Authors
Terence HOGARTH, Ioan – Cristinel RAILEANU, Costanza PAGNINI & Giancarlo DENTE.
- Pages
- 63
- Published in
- Belgium
Table of Contents
- MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF EU INITIATIVES ON SKILLS 1
- CONTENTS 5
- LIST OF FIGURES 7
- LIST OF TABLES 7
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 8
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11
- 1. INTRODUCTION 14
- 2. THE FUTURE DEMAND FOR SKILLS ACROSS THE EU 15
- 2.1. The Economy and Labour Market 15
- 2.2. Future Skills Demand 16
- 2.3. Automation, Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence 19
- 2.4. Skills and the Green Transition 21
- 2.5. Can Skills Supply Keep Pace with Demand? 23
- 2.6. Human Capital Development in the EU 26
- 2.7. Skills, Training and Productivity 28
- 2.8. A Changing Labour Market Environment 28
- 2.9. Conclusion 29
- 3. EU SKILLS INITIATIVES 31
- 3.1. Strategic interventions and action plans 32
- 3.1.1. European Pillar of Social Rights 32
- 3.1.2. European Skills Agenda 33
- 3.1.3. Digital Education Action Plan 35
- 3.1.4. Labour and Skills Shortages in the EU: An action plan 36
- 3.2. Regulatory interventions 36
- 3.2.1. Council Recommendation on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee 37
- 3.2.2. Council Recommendation on Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience 37
- 3.2.3. Council Recommendation on Individual Learning Accounts 38
- 3.2.4. Council Recommendations on a European approach to Micro-credentials for Lifelong Learning and Employability 38
- 3.2.5. Council Recommendation on Improving the Provision of Digital Skills and Competences in Education and Training 39
- 3.2.6. Council Recommendation on the Key Enabling Factors for Successful Digital Education and Training 39
- 3.2.7. Communication on Attracting Skills and Talent to the EU 39
- 3.3. Cooperation and awareness raising initiatives 40
- 3.3.1. Pact for Skills 40
- 3.3.2. Blueprint Alliances 40
- 3.3.3. European Alliance for Apprenticeships 41
- 3.3.4. The European Year of Skills 41
- 3.4. The delivery of skills 41
- 3.4.1. Centres of Vocational Excellence 41
- 3.4.2. Net-Zero Industry Academies 42
- 3.4.3. European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training 42
- 3.4.4. Europass 42
- 3.5. Initiatives related to digital skills 43
- 3.6. Sources of financial support for various skills initiatives 44
- 3.6.1. Financial support for skills initiatives and actions at the EU level 44
- 3.6.2. Financial support for skills initiatives and actions in the Member States 45
- 3.6.3. Financial support for skills initiatives and actions to facilitate the green transition of regions and sectors 46
- 3.7. Conclusion: how various initiatives respond to emerging skill needs across the EU 46
- 3.7.1. A synopsis of recent EU initiatives 46
- 3.7.2. Take-up and adoption 48
- 3.7.3. Policy gaps 50
- 4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 52
- 4.1. The challenge facing the EU 52
- 4.2. The EU's response 52
- 4.2.1. Current policy focus of the EU Skills Initiatives 52
- 4.2.2. The future focus of the EU Skills Initiatives 54
- 4.3. Recommendations 55
- 4.4. A final comment 56
- REFERENCES 56