Malta: Qualifying for success
The outlook for Malta’s labour market over the next decade is reasonably good, but skills need to improve to sustain it.
The forecasts produced by Cedefop - a European Union (EU) agency that analyses training and the labour market – show that between now and 2025, employment in Malta is expected to continue to be high. More...
Ireland: Employment growth forecast but a smaller labour force
The forecasts produced by Cedefop - a European Union (EU) agency that analyses training and the labour market – show that, between now and 2025, most job growth will be in construction – the sector worst hit by the crisis. Other sectors that should see job growth are distribution and transport sector and business and other services and non-marketed (mainly public) services. More...
Poland: Economic growth is not enough to increase employment
Not a lack of economic growth, but rather a lack of people in the labour market could hold back employment in Poland over the next decade. More...
Europe needs better jobs for better-matched skills – Cedefop survey
Employees face a constant challenge to learn new things to keep up with rapidly changing skill demands. The survey, the first pan-European on skill mismatch, finds that almost half (47%) of EU adult workers have seen the technologies they use change since they started their job; 21% also consider it very likely that several of their skills will become outdated in the next five years. More...
Creating a European community of practice for learning outcomes
One of Cedefop’s main priorities is to support EU Member States and social partners in further developing and improving vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning policies and practices. To be able to do this systematically, Cedefop has launched a series of policy learning forums on a range of subjects. The aim is to establish a continuous process of sharing and learning where initial policy learning events are followed up through continued cooperation. More...
Cedefop review: apprenticeships in Malta should reflect labour market needs
A Cedefop review on apprenticeships in Malta, the results of which were presented at an event in Valetta on 2 October, has found a mismatch between what is offered and what the labour market needs. More...
Cedefop participates in Unesco inter-agency cooperation workshop on skills
Cedefop was represented at this high-level event by Director James Calleja and Head of Department for VET Systems and Institutions Loukas Zahilas. OECD, ILO, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, DG EMPL and DG DEVCO of the European Commission, the European Training Foundation, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, together with permanent representations in Paris and international organisations working on skills and VET also took part. More...
Careful use of anticipation exercise results required for successful response in changing skill needs
Cedefop expert Alena Zukersteinova attended an international seminar on qualified labour force as a driver of competitiveness, in Prague on 1 October. In her speech, she stressed the importance of partnership and stakeholder cooperation as well as the necessity to use a combination of various methods to achieve robust and reliable results. More...
Europe needs better jobs for better-matched skills – Cedefop survey
Many of the skills Europe needs for sustainable economic recovery will be learned at work. According to Cedefop’s new European skills and jobs survey, to overcome skill mismatches, more and better jobs that invest in people’s skills are needed. More...
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