The first phase of the EU project Anticipation of Change in the Automotive Sector is now completed.

Find here a review of Phase I.

Expected Results

The transformation process in the automotive industry has already started and it will continue in the coming years. This landmark project brings together the main partners involved at European level in the complex task of preparing for this process of change the automotive industry is about to embark on.

Background document for the facilitation of a meeting of the Restructuring Forum devoted to transnational agreements at company level, Élodie Béthoux, Assistant Professor in sociology, Social Sciences Department - École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (France)

Report of company workshop on “Anticipation and management of change – the role of transnational texts adopted at the company level”, Mark Carley, SPIRE Associates (UK)

Report of the Restructuring Forum on transnational agreements at company level (13 November 2008, Lyon), Mark Carley, SPIRE Associates

Restructuring and anticipation dimension of existing transnational agreements - Analysis and overview table, Mélanie Schmitt, Phd in Law, Researcher at the Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg (France)

Background Paper on International Framework Agreements for a meeting of the Restructuring Forum devoted to transnational agreements at company level, Dr. Peter Wilke/ Kim Schütze, WILKE, MAACK UND PARTNER

Anticiper la gestion de l'emploi et des compétences, Groupe Alpha

Préambule, Accord sur la gestion prévisionnelle des emplois et des compétences, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles SA (Mars 2007)

Accord de group du 17 mars 2009 sur la gestion prévisionnelle des emplois et des compétences, Michelin

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission on Responding to the crisis in the European automotive industry (13.05.2009)

Revised Preliminary Draft Opinion of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) on the components and downstream market of the automotive sector, European Economic and Social Committee (1.04.2009)

Communication from the Commission: "Responding to the crisis in the European automotive industry" (25.02.2009)

Les métiers de demain et les métiers en tension, en tenant compte: des nouvelles technologies, des innovations, des nouvelles normes et réglementations (03.01.2008)

Information Report of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) on The automotive sector in Europe: current situation and prospects (23.11.2007)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Value and supply chain development in a European and global context (Own-initiative opinion) (25.04.2007)

Restructuration mondiale du secteur automobile , Euler-Hermes (15.03.2007)

Perspectives d'évolution des besoins de recrutement et de formation à l'horizon 2005/2010 (FIEV 2002)

• TRACE project "Trade Unions Anticipating Change in Europe"
  
• The Restructuring Handbook of the EMF
  
• European Commission, DG EMPL Website "Restructuring"
  

• European Business Summit, Who cares? Who dares? - Providing the skills for an innovative and sustainable Europe

• European Commission, EU employment situation and social outlook (April 2009)µ

• EMF/Schneider agreement on Anticipation of Change (12.07.2008)

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has published a background paper on Europe in recession entitled: Employment initiatives at company and Member State level (13.3.2009)

European Commission Communication: Responding to the crisis in the European automotive industry (25.2.2009)

Commission Staff Document accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: COM(2008) 868/3 (19.12.2008)

New Skills for New Jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs (16.12.2008)

This will be facilitated by the implementation of three studies on:

• Study 1 (see link): Good practices in anticipating and managing change within companies and regions
• Study 2 (see link): Good practices in increasing skills levels and employability within companies, regions and sectors

• Study 3 (see link): Analysis of automotive regions

and two dissemination events to mobilise the actors around the main principles and objectives of the project:

• on 14 October 2009, Brussels (European Parliament)
• on 25 August 2009 Final Report Study III
• on 30 June 2009 Final Report Study II of Study I
• on 30 June 2009 Progress Report Study III
• on 15 June 2009, Brussels (Committee of the Regions)
• on 26 May 2009 Final Report
• on 26 May 2009 Progress Report Study II
• on 26 May 2009 Launch Study III