Future skill needs in Europe: Medium term forecast. Synthesis report

This publication presents, for the first time, a consistent and comprehensive medium-term forecast of employment and skill needs across the whole of Europe. It develops macroeconomic projections and alternative scenarios for each Member State and aggregate results at European level. It provides data on future employment developments by economic sector, occupation and qualification until 2015 and uses comparative data for the Member States. (Bulgaria and Romania are not covered). The results of the forecast were announced at the international Agora conference, 'Skills for Europe’s future', which was held at the Cedefop Conference Centre on 21 and 22 February 2008.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/251: What skills will Europeans need in the years to come? First EU forecast of skill needs is published http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/251&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Cedefop: ETV: Projects and networks: Skillsnet http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/12990.aspx

Cedefop: Press Release, 18.2.08: What skills will Europeans need in the years to come? First EU forecast of skill needs is published http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/12968.aspx

Cedefop: SkillsNet Agora Conference, 21-22 February 2008 http://agora.cedefop.europa.eu/skillsnet2008/

Cedefop: Future skill needs in Europe: Medium-term forecast: Key findings, 2008 http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/publications/12968.aspx

Cedefop: Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast. Background technical report http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/etv/Information_resources/Bookshop/publication_details.asp?pub_id=565

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