Description
Country
Focus area
Kompas is a labour market prediction and monitoring system to anticipate changes in the labour market and to connect the impacts of technological trends in the labour market with the specifics of regional development.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
The project was created primarily in response to the requirement to have a system for anticipating changes in the labour market, including anticipating skills needs.
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
It commenced in 2017, but the portal was launched in May 2020. The timespan of the project is 1.1.2017 - 31.12.2022 and is expected to be continued as it is the national skills anticipation system.
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
Yes.
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
Funded by the EU
European Social Fund
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
It does not address skills mismatch directly.
Other
The system focuses on employment predictions by industry, by occupation and by education.
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Skills forecasting
Every year, an up-to-date forecast is made for a five-year, i.e. medium-term period.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The system offers information supporting the development of better targeted training content
The system enables career counsellors to develop their recommendations towards their clients
The outputs can also be used by business representatives when planning their investment plans.
The system offers a unique comprehensive source of information and data on the labour market for strategic decision-making of ministries regarding the impacts related to Industry 4.0 and Work 4.0. The outputs serve primarily as a support for strategic decision-making and planning at the national and regional level, both in the field of labour market development and, for example, for the development of education, investment, etc.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National ministry
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National PES
Provides information and data
Chambers of Commerce
Support the implementation and development of the system
Research centres, universities
Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs supports information and data analysis
Other
Regions support the implementation and development of the system
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Adults in employment with upskilling potential
Adults in employment with reskilling potential
Other
Policy makers at regional and national level.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
The system offers labour market information at both national and regional level that can be used when planning educational, innovation and development policies in the regions.
The availability of regional dimension in predictions and medium-term analysis is among its success factors.
The availability of regional dimension in predictions and medium-term analysis is among its success factors.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
The outputs of the prediction models are assessed by experts on labour market issues at both the national and regional levels. They are confronted with macroeconomic predictions of key national institutions and discussed within the implementation teams of the Compass project and with experts in the field of modelling and the labour market. Each of the actors in the discussion, if necessary, can contribute to the improvement of the presented final outputs. The evaluation of the project have not yet been conducted.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
Yes
The predictions are updated at least once a year, or whenever significant input data or information is available that fundamentally changes the presented predictions.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
Yes, it is expected that the system will be sustained and developed further.
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