Bookings are now open for the next webinar on Predicting Future Skill Needs. Tickets for the event on 7 May, 10-11.30 am are available via Eventbrite.

The webinar will commence with a presentation on quantitative skills forecasting from Ben KriechelLink opens in a new window from the Economics & DataLink opens in a new window. Ben is one of the leading skills forecasters in Europe. He will demonstrate the value of skills forecasting and how it can be used to deal with labour market uncertainties and disruptions.

This will be followed by a presentation from Effie AmanatidouLink opens in a new window, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Alliance Manchester Business School, who will draw on her extensive experience of conducting foresight studies to reveal how this type of approach can inform the identification of future skills demand and needs.

Each presentation will be around 20 minutes long with time for questions after each session and a Q&A session at the end. IER’s Terence Hogarth will introduce the participants to the topic and chair the webinar.