Employment training and OST

[Herrmann, Thomas]

Hi everybody on the OS-list
I and my collegues who joined the ”OS-course” that Ingrid Olausson
performed in the beginning of the year have held quite a few events now.
Within our organization (county labour board/employment offices in
west-sweden) the demand of our services is high but we also did some
external events. I have an idea I can't get out of my mind. I would like to
hear if any of you have tried something like it or what you think of it.
In our county we spend about 200 million US $ this year on employment
training. Right now we develop methods to engage employers directly in the
whole process of planning of the programs and selection of participants. We
do also strive for greater flexibility due to the rapid changes of the
labour market. Wouldn't Open Space fit just perfectly?
My idea is to invite employers within a specific branch or according to an
interest for a specific skill/competence. Within OST they could find each
other and develop their ideas. I am also thinking about making a guarantee
that we will start the programs they develop as soon as possible after the
event. How far we will reach within OST depends partly on how clear they
are about the needs of their company. Actually the more I write about it
the clearer is my belief that it will work. What do you think?
Greetings Thomas


Thomas Herrmann
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434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden

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