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HomeChanging skills for a changing world
Understanding skills demand in EU neighbouring countries
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Our world is experiencing a period of profound change, driven by technological advances – notably in terms of digital technologies – alongside the need for greening our economies and societies. Change affects all countries of the world, transforming their economies and labour markets, albeit at different rates. Change also involves uncertainty, opportunities and risks that need to be managed if progress is to be made towards building more inclusive, greener and more prosperous societies. In this context, governments need to ensure that all their citizens are equipped with the skills to adapt to new labour market realities and the capabilities to contribute to economic and social development. The questions that arise are: What are these skills? How are they changing in line with the current economic and labour market transformations? Skills needs are defined as the specific competences demanded by employers, firms or economic sectors to enable the economy to function effectively. Such needs may arise as a result of quantitative pressures or skills gaps. They can also appear where new sectors or industries emerge, where new technologies are introduced, or where new jobs are created as a result of convergence between existing sectors or industries. Documenting changes in labour markets and skills demands is crucial for designing better skills development systems to meet future needs. The alternative is skills mismatch, which presents an obstacle to firms’ growth and competitiveness, as well as hindering individuals’ ability to advance within the labour market. If done well, skills demand analyses predict future imbalances and inform the public about the potential needs of employers. The final aim is to improve the skills match between labour demand and supply in terms of both quantity and quality. To this end, it is vital to have reliable information about the knowledge and skills required for specific jobs and the likely changes in the content of different occupations. While many studies on the effects of technological and societal changes on skills demand are undertaken in advanced (high-income) economies, there is little information or evidence that relates to developing and transition countries. This was one of the key findings of the ETF conference ‘Skills for the Future: Managing Transition’, held in November 2018. Since then, the ETF has launched a series of actions through its Skills Lab to enrich the intelligence on changing skills demands in its partner countries, generating new evidence and analysing and disseminating the existing data. This publication is part of that effort. Its particular focus is on high or low middle-income countries neighbouring the European Union (EU). The papers gathered here comprise 13 independent articles written by researchers and experts from various countries in response to a call for expression of interest that the ETF launched in 2019. The collection is by no means exhaustive of the research taking place in the ETF partner countries. Each article documents one or more changes in the labour markets and/or skills demands of the countries reviewed, incorporating relevant case studies backed up by qualitative or quantitative research and data analysis. The labour market changes analysed encompass shifts in sectors, job creation and destruction trends, emerging tasks and occupations, new patterns of employment and changing employment relations. As a consequence, emerging demands for new skills (current and future) and occupations are also addressed. The articles apply a range of different methodologies, many of which are experimental. Indeed, the authors base their analyses on information gathered from different sources and through various data collection instruments, the validity of which could not be verified by the ETF. Accordingly, the results of the articles should be seen as a basis for discussion and further research rather than as definitive responses to the issues they address.
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- Téamaí: Beartas oideachais
- Ábhar: An Airméin , An Liobáin , An Mhacadóin Thuaidh , An Mholdóiv , An tSeirbia , An tSeoirsia , beartas fostaíochta an Aontais Eorpaigh , cáilíochtaí gairmiúla , dálaí socheacnamaíocha , gairmoideachas , gairmoiliúint , margadh an tsaothair , Montainéagró , Na Balcáin Thiar , oibrí ardán ar líne , teicneolaíocht faisnéise
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-9157-729-3 | DOI 10.2816/069224 | Uimhir chatalóige TA-06-20-200-EN-N |
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