Policy instruments

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Displaying 38 policy instruments

Title	Country	Focus area	Policy area	Skills matching focus	Use of labour market intelligence
‘Youth Employment’	BG	Key training policy measure	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Other
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
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)
Communication Network with Employers for Technical Occupations’ platform	CY	Key training policy measure	Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Facilitate job / career transitions	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
HRDA Scheme for Job Placement and Training of Tertiary-Education Graduates	CY	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Scheme for the Training of the Long-term Unemployed in Enterprises/Organisations	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Scheme for the Vocational Training of the Unemployed in Organisations of the Public and broader Public sector, Local Government Authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Non-Profit Institutions	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Education and Work	CZ	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Facilitate job / career transitions Other	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing decisions on course funding/provision 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
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
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
Occupation Information Net	DE	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 Address mismatch broadly	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
PROSIMA apprenticeship market model	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
Mechanism for Labour Market Diagnosis	GR	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	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing career-making decisions of students
Integrated Higher Education Graduate Tracking Database	HU	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Informing career-making decisions of students
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
Long-term Directive on Vocational Training aimed at Reducing Unemployment (Labour Market, 2018-2021, Piedmont Region)	IT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Migration Social inclusion	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
Training Pays Scheme	MT	Key training policy measure	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 mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Youth Guarantee 2.0	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Labour Market Information System	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	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
Labour Market Observatory for Education	PL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly
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)
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
Partnership analysis and labour market forecasting system with continuing adaptation to economic dynamics	RO	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
Increasing effective coordination of supply and demand in the labour market	SI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address mismatch broadly	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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