Policy instruments

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Displaying 40 policy instruments

Title	Country	Focus area	Policy area	Skills matching focus	Use of labour market intelligence
AMS Standing Committee on New Skills	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	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	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
List of professions with worker shortages	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Other
Online Courses	BE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Digital economy Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision
Analyses and Forecasts for the Labour Market Development in Bulgaria Web Portal	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	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
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
Compass (skills anticipation system)	CZ	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Innovation		Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
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
Continuing training and education committees	DK	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
The Regional Labour Market Councils (RAR)	DK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
Common competence and training needs cards	FI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
Investing in competences 2018-2022	FR	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Migration Social inclusion	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	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
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
Skilled workforce bottleneck monitor	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
Sectoral and occupational foresight mechanism (Foresight Lab)	GR	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment Digital economy	Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
Skillnet	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills To Advance.	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills to Compete	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Investing in Skills	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation	Upskill or reskill employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Skills Development Scheme	MT	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
Pact for the technical sector	NL	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing career-making decisions of students Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Tension indicator	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Pomeranian Labour Market Observatory	PL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration	Other	Informing decisions on course funding/provision Informing and training career guidance and counsellors
Sectoral Councils for Qualifications	PT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
Foundation for Employees Trainings	SI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
Sectoral Joint Committees	ES	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Designing standards and accreditation Informing decisions on course funding/provision
State Foundation for Training for Employment FUNDAE	ES	Key training policy measure	Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing decisions on course funding/provision

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