Briefing Note - Skill mismatch in Europe

Europe’s challenge is not just to improve skill levels, but to match people with
the right skills to the right jobs.

Working life is becoming much more complicated. The information revolution is gradually dispensing with many jobs that had seemed to be a permanent fixture of our societies, while the jobs it generates need an ever-widening skill base.

Consequently, it is becoming more difficult to find the right people for the right jobs.