Analysing skill mismatch
Cedefop investigates skill mismatch and skills obsolescence in Europe. It does so to help policy makers detect skill mismatch problems so that they can prevent them. The project aims to explore how different trends shape skill needs, how learning contributes to skill supply and to what extent Europe suffers from skill mismatch. [more]
Contact Details:
Konstantinos Pouliakas 
, Jasper Van Loo
Related Themes
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- Integrating skills and the world of work (24/04/2012) new
In cooperation with the University of Kingston's Centre for Research in Employment, Skills & Society (CRESS), Cedefop held a workshop on Skill mismatch and firm dynamics on 27 April in London.
The aim of the workshop was to examine what companies do to make sure their employees have the right skills – both at the recruitment phase, and during the course of employment. 
- Available now online: data and results from the skills forecast (27/03/2012)
- Find results of the skills forecast by occupation, qualification, age and gender: just click on the link or the skills forecast banner on the right. On each page you can also search for data by country.
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- European Parliament resolution of 26 October 2011 on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs (01/11/2011)
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- Press release - Migrants and minorities more likely to face skills mismatch on EU labour market (07/09/2011)
- The mismatch between skills and jobs does not affect everyone in the same way. Cedefop’s most recent research paper, ‘Migrants, minorities, mismatch? Skill mismatch among migrants and ethnic minorities in Europe’ shows that migrants from outside the EU typically find jobs beneath their real skills level (‘overeducation’), while ethnic minorities are more likely to lack the educational level required by jobs (‘undereducation’).
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- Migrants, minorities and the skills mismatch (06/09/2011)
- Are migrants and ethnic minorities more likely than the general population to face a mismatch between the skills they offer and those the labour market requires? If so, what form is this mismatch likely to take? A Cedefop research paper investigates.
- Joint seminar on youth employment highlights what EU agencies can do to help (01/07/2011)
- On 30 June four EU agencies held a joint seminar at the European Parliament on the all too topical issue of youth employment. The agencies, Cedefop, Eurofound, ETF and EU-OSHA, each presented their work, which ranged across several related topics.
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- Two new publications: European Vacancy Monitor and European Job Mobility Bulletin (29/11/2010)
- Ageing workers, changing demands: skills for silver workers (05/11/2010)
- The rising median age of the workforce and the mismatch between the demand and supply of skills are two issues of particular concern for the European labour market. But are people’s skills more likely to be mismatched as they age?
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- Press release - Skills mismatch: a challenge by any name (22/06/2010)
- A new Cedefop publication explores disparities between available skills and jobs and explores policy options
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- Council conclusions on "New Skills for New Jobs: the way forward" (08/06/2010)
- The Council adopted conclusions on "New skills for New Jobs: the way forward" urging member states to increase their efforts in order to adapt citizens' skills to new challenges.
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- New publication analyses policy implications of mismatched skills (18/02/2010)
- Cedefop's latest report on skills (The skills matching challenge: analysing skill mismatch and policy implications), argues that matching skills with jobs is of critical importance for a well-functioning labour market
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- Cedefop presented new skill forecast results at Brussels conference (14/01/2010)
- Director Aviana Bulgarelli presented the results of Cedefop’s latest forecasts on the projected demand and supply of skills up to 2020 at a conference held in Brussels on 4 February 2010. The conference, New Skills for New Jobs: Action Now, focused on the findings of the expert group set up in March 2009 to advise the Commission on how to put the New Skills for New Jobs initiative into practice.
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- Matching skills and jobs: anticipating needs in challenging times (23/06/2009)
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- Council Conclusions on Flexicurity in times of crisis (09/06/2009)
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- Skill mismatch: Identifying priorities for future research (08/05/2009)
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- Matching skills and jobs: anticipating needs in challenging times (19/03/2009)
- 11/06/2009 to 12/06/2009 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- United States / EU Round Table skills for growth and jobs in the economic recovery and beyond (15/05/2009)
- 28/05/2009 to 29/05/2009 Washington D.C., United States
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- Brainstorming workshop on skills mismatch (15/05/2008)
- 30/05/2008 to 30/05/2008 Cedefop, Greece
- agora Thessaloniki conference (01/09/2003)
- 29/09/2003 to 30/09/2003 Cedefop, Greece
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- Skills anticipation and matching: common and complementary research strategies (22/06/2011)
- 14/11/2011 to 15/11/2011 Athens, Greece
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- Skills mismatch and firm dynamics (12/12/2011)
- 27/04/2012 to 27/04/2012 London, United Kingdom
- Conference on new qualifications for new jobs (17/01/2012)
- 09/05/2012 to 11/05/2012 Copenhagen, Denmark
- 5521 EN EN 2012
- Skill mismatch
- The role of the enterprise
- 5516 EN 2011
- Migrants, minorities, mismatch?
- Skill mismatch among migrants and ethnic minorities in Europe
- 9023 EN DE FR EL ES IT 2010
- Briefing note - Skill mismatch in Europe
- 6103 EN 2009
- Skill mismatch: Identifying priorities for future research
- Cedefop research arena (Cedra)
