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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
PES Skills Barometer	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly Other	Other
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
Promising Professions	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Employer Survey on Skill Needs	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	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
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)
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
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
Common competence and training needs cards	FI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Occupational Barometer	FI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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
Skilled Worker Shortage Analysis	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration	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	Other
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
Social Partners' interventions for skills' foresight in the framework of the Mechanism for Labour Market Diagnosis.	GR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment Digital economy	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Other
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
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
Medium and Long-term Labour Market Forecasts	LV	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Other
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
Employment opportunities barometer	LT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment Other	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
The Occupation Map	LT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Other	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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
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
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
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
A list of fields of study in an oversupply at the labour market and a list of fields of study in an undersupply in the labour market	SK	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Forecasting of Developments of Labour Market Needs	SK	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	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	Other
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
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
The occupations and occupational areas	SE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed

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