Process of identifying, collecting, analysing, synthesising and presenting quantitative or qualitative information on skills and labour market to:
- identify key trends and demands in the labour market;
- assess, anticipate and forecast skill needs;
- address skill gaps and mismatches;
- adapt provision of education and training accordingly;
- provide relevant educational and career guidance and counselling.
Comment
- To remain relevant, skills intelligence must be continuous and iterative to meet the changing needs of users;
- skills intelligence portals present visualisations of data, including forecasts, projections, shortage occupations, as well as insights, reports etc.;
- skills intelligence provides insights into:
- labour market profile and trends including employment, unemployment and earnings;
- trends in skills, including skill needs, skills mismatches, skill gaps, and current and future skill demands;
- occupations including information on skills and qualification requirements, working conditions, skill shortages, remunerations;
- entry and progression routes into and through occupations, including job vacancies;
- entry and progression routes in education and training to acquire skills for an occupation, or bridge a skill gap for a specific occupation;
- lifelong guidance and career development;
- other labour market dimensions;
- in the literature, skills intelligence is also referred to as labour market and skills intelligence (LMSI);
- this term is close, but not synonymous with: labour market information.
Source
Cedefop.