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Event: LMI for All webinar series - Skills mismatches

As part of part of LMI for All's mission to provide the latest information about the state of skills demand and supply, the webinar will provide insights into the current state of skill mismatches.

Hosted by IER and moderated by Terence Hogarth, the online event takes place on Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 hours GMT. It consists of three expert presentations with opportunities for questions. Book your ticket here.

Mon 12 Feb 2024, 09:07 | Tags: events, news, skills

Europe needs a management policy not just more skills policies - Blog by Chris Warhurst

Last year, 2023, was The European Year of Skills. Its purpose was to address skills shortages and promote reskilling and upskilling. It is also intended that workers acquire the right skills to access quality jobs. Such aims are laudable and extend the strong and continuous emphasis on the importance of skills by the European Commission. However, policy on management is also needed.

Thu 08 Feb 2024, 18:00 | Tags: blog European Union skills

Futures of Green Skills and Jobs

The transition towards greener and more sustainable economies will have a significant impact on the EU labour market and skill needs will change. In order to understand the potential future outcomes, and anticipate their potential policy implications, a foresight Deep Dive has been carried out.

Mon 22 Jan 2024, 10:52 | Tags: green industry, news, skills

Assessment of work skills is essential for today’s labour market

Gianni Anelli’s research article 'But which skills? : Natural Language Processing tools and the identification of high-demand skills in online job advertisements' discusses the relevance of data from online job portals. Using two skills dictionaries, the ESCO dictionary and a national labour market dictionary, this study extracted required skills from Chilean online job advertisements.

Fri 15 Dec 2023, 12:25 | Tags: labour market, skills

Skills classification for the UK

A report published by the Department for Education, and led by IER's Peter EliasLink opens in a new window, with Andy Dickerson (University of Sheffield) and Neil Bachelor (Omnifolio C.I.C.), presents evidence on the need for a skills classification for the UK, and plans for the development and maintenance of such a classification.

Thu 26 Oct 2023, 09:27 | Tags: skills

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