Universities seem to be reasonable to provide affordable and work process oriented trainings.

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (5/8)

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Overview of the scored importance of knowledge in the eight EU member states according to legal, technical and social, economic and environmental aspects

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Study on the qualification and VET-system in the waste management industry in 8 EU countries (6/8)

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Monthly salaries of technicians and managers in the field of waste management (in €)

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Comparison of importance and coverage of knowledge (economic and environmental aspects)

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Importance of skills (mainly technical and social aspects, not data for Greece and Hungary)

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Communication with SWFM-QF people in Greece

Dr. Lefteris Karagiannidis - [email protected]

Mrs Metaxenia Delaki – [email protected]

Mr. Themistoklis Kasampalis – [email protected]

Dr. Michalis Vassilopoulos - [email protected]

SWFM-QF site – [email protected]

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You can Register to SWFM-QF Network at:

http://www.swfm-qf.eu/main/?page_id=4900&lang=el

Thank you

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