New Skills for new Jobs
Date: Wednesday 30 June 10 - 03:45 pm to 05:00 pm
Type: Interactive sessions
The economic crisis drove EU unemployment up to 20 million. Still 4 million vacancies remain unfilled. Policy makers and business representatives are trying to solve this unprecedented ‘skills mismatch’, but globalisation and an ageing population will make long term labour market trends hard to predict. How can Europe ensure that the workforce has the right skills for tomorrow's jobs? Skills are among the major concerns of companies but does Europe really worry or act accordingly? Europe’s talent pipeline requires investments and policy changes today in order to deal with issues like demography, labour mobility, migration and employment in the future.