To stay ahead of these changes and their impact on skills provision and labour market developments, effective and responsive skills anticipation is crucial.
While significant progress has been made in understanding medium to long-term trends, there is a growing need for tools that can promptly capture short-term shifts in the labour market.
Cedefop’s new tool for short-term anticipation of skills trends and VET demand (STAS) addresses this need by producing regular, six-monthly projections of employment by occupation across the 27 EU Member States.
These short-term projections provide timely insights into emerging labour market trends and evolving skills needs.
Aimed at policy makers, social partners, and VET experts and practitioners, STAS projections supports the planning and implementation of VET policies, VET offer and curricula, and active labour market policies.
By capturing the dynamic nature of the labour market more effectively, the tool acts as an early-warning system for emerging skills shortages, gaps, and needs, offering a strategic advantage in adapting to short-term changes.
The new tool addresses key recommendations highlighted in Draghi’s report on European competitiveness, which stresses that “the EU should overhaul its approach to skills, making it more strategic, future-oriented and focused on emerging skill shortages”.
The report further calls on the EU and Member States to:
At the core of its mission, Cedefop’s focus on next-generation labour market and skills intelligence (LMSI) for Europe aims to future-proof VET and up- and reskilling initiatives, aligning with the European Digital Agenda and the European Green Deal.
STAS complements Cedefop’s existing suite of tools for skills intelligence, medium-long term skills forecast, and online job advertisement analysis.
26 Feb 2025
26 Feb 2025
Duration: 23 hours, 59 minutes
Timezone: GMT +2:00
Online Webinar
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