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Skills mismatch with future transitions
Education and training systems are not sufficiently aligned with ongoing green, digital, and economic transitions visible across industries and labour markets, which limits the workforce’s ability to adapt to changing job requirements and emerging sectors.
STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION
Are basic/green/digital industrial transitions embedded in skills planning?
Are skills policies and training pathways based on up-to-date evidence of future labour-market needs?
RECOMMENDATION
Update forecasts regularly
Skills planning is forward-looking, but forecasts and data should be regularly updated and refined using multiple sources—such as labour-market intelligence, employer needs, and real-time employment data—and analytical methods like skills forecasting and trend analysis to ensure decisions reflect current and future labour-market developments.
RECOMMENDATION
Link Labs to national skills anticipation systems
Systematically link Reskilling Labs to national and EU labour-market intelligence to align training with emerging skills needs.
Key National Policy Actions
Use real evidence about workforce skills to make funding decisions
Use reliable, up-to-date evidence (such as labour-market intelligence, employer demand data, and national and EU skills forecasts) to guide funding decisions and design training pathways through Reskilling Labs as personalised and flexible programmes tailored to individual needs, ensuring strong participation, completion, and employment outcomes aligned with green, digital, and economic transitions.
Key National Policy Tools
National labour market intelligence units
National labour-market intelligence units are specialised institutions or bodies that collect, analyse, and interpret data on jobs, skills demand, vacancies, and employment trends, while forecasting tools use this data to predict future labour-market developments and emerging skills needs to inform policy and funding decisions.
EXAMPLE TYPE
Evidence-based skills planning model that uses reliable and accurate data to guide decisions.
National skills forecasts on green and digital transitions directly determine which Reskilling Lab receive funding and scaling.