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Digital Skills Playbook for the EU

This IBM report highlights the pressing talent gap in the digital sector across the European Union.
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Skills Profiling Tool

The OECD’s Skills Profiling Tool, available for free online, can be used by career guidance services and individuals to improve career decisions.
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Doing green things: skills, reallocation, and the green transition

In this paper, the OECD discusses whether countries’ workforces possess the essential skills needed to rapidly decarbonize economies and transition workers from environmentally harmful ("brown") ...
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Employment and Social Developments in Europe: Addressing labour shortages and skills gaps in the EU

The European Commission published its 2023 Employment and Social Developments in Europe. It finds that labour shortages are seen across occupations and skill levels, particularly ...
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The future of vocational education and training in Europe

This European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) report summarizes three years of research on vocational education and training (VET) in Europe since ...
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The effects of the EU Fit for 55 package on labour markets and the demand for skills

This OECD study measured shifts in employment and skill demand across the EU as a result of the adoption of Fit for 55 policies.
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