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Displaying 82 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
Implacement labour foundation	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Facilitate job / career transitions	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
PES Skills Barometer	AT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly Other	Other
Competent based matching	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education 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 Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Local 'Basin' Authority for Qualifying Education, Training and Employment	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Other	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
Promising Professions	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
view.brussels	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Training Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Other
‘Youth Employment’	BG	Key training policy measure	Training Employment	Match young graduates' skills to labour market	Other
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
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
Employer Survey on Skill Needs	BG	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Other
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)
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
System of vocational Qualifications (SVQ)	CY	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing standards and accreditation Informing and training career guidance and counsellors
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
Choose IT!	EE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment 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	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed 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
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
The Competence Foresight Forum (OEF)	FI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address mismatch broadly	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
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
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
Qualification and Occupational Fields Projections	DE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Facilitate job / career transitions Address mismatch broadly	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Qualification Opportunities Act	DE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Other
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
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
Updating VET Training Contents	DE	Key training policy measure	Education Training	Other	Designing standards and accreditation
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
The Springboard+	IE	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Other
Excelsior Employment and Training Information System	IT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Innovation Digital economy Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Other	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed 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
Permanent National Information System for occupational needs	IT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Other
Medium and Long-term Labour Market Forecasts	LV	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Other
Short-term labour market forecasts	LV	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Other
The Occupation Map	LT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment Migration Other	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition	LU	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Digital economy	Address mismatch broadly	Other
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
Construction Industry Skill Card	MT	Key training policy measure	Education 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 Designing standards and accreditation
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
National Skills Council	MT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Other	Other
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
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
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
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
Programme labour market healthcare and welfare	NL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level Other
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
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
Labour Market Observatory of Lubelskie	PL	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Other	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 Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
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
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)
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
Education of job seekers - 2 and Education of young job seekers - 2	SK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Designing training programmes to activate unemployed
National programme for the development of education (NPDE)	SK	Key training policy measure	Education Training Employment Innovation Social inclusion Equality/equal opportunities	Upskill or reskill employed adults Upskill or reskill non-employed adults	Informing the design of national qualification frameworks (NQFs) Designing standards and accreditation Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students
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
Competence centres for HR development 2019-2022	SI	Key training policy measure	Training Innovation Digital economy	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Enabling strategic business decisions at sector/enterprise level
Foundation for Employees Trainings	SI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training	Upskill or reskill employed adults	Informing decisions on course funding/provision
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
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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