Policy instruments

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Displaying 37 policy instruments

Title	Country	Focus area	Policy area	Skills matching focus	Use of labour market intelligence
Online Courses	BE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Digital economy Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision
‘Youth Employment’	BG	Key training policy measure	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Other
Flexible employment and training opportunities in companies with varying activity intensity	BG	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Communication Network with Employers for Technical Occupations’ platform	CY	Key training policy measure	Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Facilitate job / career transitions	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
HRDA Scheme for Job Placement and Training of Tertiary-Education Graduates	CY	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Scheme for the Training of the Long-term Unemployed in Enterprises/Organisations	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Scheme for the Vocational Training of the Unemployed in Organisations of the Public and broader Public sector, Local Government Authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Non-Profit Institutions	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
System of vocational Qualifications (SVQ)	CY	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing standards and accreditation Informing and training career guidance and counsellors
The Regional Labour Market Councils (RAR)	DK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Trade committees and local committees	DK	Key training policy measure	Education Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Other
Choose IT!	EE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Investing in competences 2018-2022	FR	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Migration Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Personal Training Account	FR	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Equality/equal opportunities	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
Qualification Opportunities Act	DE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Other
Updating VET Training Contents	DE	Key training policy measure	Education Training	Other	Designing standards and accreditation
Skillnet	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills To Advance.	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills to Compete	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
The Springboard+	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Other
Long-term Directive on Vocational Training aimed at Reducing Unemployment (Labour Market, 2018-2021, Piedmont Region)	IT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Migration Social inclusion	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition	LU	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Digital economy	Address mismatch broadly	Other
Young Talents	LU	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Digital economy	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students
Construction Industry Skill Card	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation
Investing in Skills	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation	Upskill or reskill employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills Development Scheme	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Training Pays Scheme	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Youth Guarantee 2.0	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Pact for the technical sector	NL	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
National Initiative in Digital Skills e.2030	PT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Other
Vocational Courses	PT	Key training policy measure	Training	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Education of job seekers - 2 and Education of young job seekers - 2	SK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
National programme for the development of education (NPDE)	SK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students
National project: Dual education and increasing the attractiveness and quality of VET	SK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing standards and accreditation Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Other
Competence centres for HR development 2019-2022	SI	Key training policy measure	Training Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
National Reference Centres for VET	ES	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors
State Foundation for Training for Employment FUNDAE	ES	Key training policy measure	Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Regional analysis- and forecastsystem (RAPS)	SE	Key training policy measure	Employment Other	Other	Other