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Cross-border
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Cross-cutting themes in cross-border economic development
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An example of the adaptation of training content to the needs of
the labour market is
the strategic workforce planning (SWP)
exercise for the ports of Strasbourg and Kehl
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implemented
by the Strasbourg Jobs and Training Centre and the Strasbourg
Conurbation Development and Town Planning Agency (ADEUS),
with the assistance of German economic players. It is an interesting
example of the collaborative and consultative development of an
action plan for port businesses and professional sectors that is in
line with changes in the territory and based on the assessment of
developments in the port sector and the anticipated repercussions
on professional trades and human resource requirements.
Issues of employment and vocational training in cross-border territories
therefore highlight all the intricacies and complexities related to the
implementation of cross-border programmes and projects, and also the
progress that needs to be made. It is worth stressing the importance
of an effective partnership bringing together the relevant institutions in
the areas of employment and vocational training to achieve concrete
progress.
In a nutshell…
Daily commuting is on the rise, while residential mobility
remains limited throughout Europe and particularly in France.
There is therefore a growing need to increase the fluidity of the
cross-border job market. This occurs naturally along France’s
borders, with close to 400,000 cross-border workers (i.e. 40%
of European flows), but is not necessarily accompanied by
coordinated and appropriate cross-border public policies
(planning and development, public transport, the economy,
mobility facilitated through initial and vocational training, and
the recognition of qualifications and prior experience). The
aim is to take account of the existence of an employment area
that is already cross-border in nature, and to match it with
public policies that support cross-border career paths. Good
practices exist on various borders: information centres, cross-
border employment centres and policies for instruction in the
neighbouring country’s language.
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