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RSSWhat drives workers’ participation in digital skills training?
This brief contributes to policy on provision of digital skills. It uses data from Cedefop’s second European skills and jobs survey (ESJS2) and provides new evidence by describing the characteristics of the digitally-underskilled in the EU workforce; and identifying characteristics of EU workers.
Skills in transition: The way to 2035
This report broadens understanding of what has changed in EU labour markets in the past decade and uses Cedefop’s 2023 skills forecast, sectoral foresight and big data-powered analysis to track ongoing and future trends.
Handling change with care: Skills for the EU care sector
This policy brief discusses developments in the employment and skills of care sector workers, and the role that vocational education and training (VET) can play in support, building on Cedefop’s skill forecast and online job advertisement analysis.
National policies for quality in initial VET mobility
This policy brief takes stock of national efforts to improve the quality of international learning mobility in initial VET over the past decade. It shows that countries have made progress, although areas for improvement remain in terms of quality frameworks and policy governance.
Evaluation of the Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for adults
The Commission evaluated the actions taken in response to the Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways.
Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2023
The 2023 annual Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review, entitled “Addressing labour shortages and skills gaps in the EU”, provides evidence on persistent labour shortages and changing skills needs in the EU.
Financial support to apprenticeships in the EU
The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has published a new factsheet on the topic of financial support available to apprentices and to companies offering apprenticeships.
Investing in career guidance: The case for workers
This leaflet advocates for quality career guidance for workers in the framework of lifelong guidance systems.
Lifelong guidance for persons with disabilities
A briefing note of examples of lifelong guidance policies and practices that support the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities.
The digital decade
The current report follows up on the results of the previous Eurobarometer survey on digital rights and principles, exploring whether, or to what extent, EU citizens’ attitudes have evolved regarding this fast-changing field.