Skills mismatches in the EU: A perpetual impasse?

Summary:

The skills mismatches found year on year in Europe point to a situation where labour market institutions and their related policies have not kept up with the changes and exigencies in business practices and technology.

Governments and industry need to strengthen their channels of communication and facilitate customised career guidance and counselling, more promotion of job mobility, and better intelligence on labour market opportunities in order to share job market trends more effectively, both within member states but also throughout the EU.

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