Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2013, publiée 103ème session CIT (2014)

Convention (n° 142) sur la mise en valeur des ressources humaines, 1975 - Luxembourg (Ratification: 2001)

Articles 1 and 5 of the Convention. Implementation of education and training policies. Collaboration with the social partners. The Committee notes the report received in September 2013 containing detailed information in reply to its previous direct request and also an illustrative annex of the activities of the vocational guidance service (OP). The Government indicates that a reform relating to the training of technicians in the administrative and commercial division came into force in 2012 and that, in previous years, various information, training and consultation activities have been continued. However, the Government points out that it is not yet possible to make an accurate assessment of the implementation of the vocational training reform. The Government indicates that between January 2011 and May 2012, ministries, professional chambers and the National Institute for the Development of Vocational Training held consultations with a view to formulating the “Lifelong Learning Luxembourg” strategy. The Government also indicates that each year the OP launches a vast campaign to seek to establish apprenticeship posts within enterprises, in close collaboration with the employers’ organizations. In 2012, more than 3,670 enterprises were contacted, thus providing detailed awareness of the short-term needs of the labour market. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on vocational training and the programmes implemented, and invites the Government to include information in its next report on the consultations held with the social partners with a view to securing their collaboration in the formulation and implementation of human resources development policies and programmes.

Articles 3 and 4. Vocational guidance and lifelong training. The Committee notes that the Vocational Guidance Centre, bringing together five specialist ministerial departments, was inaugurated in September 2012. The various services of this centre provide activities enabling any person, at any point in their lives, to identify their interests, capacities and competencies and to take informed decisions on study and training and on vocational redirection. The Government also indicates that the white paper entitled “National Lifelong Learning Strategy”, adopted in November 2012, has led to the formulation of a number of measures concerning lifelong vocational guidance, such as enhancing the professional dimension of the lifelong learning guidance mechanism and its adaptation to the life cycle of workers and the establishment of a lifelong learning advisory committee tasked with developing a plan of action. The Committee invites the Government to provide information in its next report on the activities of the Vocational Guidance Centre and their impact on facilitating occupational retraining and the reintegration of workers into the labour market.

Article 3(2) and (3). Information for vocational guidance. The Government indicates that, in order to achieve a more active and regular presence of vocational guidance advisors in secondary schools and technical secondary schools, particularly at upper-secondary level, projects and guidance initiatives organized by the OP are taking place in many schools. In the context of these actions, pupils are given the opportunity to explore data relating to the world of work and to structure and accumulate related knowledge with a view to decision making and the subsequent realization of their occupational projects. The Committee again invites the Government to indicate, in its next report, how information is provided on general aspects of collective agreements and the rights and obligations under labour law of all parties concerned.