You are hereHome > Country fiches Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInSend via email Country fiches Explore innovative policy instruments focused on matching skills to current and future skill needs in each EU country. Click on policy instruments to view initiatives matching the search filter(s) used. Focus area Matching skills for today’s job market (127) Matching skills for the future of work (32) Policy area Active labour market policies (53) Adult education and training (23) Initial vocational education and training (20) Higher education (7) General education (5) Employment policy (6) Social and integration policies (5) Growth and innovation (4) Other (7) Aim of policy instrument Upskill and match skills of unemployed (65) Address skill shortages (62) Upskill employed adults (45) Match skills of young graduates (43) Facilitate job/career transitions (37) Broadly address skill mismatch (32) Other (24) Use of labour market intelligence Design training programmes to activate unemployed (55) Inform job-search decisions of unemployed (53) Inform decisions on course funding/provision (47) Inform career-making decisions of students (41) Enable strategic business decisions (34) Inform and train career guidance and counsellors (28) Inform the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) (24) Design standards and accreditation (21) Other (24) Country EU Member States Austria (5) Belgium (6) Bulgaria (5) Cyprus (4) Croatia (5) Czech Republic (5) Denmark (5) Estonia (5) Finland (5) France (3) Germany (5) Greece (4) Hungary (5) Ireland (4) Italy (5) Latvia (5) Lithuania (5) Luxembourg (4) Malta (5) Netherlands (3) Poland (4) Portugal (5) Romania (4) Slovakia (5) Slovenia (5) Spain (5) Sweden (5) Other United Kingdom (4) Stakeholders Training providers (public/private) (77) Chambers of commerce and industry (37) Employer federations (47) Government (central & regional) (109) Guidance counsellors (24) Research centres and universities (36) Social partners (42) Trade unions (33) Other (37) Displaying 20 country fiches Austria Ways to nursing Belgium Competent (this is the name of the database) Individual Training in Enterprise Online courses Bulgaria Development of a Workforce Competence Assessment System by Sectors and Regions (CASSY) Updating Higher Education Curricula in Compliance with Labour Market Requirements Cyprus HRDA Scheme for Job Placement and Training of Tertiary-Education Graduates STAD - Scheme for the Job Placement of Young Unemployed Graduates of Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary & Post-Secondary Education of up to 2 years for the Acquisition of Work Experience in Enterprises/Organisations (2014) Subsidy scheme for attracting people in the labour market through flexible forms of employment Czech Republic Sector Councils Vocational Qualification Estonia Development of OSKA, a system of labour market monitoring and future skills forecasting Development of the Career Guidance System in Estonia Germany Initiative for skilled workforce Eastern Germany Greece Local Action Plans (TOPSA) Local actions for vulnerable groups (TOPEKO) Hungary Youth Guarantee Work Trial Italy Permanent National Information System for occupational needs Latvia BUILD UP Skills FORCE: Energy training for builders in Latvia Lithuania Apprenticeship and qualification improvement at a work place Employment opportunities barometer Sectoral practical training centres Luxembourg Fit4Finance Research of qualification and labour markets - Employment Observatory Malta BUILD UP Skills Malta Linking Industrial Needs and VET to Optimise Human Capital (ESF 2.85) Poland Vocational education modernization in Małopolska region Romania Partnership analysis and labour market forecasting system with continuing adaptation to economic dynamics Slovakia 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 National Project: Forecasting of Developments of Labour Market Needs National project: National Register of Occupations (NRO) III Online Guide to the Labour Market / Labour Market Integrated System Slovenia Career guidance in tertiary education Competence centres for HR development Spain Observatory of Occupations of the Central PES Process of adaptation of VET provision to labour market demands. INCUAL (National Qualifications Institute) Sweden Regional skills platforms
