Working together
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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The chambers of commerce work for a
vibrant Finland. A Finland without
prosperous companies is a Finland without
prosperity.
Finland Chamber of
Commerce comprises 19
regional chambers of
commerce, over 18,000
members, and more than
4,000 persons of trust.
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We cover all areas of Finland,
and all forms of
entrepreneurship, which
makes us totally unique.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presentation
The Chambers of Commerce
form a regional collaboration
network, Finland Chamber of
Commerce forms a national
one, and FinnCham an
international network.
WHAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOES:
• Improves regional operational pre-conditions
One of the biggest
regional CCI’s in
Finland
Operating in the
Tampere region
~ 1700 member
companies
50 % of employees in
the private sector
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• Collaborates with municipalities, authorities, and
other decision-makers
• Generates information and publications
• Organises training and events
• Offers counselling and other services that support
entrepreneurship
• In our boards, delegations, and committees there
are more than 4,000 active representatives of our
member companies.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presentation
What skills do you think your future
employer will value
Kaikki vastaajat (N=379)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Aloitteellisuus, omatoimisuus
93,57%
Ahkeruus
89,01%
Positiivinen asenne työntekoon
87,94%
Vastuullisuus
86,86%
Hyvät vuorovaikutus- ja viestintätaidot
76,14%
Joustavuus
75,60%
Halu oppia uutta
72,92%
Ongelmanratkaisutaidot
70,78%
Ryhmätyötaidot
70,24%
Kyky reagoida muutoksiin
Asiakaspavelutaidot
100%
64,08%
62,20%
Changing work enviroment
• Some jobs still have predetermined goals and quotas and rules
regarding how to achieve them
• More work where the goal is set, but not the methods or the way of work.
Gives creativity more space
• More and more jobs does not set a goal,
methods or ways to accomplish desired results
but these factors constantly changes
What skills companies value in the changing
work enviroment
• Perusammattitaito/Basic know how of your work eg
DEGREE
• Learning skills
• Problem solving skills
• Skills to cope with uncertainty
• Flexibility
• RIGHT ATTITUDE
• International skills, cultures and skills to operate in
multinational teams
• Language skills
• Management skills
Future skills
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Network operating
Internationalizing
Business skills
Teknology skills
Enviromental thinking and skills
Service know how
Design
Kieliä ja kulttuuria osaamalla parannetaan
työmarkkina-asemaa suhdanteista
huolimatta
FUTURE TALENTS WITH TOP SKILLS
TTY, YRITYSYHTEISTYÖ
PEER HAATAJA, TAMPEREEN
OPETUKSESSA 14.9.2015
KAUPPAKAMARI
Goals for the study
– To explore competences needed in companies and to study if the education
in Pirkanmaa region is in correspondence with the needs of a working life.
– To find out if the skills of recent graduates are corresponding with the
existing needs in private and public sector companies. -> emphasis on the
experience and insight of employers!
– In addition the purpose was to evaluate the changes in the future
competence needs due to the impact of the changing operating
environment and to foresee future competence needs until year 2020 and
to make recommendations based on the recognized needs in order to
further develop the education.
– Focus on the skills, not in the number of degrees and diplomas!
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Method
Survey and interviews
Themes: Vocational school, Polytechnic degrees and university degree levels
and additional and adult vocational training.
Tampere region
Survey conducted to members of Tampere Chamber of Commerce companies
employing over 4 people. 221 answers.
Personal interviews with 50 company and public sector HR or CEOs
Recommended actions based on results
Study was overseen by advisory board
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Megatrends in the working enviroment...
 Internationalization is a ongoing process and it is only going to pick up speed
instead of slowing down
 Relatively intense and simultaneous changes in the operating environment are
getting more frequent.
 Uncertainty has been increasing; A need to rapidly react in changing situations.
 Business and corporate structure of Pirkanmaa has changed; in the future the
employment impact of SMEs is emphasized.
 A change from production-oriented thinking into more customer centric
direction; the importance of sales work and an active customer relationship
management is emphasized.
 Larger entities, services and solutions will be developed and sold.
 Information technology will be more and more integrated part of all functions.
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Main points from the web-survey
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Aprox 75 % of answers where relatively satisfied with skills of the recently graduated
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80 % vastaajista oli tyytyväinen ammattioppilaitoksista valmistuvien tietotekniikan osaamiseen.
Pahimmiksi puutteiksi ammattioppilaitoksista valmistuneilla arvioitiin asennoituminen työntekoon ja
oma-aloitteisuus (yli 50 % vastaajista tätä mieltä)
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Ammatilliseen lisä- ja täydennyskoulutukseen oltiin pääosiin tyytyväisiä.
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Esimiestaidot arvioitiin riittämättömiksi niin ammattikorkeakouluista (45 %), yliopistosta (33 %) kuin
teknillisestä yliopistostakin (32 %) valmistuneiden kohdalla.
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Tietotekniikan osaamisen arvioi hyväksi tai yrityksen tarpeisiin riittäväksi vähintään 60 % vastaajista
riippumatta siitä, mistä koulusta henkilö oli valmistunut.
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Tulevien vuosien merkittävimmät lisäosaamistarpeet liittyvät myyntityöhön, asiakaspalveluun,
markkinointiin ja kansainväliseen liiketoimintaan.
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Lähes 75 % vastaajista oli sitä mieltä, että Pirkanmaalla pitää lisätä mahdollisuuksia
oppisopimuskoulutukseen.
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Lähes 90 % vastanneista oli sitä mieltä, että yritysten pitää osallistua koulutuksen suunnitteluun
yhdessä oppilaitosten kanssa sekä tarjota enemmän työssäoppimis-, harjoittelu- ja
opinnäytetyöpaikkoja.
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Skills needed in the (near) future
(Mahdollisuus valita useita vaihtoehtoja)
Answers (N=172)
60%
54%
50%
40%
40%
34%
34%
32%
28%
30%
29%
29%
25%
20%
17%
12%
17%
19%
23%
21%
19%
13%
10%
5%
0%
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Our recommended actions 1/2
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Most crucial changes and skills in the future:
– Sales, Marketing and Customerskills
– International business (skills)
– Purchasing and procurement know-how
– Project-management and project control
– HR and change management
– Functioning as a part of multicultural teams
– Supervisor, management and employee skills
– Proactive and unprompted attitude
– Adjustable and agile learning skills and continuous training
These skills should be taken account in all education and levels. The importance of above skills will
be more and more crucial in the future
Challenges to education providers: How to conduct more agile student counseling, how to add more
learning at the site(work) studies and how to get companies more involved?
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Our recommended actions 2/2
 Companies and education providers need to collaborate more already at the
planning of studyprograms and executing studies. New ways of collaborating
needed. Companies needs to be active and offer quest lectures and study
enviroments to schools
 Companies needs to be more active in offering guestlectures and studyvisits to
TEACHERS and STUDYCOUNCELLERS in order to make sure they have the right
perspective to the work
 All leves of degrees need to make sure the student understands the basic
principles of workplace culture, workplace ethics, basic finances and have the
right attitude
 More agile and adjustable degrees. These need to take account also the
individual student
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