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 15 country fiches Austria AMS Standing Committee on New Skills Implacement labour foundation PES Skills Barometer Ways to nursing Belgium Competent (this is the name of the database) Individual Training in Enterprise Training Insertion Plan Cyprus WE-Qualify: Improving Skills and Qualifications for the Building Workforce in Cyprus Czech Republic Education and Work Estonia Labour market training measures provided by the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund Vocational reintegration programme of early school leavers "Kutse" Finland Job Bank Trial Labour Market Square National adult education anticipation Greece EGF/2014/015 EL/Attica Publishing Activities Local Action Plans (TOPSA) Local actions for vulnerable groups (TOPEKO) Training voucher programme for unemployed aged 29-64 in 8 cutting-edge sectors Hungary One step ahead Renewal of the contents, methodologies and structure of vocational training Special Public Works Italy (Re)training and qualification of Whirlpool's and satellite activities' dismissed employees in the area of Trento Apprenticeships and craft jobs IVET Programme 2017-2018 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region Latvia Facilitation of regional mobility of persons employed by entrepreneurs. Malta BUILD UP Skills Malta Construction Industry Skill Card Investing in Skills Netherlands Subsidy for practical learning Portugal Apprenticeship courses Criteria for definition of number of vacancies in public higher education Professional internships Vocational courses Slovakia National project: National Register of Occupations (NRO) III Online Guide to the Labour Market / Labour Market Integrated System Spain Green Jobs Programme Official certification “SAP Certified Development Associate-ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.31”