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 13 country fiches Belgium Online courses Bulgaria Development of a Workforce Competence Assessment System by Sectors and Regions (CASSY) Cyprus WE-Qualify: Improving Skills and Qualifications for the Building Workforce in Cyprus Czech Republic Sector Councils Vocational Qualification Denmark Continuing training and education committees Estonia Development of OSKA, a system of labour market monitoring and future skills forecasting Development of the Career Guidance System in Estonia Latvia BUILD UP Skills FORCE: Energy training for builders in Latvia Studies of the sectors and creation of Sectoral Expert Councils. Lithuania The open system of vocational information and consulting AIKOS Malta Addressing Skills Mismatches in the Aviation Maintenance Industry BUILD UP Skills Malta Construction Industry Skill Card Linking Industrial Needs and VET to Optimise Human Capital (ESF 2.85) Portugal Vocational courses Romania Evaluation and forecasting of the potential labour demand for higher education graduates up to 2020 Slovakia National project: National Register of Occupations (NRO) III Spain Observatory of Occupations of the Central PES Official certification “SAP Certified Development Associate-ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.31” Process of adaptation of VET provision to labour market demands. INCUAL (National Qualifications Institute)
