Description
Country
Focus area
The training cards are produced by Finland’s National Board of Education and the Competence Foresight Forum (OEF). The cards are produced for several sectors and regions and contain sets of future skills and competences listed and assessed by the anticipation groups of the National Forum for Skills Anticipation (FSA).
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
No information available
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
The information and knowledge used for the cards have been produced from 2016 and onwards.
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
Yes, the cards are created based on foresight activities. Even tough there are several cards, most of these show data on the future working life (e.g., the most important skills and job openings in 2035).
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Skill gaps (worker's skills are below the level of proficiency required by their employers and jobs)
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
The cards address sectoral/occupational skill shortages by anticipating the needs of the future working life.
Skills delivered
What types of skill does the initiative deliver?
The cards does not deliver these types of skills but provide an overview of which ones of these are needed in the future
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Basic digital skills
General employability skills (team working, communication, etc.)
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Skills foresight
The cards are based on skill foresight (qualitative and quantitative foresight). For example, surveys have been conducted to help creating this knowledge.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The information regarding the needs of education, skills and working life in the future can be used, for example, to support the development and orientation of education. The cards might, therefore, benefit VET-institutions.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National agency
Finish National Agency for Education
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National ministry
Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed those in charge of creating the cards (i.e. the National Board of Education)
National agency
The National Board of Education is involved in creating the cards.
Other
Expert body: The Competence Foresight Forum (OEF): They help produce the training cards and promotes a dialogue between education and working life together with the Ministry of Education and Culture and the National Board of Education.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Other
The information regarding the needs of education, skills and working life in the future can be used, for example, to support the development and orientation of education. The cards might, therefore, benefit VET-institutions.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
Although there are no explicit stated success criteria, the purpose of the initiative is to inform about the skills needed in the future. Therefore, a success criteria could be, whether employment rates increase in these areas.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
There are no evaluations conducted. Since the OEF is responsible for the cards, and the OEF have a term running from 2021-2024, it is unlikely that an evaluation will take place before the current OEF term is over.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
No
The cards are concerned with skills needed in different sectors in 2025, which means that an update is not yet necessary.
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
Since there are no explicitly stated success criteria or evaluation, the effectiveness of the initiative is difficult to assess.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
The instrument seems pretty sustainable since the cards are produced for several sectors and regions and contain sets of future skills and competences. Furthermore, it's a pretty new initiative (2016) and it produces foresights of the needs of future working life for 2035, which is a long-term prospect.
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