Policy instruments

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Displaying 28 policy instruments

Title	Country	Focus area	Policy area	Skills matching focus	Use of labour market intelligence
AMS Standing Committee on New Skills	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Innovation 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 Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
Implacement labour foundation	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Facilitate job / career transitions	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
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
List of professions with worker shortages	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Other
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
Analyses and Forecasts for the Labour Market Development in Bulgaria Web Portal	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	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
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
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
Occupational barometer	EE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	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
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
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
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
Excelsior Employment and Training Information System	IT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Short-term labour market forecasts	LV	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Other
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
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
Labour Market Observatory of Lubelskie	PL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed 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
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
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
Increasing effective coordination of supply and demand in the labour market	SI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address mismatch broadly	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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