Policy instruments

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Displaying 35 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
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
Employment and Trade/Professions Directory	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Other	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed Other
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
Promising Professions	BE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Education Training Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Other	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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
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
Scheme for the Training of the Long-term Unemployed in Enterprises/Organisations	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
Scheme for the Vocational Training of the Unemployed in Organisations of the Public and broader Public sector, Local Government Authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Non-Profit Institutions	CY	Key training policy measure	Other	Match young graduates' skills to labour market Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Labour Market Balance	DK	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
Occupational Barometer	FI	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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
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
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
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
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
Employment opportunities barometer	LT	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment Other	Upskill or reskill non-employed adults Facilitate job / career transitions Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing career-making decisions of students Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
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
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
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 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
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
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
The Occupational Compass	SE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address mismatch broadly	Informing and training career guidance and counsellors Informing job-search decisions of unemployed
The occupations and occupational areas	SE	Main skills assessment/anticipation initiative	Employment	Address sectoral or occupational skill shortages	Informing job-search decisions of unemployed