SkillsPULSE

The goal is to provide a conceptual review of skills shortages and gaps, and devise a means of measuring their incidence and the extent to which they are likely to arise in the future as a consequence of key changes in the economy, notably digitalization. This project contributes to the European Skills Agenda by strengthening skills intelligence and by providing a set of tools for the development of policy initiatives in the areas of education and skills, that can help drive growth in European innovation and competitiveness.

Project duration:

June 2024 - June 2027 (37 months)

Budget:

EUR 2,99 million

Funder:

SkillsPULSE Project number 101132727. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor REA can be held responsible for them.

Develop a clear framework for measuring skills shortages and gaps.Use big data approaches to create a framework that anticipates skills demand, thereby preventing deficiencies due to emerging technologies,
Deepen an understanding of employers’ experiences with skills deficiencies and identify key strategies they use to mitigate their impacts,
Develop a fully tested skills shortage index that can be adopted by member states,
Create tools for use within existing skills assessment and anticipation systems at the national level,

UT CASS is leading work package "Workplace determinants of shortages and gaps" with Lodz University, ESRI, IER and EKKE as the main contributors. The objective of this work package is to assess employers’ experience with and response to skill shortages and gaps by analysing links and relations between company level factors and data about existing skill shortages and gaps.

Our tasks will include:

Reviewing relevant data, datasets and recent (peer-reviewed) research;
Designing and implementing a survey among companies;
Conducting workshops and interviews with employers and other stakeholders to explore key questions that have emerged from the analysis of the primary and secondary data sources;
Developing ideas for interventions and policy measures.

Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB), Italy

University of Lodz, Poland

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland

National Centre for Social Research (EKKE), Greece

University of Pisa, Italy

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER), the United Kingdom

CASS members with the project

Sabina Trankmann

Thematic leader for labour market and social policy

Martin Daniel Hayford

Project Manager - Analyst

Olena Denysenko

Analyst