Policy instruments

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Displaying 21 policy instruments

Title	Country	Focus area	Policy area	Skills matching focus	Use of labour market intelligence
Competent based matching	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Development of a Workforce Competence Assessment System by Sectors and Regions (CASSY)	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	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 sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
National Reference Framework website.	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	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 sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Croatian Qualifications Framework (CROQF) Web portal	HR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion 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 the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs)
Education and Work	CZ	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Facilitate job / career transitions Other	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
OSKA -System of labour market monitoring and future skills forecasting	EE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Digital economy	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 Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
Anticipation for jobs and occupations	FR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Digital economy Social inclusion	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 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 Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
PROSIMA apprenticeship market model	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Qualification and Occupational Fields Projections	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Diagnosis, monitoring and analysis of developments and medium-term changes in skills in jobs/specialities	GR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Mechanism for Labour Market Diagnosis	GR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	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	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing career-making decisions of students
Sectoral and occupational foresight mechanism (Foresight Lab)	GR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment Digital economy	Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Sector skills councils	HU	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Qualification Needs Anticipation System	PT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs)
Sectoral Councils for Qualifications	PT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Partnership analysis and labour market forecasting system with continuing adaptation to economic dynamics	RO	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
INCUAL (National Qualifications Institute)	ES	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Digital economy	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
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
Observatory of Occupations of the Central PES	ES	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment 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 Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Sectoral Joint Committees	ES	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision