According to OECD Report, increasingly, countries are recognising that good initial vocational education and training (VET) has a major contribution to make to economic competitiveness. In relation to this, VET can play a central role in preparing young people for work, developing the skills of adults and responding to the labour-market needs of the economy. Besides the past 25 years has seen major economic transformations in Europe. Key competences and 21st century skills are to a great extent driven by a growing awareness of the impact of globalisation in terms of the overall job turnover and reconfiguration of labour markets.
 

This output draws upon the comparative analysis and the conceptualisation of the gap in the existing labour market needs and future jobs’ requirements on the perspective of SMEs and VET institutions/providers. Also this output manifests different attitudes of the SMEs and VET institutions/providers at the EU level. End of this output “HolUp Gap Report” was produced in English and its executive summary was translated into all partner languages and published via HolUp OER Platform in all partner languages.

You can reach the Gap Analysis Report from this link.

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