Have your say: Help us improve skills intelligence in Europe!

We invite you to answer a few questions to help us better understand how you use information on labour market trends and skills anticipation and what type of skill mismatch you most commonly encounter. The questions ask you to reflect on the frequency you consult such information and the reasons for doing so, and to consider the most important obstacles you encounter when using it for policy purposes.

You are also invited to suggest any new/good practices of skills anticipation and matching to be added to the database, give feedback on the content, or send an enquiry to Cedefop about any specific topic.

Your responses and feedback will help us improve the relevance of labour market information and skills anticipation for EU skills policies.

1. When was the last time you searched for information on labour market trends and skills anticipation?

This week

Last week

Within the last month

More than a month ago

I have not searched for any labour market and skills anticipation information lately

Don’t know

3. How easy or difficult is it to find the information you need using national and/or EU sources of labour market trends and skills anticipation?

[PLEASE RESPOND FOR THOSE OPTIONS THAT APPLY TO YOU]

Questions	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Employment trends (by sector, occupation or region)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Employment structure (e.g. percentage of people in part-time temployment by occupation)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Job vacancies	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Unemployment rates (by sector, occupation, or region)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
New job openings and job losses (by sector, occupation, or region)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
List of most rapidly growing occupations	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Skills shortages	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Future jobs and skill needs	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Entrepreneurial activity (by sector, occupation or region)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information on pay and working conditions	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Hours of work and number of people working overtime (by sector, occupation)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information on skills or qualifications needed in particular jobs	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information about programmes to help people find work	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information about programmes that help people develop/improve their skills (e.g. apprenticeships, internships, VET courses)	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information about programmes that help people recognise/validate their skills	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy
Information on possible career paths for people with certain qualifications/skills	Very difficult	Difficult	Easy	Very easy

4. For what purpose(s) do you mainly consult/use information on labour market trends and skills anticipation?

5. What type of skill mismatch is typically of most concern for you?

[PLEASE SELECT TWO OPTIONS INDICATING YOUR PRIORITY]

Questions	Most important	Second most important
Lack of right skills of young graduates from educational institutions	Most important	Second most important
Skill gaps of unemployed	Most important	Second most important
Skill gaps of disadvantaged groups (e.g. migrants, ethnic groups, poor socioeconomic background)	Most important	Second most important
Skill gaps of employed adults	Most important	Second most important
Skill shortages in particular sectors of the economy	Most important	Second most important
High graduate unemployment and/or overeducation	Most important	Second most important
Underutilisation of workers' skills in jobs	Most important	Second most important

6. In what ways have you benefited from the information in Cedefop's database "Matching skills - Inspiring policies for anticipating and matching skill needs"?

[PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY]

I learned about relevant policy instruments/initiatives in my country

I learned about relevant policy instruments/initiatives in other EU countries

I identified elements of policy instruments/initiatives from other EU countries that could be transferred/implemented in my own context

I learned about different applications of labour market and skills intelligence tools and practices

I identified relevant stakeholders to be included in policy instruments/initiatives in my country

I learned about relevant instruments/initiatives in different policy areas (employment, education and training, migration etc.) than my own

No or limited influence

Other

Your e-mail address

To suggest a new policy initiative/instrument, select the option “Suggest a new policy initiative/instrument” from the 'Topic' drop-down menu below and fill in the MS Word template that will pop up. Upload the filled-in template and any other supporting material to this form, or email it to skillsmatching@cedefop.europa.eu.

Submitted templates will be reviewed and processed by Cedefop, and then added to the database.

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Policy template:
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