Feedback tool: Help us improve skills intelligence in Europe!

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We invite you to answer a few questions to help us better understand how you use information on labour market trends and skills anticipation and what type of skill mismatch you most commonly encounter. The questions ask you to reflect on the frequency you consult such information and the reasons for doing so, and to consider the most important obstacles you encounter when using it for policy purposes.

You are also invited to suggest any new/good practices of skills anticipation and matching to be added to the database, give feedback on the content, or send an enquiry to Cedefop about any specific topic.

Your responses and feedback will help us improve the relevance of labour market information and skills anticipation for EU skills policies.

1. When was the last time you searched for information on labour market trends and skills anticipation?

This week

Last week

Within the last month

More than a month ago

I have not searched for any labour market and skills anticipation information lately

Don’t know

Other (please specify) *

3. How easy or difficult is it to find the information you need using national and/or EU sources of labour market trends and skills anticipation?

[PLEASE RESPOND FOR THOSE OPTIONS THAT APPLY TO YOU]

4. For what purpose(s) do you mainly consult/use information on labour market trends and skills anticipation?

[PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY]

Assist adults in finding jobs

Assist young people in finding jobs

Inform the career-making decisions of students

Design occupational standards and accreditation

Plan the provision of education and training programmes

Design training courses

Design apprenticeship programmes and their delivery

Develop active labour market policies and programmes

Design economic development/competitiveness policies or strategies

Research and analysis

Inform collective bargaining

Enable strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level

Inform my knowledge about in-demand sectors/occupations/jobs

Learn more about the pay and working conditions in different sectors, occupations, jobs

Inform my knowledge about available training courses

Inform my knowledge about potential career paths/job transitions

Learn more about the most needed skills in sectors/occupations/jobs

Other

Other (please specify) *

5. What type of skill mismatch is typically of most concern for you?

[PLEASE SELECT TWO OPTIONS INDICATING YOUR PRIORITY]

	Most important	Second most important
Lack of right skills of young graduates from educational institutions	Lack of right skills of young graduates from educational institutions - Most important	Lack of right skills of young graduates from educational institutions - Second most important
Skill gaps of unemployed	Skill gaps of unemployed - Most important	Skill gaps of unemployed - Second most important
Skill gaps of disadvantaged groups (e.g. migrants, ethnic groups, poor socioeconomic background)	Skill gaps of disadvantaged groups (e.g. migrants, ethnic groups, poor socioeconomic background) - Most important	Skill gaps of disadvantaged groups (e.g. migrants, ethnic groups, poor socioeconomic background) - Second most important
Skill gaps of employed adults	Skill gaps of employed adults - Most important	Skill gaps of employed adults - Second most important
Skill shortages in particular sectors of the economy	Skill shortages in particular sectors of the economy - Most important	Skill shortages in particular sectors of the economy - Second most important
High graduate unemployment and/or overeducation	High graduate unemployment and/or overeducation - Most important	High graduate unemployment and/or overeducation - Second most important
Underutilisation of workers' skills in jobs	Underutilisation of workers' skills in jobs - Most important	Underutilisation of workers' skills in jobs - Second most important

6. In what ways have you benefited from the information in Cedefop's database "Matching skills - Inspiring policies for anticipating and matching skill needs"?

[PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY]

I learned about relevant policy instruments/initiatives in my country

I learned about relevant policy instruments/initiatives in other EU countries

I identified elements of policy instruments/initiatives from other EU countries that could be transferred/implemented in my own context

I learned about different applications of labour market and skills intelligence tools and practices

I identified relevant stakeholders to be included in policy instruments/initiatives in my country

I learned about relevant instruments/initiatives in different policy areas (employment, education and training, migration etc.) than my own

No or limited influence

Other

Other (please specify) *

Your e-mail address *

To suggest a new policy initiative/instrument, select the option “Suggest a new policy initiative/instrument” from the 'Topic' drop-down menu below and fill in the MS Word template that will pop up. Upload the filled-in template and any other supporting material to this form, or email it to .

Submitted templates will be reviewed and processed by Cedefop, and then added to the database.

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Fill in the MS Word template to describe your policy:

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