Policy instruments

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Displaying 27 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
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
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
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
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
Compass (skills anticipation system)	CZ	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Innovation		Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
Sector Councils	CZ	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Designing standards and accreditation Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
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
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
Skilled workforce bottleneck monitor	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Informing decisions on course funding/provision 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
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
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
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
Job opportunity	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Labour Market Information System	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	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
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
Programme labour market healthcare and welfare	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
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
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
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